Uber is a carpooling service provider according to Italian Courts

The court of Genova recently rendered a landmark decision which seems to legitimate Uber’s activities on the Italian Territory. 

The judgment rendered by the small claims Court of Genoa confirms that Uber’s services are not in any way related to an abusive taxi service because while on one hand a taxi is a public transport characterized by payment according to a meter for the use of undifferentiated passengers, Uber is something closer to carpooling.

According to the Court of Genova, Uber is a voluntary car sharing provider which uses a social network to put demand the offer in contact and not an abusive taxi service. Uber’s Italian Country manager commented the decision with the hope for a new and comprehensive legislation in the sector of transport and mobility, taking into account new technologies that in fact it has already changed to the benefit of the community and for greater livability of our cities.