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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 Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times

Uber ‘Tech Bros’ Set out to Crush Taxi App, Lawyers Say

Uber “tech bros” set out to destroy an Australian taxi app when the company moved in on the nation’s hire car market and started running an illegal rideshare service, lawyers claim. Taxi Apps, the company behind the app GoCatch, is suing Uber in the Supreme Court of Victoria. It claims the rideshare giant knowingly launched UberX illegally in Australia with the intention of injuring GoCatch, an app in which passengers could request a taxi. The c…

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National PostNational Post

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

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.

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Star TribuneStar Tribune

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

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.

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Prince George CitizenPrince George Citizen

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.

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Sask TodaySask Today

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.

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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.

·Flin Flon, Canada
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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
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