An Uber spokesperson said: 'Our new CEO is looking forward to meeting with the commissioner next week'
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The new boss of Uber will visit London for talks with the capital's transport commissioner on Tuesday after the firm's licence was not renewed.
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive of the taxi app, will meet Mike Brown of Transport for London (TfL) as Uber seeks to continue operating in the city.
A TfL spokesman said: “Following an approach from Uber, and at the mayor's request, London's transport commissioner will meet with Uber's global CEO in London next Tuesday.”
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An Uber spokesperson said: “Our new CEO is looking forward to meeting with the commissioner next week.
“As he said on Monday, we want to work with London to make things right.”
TfL refused to renew Uber's licence last week on the grounds of “public safety and security implications”.
Uber has said it will launch an appeal against the decision. It can continue to operate during that process.
Mr Khosrowshahi took over at Uber last month after predecessor Travis Kalanick resigned following a series of scandals.
In an open letter published after TfL's decision he apologised for “the mistakes we've made” and accepted that the company had “got things wrong”.
He wrote that Uber will challenge the licence decision “with the knowledge that we must also change”.
More than 800,000 people have signed an online petition launched by Uber urging TfL to reverse its decision.
Mr Khosrowshahi thanked “everyone who uses Uber for your support over the last few days”.
Theresa May entered the row over Uber on Thursday, describing the proposed outlawing of its London operation as a “disproportionate” move that put thousands of jobs at risk.
The Prime Minister said lives would be damaged by TfL's decision, which was backed by Labour London mayor Sadiq Khan.
Mrs May told BBC London: “At a stroke of a pen, what the mayor has done is risked 40,000 jobs and of course ... damaged the lives of those 3.5 million Uber users.
“Yes there are safety concerns and issues for Uber to address, but what I want to see is a level playing field between the private firms and our wonderful London taxis, our black cabs, our great national institution.
Uber controversies
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Uber controversies
1/4 June 2017
Travis Kalanick resigned from his position as CEO of Uber in July of this year, after a tumultous period for the company. A sexist workplace culture was exposed by a damning internal report, leading to heightened pressure on the CEO and consequently to him taking a leave of absence in June. A week later he was forced to resign after losing the confidence of the board of investors
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2/4 June 2017
Indian police escort Uber taxi driver and convicted rapist Shiv Kumar Yadav following his court appearance in New Delhi on 8 December, 2014. An Uber executive, Eric Alexander, was fired in June of this year after reportedly obtaining the records of the rapist's victim, with the intent to cast doubt on her account of the incident. She later sued the company for defamation and violating her privacy rights
Chandan Khanna/AFP
3/4 May 2017
The company were ordered to pay up to $45 million dollars back to New York based drivers, after taking too much in commission over a two and a half year period. “We made a mistake and we are committed to making it right by paying every driver every penny they are owed, plus interest, as quickly as possible,” said Rachel Holt, Uber’s regional general manager in the US and Canada, to the Wall Street Journal
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4/4 December 2016
Uber's self-driving cars were ordered to be removed from the roads by a Californian car regulator, after being spotted skipping traffic lights. Uber insist that the incidents were "human error" rather than a design flaw. The New York Times later refuted this in an article claiming the autonomous technology had in fact failed
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1/4 June 2017
Travis Kalanick resigned from his position as CEO of Uber in July of this year, after a tumultous period for the company. A sexist workplace culture was exposed by a damning internal report, leading to heightened pressure on the CEO and consequently to him taking a leave of absence in June. A week later he was forced to resign after losing the confidence of the board of investors
AFP/Getty
2/4 June 2017
Indian police escort Uber taxi driver and convicted rapist Shiv Kumar Yadav following his court appearance in New Delhi on 8 December, 2014. An Uber executive, Eric Alexander, was fired in June of this year after reportedly obtaining the records of the rapist's victim, with the intent to cast doubt on her account of the incident. She later sued the company for defamation and violating her privacy rights
Chandan Khanna/AFP
3/4 May 2017
The company were ordered to pay up to $45 million dollars back to New York based drivers, after taking too much in commission over a two and a half year period. “We made a mistake and we are committed to making it right by paying every driver every penny they are owed, plus interest, as quickly as possible,” said Rachel Holt, Uber’s regional general manager in the US and Canada, to the Wall Street Journal
Getty
4/4 December 2016
Uber's self-driving cars were ordered to be removed from the roads by a Californian car regulator, after being spotted skipping traffic lights. Uber insist that the incidents were "human error" rather than a design flaw. The New York Times later refuted this in an article claiming the autonomous technology had in fact failed
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“I want to see a level playing field. I think a blanket ban is disproportionate.”
A spokesman for the mayor said: “Sadiq has every sympathy with customers and drivers of Uber, but is clear that any anger must be directed at Uber itself.”
Uber enables users to book cars using their smartphones and is available in more than 40 towns and cities across the UK.
Some 3.5 million passengers and 40,000 drivers use the app in London.
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