[pjmlp]

> Its a pity that taxi companies were so slow to adapt to Uber by providing convenient ways to summon and pay for a cab.

Have you ever picked a taxi in Nordic countries?

Those guys already had Uber like apps and all possible ways of paying for a ride, before Uber was a thing.

[crispyambulance]

Never, but not surprised. How is Uber doing in Nordic countries?

[Nekorosu]

Talking about Sweden Uber is just another taxi company here. It's not possible to provide taxi service without having a license. Uber has to comply. Still it's more convenient to use their app because it has better UX than everything else on Swedish market.

[gtirloni]

Which isn't hard to replicate or improve upon. Is Uber fighting the local government in Sweden to have less regulation too? It seems that's what they are doing here (Brazil).

[Nekorosu]

I don't think so. They have already lost one legal battle and it's really hard for a corporation to lobby the government due to a lot of reasons: trade unions involvement, prevailing social-democratic mentality, one of the lowest levels of corruption in the world (4th place, probably related to the mentality). , (social-democracy and one of the lowest corruption levels in the world).

[martinp]

Uber remains illegal in Norway as all taxi drivers need a permit granted by the government. The subject is under heavy debate though.

[pjmlp]

Not sure, my last trip there has been around 2012.