Hailo takes on Uber with high-end HailoExec option

Hailo claims the service won’t affect its regular black cab-based offering, and that users won’t be sent a pricier luxury car when they request a cab. 23,000 licensed black cab drivers are registered with Hailo, and the company is at pains to point out that this remains its core business – and that it’s a friend to black cab drivers rather than a threat.

Uber recently upset London’s cabbies, who held a mass protest at what they saw as the unfair practice of launching an unregulated, unmetered car service in their backyard.

[Source: Hailo]