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Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

An Australian startup accuses Uber of launching UberX illegally in Australia in 2014. The company lodged a 196-page claim in the Victoria Supreme Court.
Uber allegedly obtained phone numbers of GoCatch drivers through spyware and tried recruiting them. The trial is set to last 10 weeks.
Uber denies responsibility for the failure of other P2P businesses. UberX now dominates the Australian rideshare market and GoCatch left the industry in 2021.

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The Guardian

Uber ‘tech bros’ sought to destroy Australian taxi app using corporate espionage, court hears

Uber “tech bros” set out to destroy an Australian taxi app when the US company moved in on the nation’s hire car market and started running an illegal rideshare service, lawyers claim.

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor told a court on Tuesday that Uber began illegally operating its ridesharing service in Australia a decade ago to gain an unfair advantage over competitors. Taxi Apps, an Australian startup that developed taxi-hailing app GoCatch, lodged a 196-page statement of claim in the Victoria state Supreme […]

4 months ago·United States

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abc News

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor has told a court that Uber began illegally operating its ridesharing service in Australia a decade ago to gain an unfair advantage over competitors

4 months ago·United States

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Sydney Morning Herald

Uber back in court as taxi app GoCatch alleges intentional harm

GoCatch, a popular Australian taxi booking app, said Uber acted illegally and undertook espionage to crush it.

4 months ago·Sydney, Australia

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ABC Australia

Tech giant Uber sued by Australian taxi app GoCatch for hundreds of millions in damages

The tech giant admitted it operated its UberX app at a time when peer-to-peer ridesharing was illegal in some Australian states.

4 months ago·Australia

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KVIA

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor has told a court that Uber began illegally operating its ridesharing service in Australia a decade ago to gain an unfair advantage over competitors. Taxi Apps is an Australian startup that developed taxi-hailing app GoCatch. Taxi Apps filed the suit in the Victoria state Supreme Court in which it alleges Uber knowingly launched UberX illegally…

4 months ago·Panama City, United States

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Uber ‘tech bros’ sought to destroy Australian taxi app using corporate espionage, court hears

Uber ‘tech bros’ sought to destroy Australian taxi app using corporate espionage, court hears

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

Uber back in court as taxi app GoCatch alleges intentional harm

Uber back in court as taxi app GoCatch alleges intentional harm

Tech giant Uber sued by Australian taxi app GoCatch for hundreds of millions in damages

Tech giant Uber sued by Australian taxi app GoCatch for hundreds of millions in damages

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

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