The taxi drivers in Paris are much more likely to compete <i>if they think of what the customer wants</i> which is lower fares and a quicker ETA in a reliable taxi.  With the new app, since they are not paying the 20% fee of the Uber drivers, they should undercut Uber by 20% thus attracting more customers and making up in volume money they lose by having lower prices.<p>The VTC app should also implement the equivalent of Uber pool which is greener than regular taxis while being able to offer customers even lower rates while improving driver income.<p>NYC does have a taxi app for e-hailing called Arro which is able to compete with Uber when Uber uses &quot;Surge pricing&quot; since the taxis don&#x27;t charge surge pricing.