By MATT FLEGENHEIMER, NY Times
One day after a start-up company unveiled an app allowing yellow-taxi drivers and passengers to find one another, New York City issued this gentle reminder: Smartphone apps may be the future of hailing a taxicab, but at least for now, their time will have to wait. In an industry notice released on Thursday, the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission said it had not authorized the adoption of any apps used for cab-hailing or payment, including a service from Uber, which began offering its new app on Wednesday in about 100 taxis. “The T.L.C. is eager to pave the way for taxi riders to take advantage of the most up-to-date technology, including smartphone apps that may help passengers locate available taxicabs more quickly,” David S. Yassky, the commission’s chairman, said in the statement. “However, current contractual agreements between the T.L.C. and payment processors restrict the use of apps.”
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