Uber cites harsh regulatory environment, pulls out of three German cities

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by Sindy Cator on October 31, 2015 at 12:25 am

Uber’s on-again-off-again relationship with Germany appears to be taking the off ramp once again. Citing complex government regulations, Uber is speeding away from three German cities: Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, nearly nine months after German courts ruled that Uber drivers be required to obtain the same licenses required of commercial taxi drivers. The complex relationship between Uber and Germany has been on-going and rather intense at times. In January 2013, the ride-sharing service launched in Germany without much fanfare. The soft launch featured “a couple of cars in Berlin” and not a lot of press. After a rather quiet launch,…