Uber will reportedly pay for commercial driver's licenses to avoid German ban
Uber is no stranger to legal battles, but the tough-negotiating startup appears to be making a rare concession in Germany. The ride-sharing company will pay the government fees for its drivers in the country to obtain commercial driver’s licenses, according to a report in German business magazine Wirtschafts Woche. Uber’s German chief, Fabien Nestmann, was quoted saying that the company will pay the €100 to €200 cost for a license. He added, “We will also pay the €150 to €200 it would cost our partners to have the Chamber of Commerce license them as taxi companies.”
The news comes just over a week after a Frankfurt district court banned the company’s low-cost Uberpop service across the country. The court ruled that, per German law,…
Source:: The Verge
