Uber showed just how disruptive disruptive technologies could be, when its app caused a Central London demonstration from 5,000 black cabs, bringing the West End to a standstill. The Uber app connects passengers with available drivers at the tap of a button, monitors the journey, publishes the fare and enables contactless payment for registered users. The Cabbies’ complaint to Transport for London is that Uber’s app serves as a taxi meter, which only Cabbies are licensed to use in London. TfL has referred the issue to the High Court, which is expected to take several months. In the meantime, Uber is gaining unprecedented PR and signing up record subscribers. Disruptive technology at its best.

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