Trouble seems to follow Uber wherever it goes. A court in Rome has just banned the ride-hailing service in Italy for contributing to what it says is "unfair competition" faced by the local taxi industry.
Uber must now stop promoting its services and cease all operations in the country within 10 days, unless it's willing to pay a $10,600 fine for each day it remains active after that grace period.
While Uber's $70 billion valuation makes that amount sound like chump change, it hasn't exactly been profitable and actually bled billions in 2016.
Uber's situation in Italy is the same problem it typically deals with, albeit on a different day and in a different country.
The company faced similar pushback from local taxi associations in France, the UK and other places around the globe, and it'll no doubt happen again and again.
Read More HERE.
Source - EndGadget (Written by Mariella Moon)
*** Closer to home, recent protests against Uber reportedly caused a gridlock in cities such as Johannesburg, South Africa.