Ron Burgundy Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 By Jörn Poltz and Eric Auchard MUNICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The chief executive of controversial online ride-sharing company Uber stuck a newly conciliatory tone on Sunday, promising to create 50,000 new jobs this year across Europe in cities that are willing to reach deals to help his firm operate. “We want to make 2015 the year where we establish a new partnership with EU cities,†Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick told attendees at the DLD conference in Munich, Germany’s largest annual gathering of media and tech leaders. Four-year-old Uber, which helps users summon taxi-like services on their smartphones, has drawn a firestorm of criticism, even as it has continued to expand rapidly into more than 250 cities worldwide. In Europe, where it offers a range of local transportation options from professional limousine services to informal ride-sharing options, Uber has been hit with court injunctions in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain for violating taxi licensing rules. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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