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UK will investigate Uber’s plan to buy British rival Autocab
The UK wants to take a look at Uber's plan to buy its major rival, Autocab.
Uber is buying its biggest rival in the UK
Uber just bought a major UK rival.
Britain's taxi industry will use Uber's playbook against it
My adopted city is pretty forward-looking, but it was still a surprise when local taxi operations, as one, began offering their own Uber-style apps. It's a phenomenon that's occurring across the UK, with smaller outfits suddenly adopting app- and cloud-based booking systems. But the company that's pushing the change isn't doing so just to make it easier for folks in far-flung cities to book a ride home. Instead, it's the first step in a plan to unite the taxi industry in building a credible, singular rival to Uber.
