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33 Wis. Int'l L.J. 701 (2015)
Innovation, Technology, and Transportation: The Need to Address On-Demand Ridesharing and Modernize Outdated Taxi Regulations in the US

handle is hein.journals/wisint33 and id is 717 raw text is: INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND TRANSPORTATION: THE NEED TO ADDRESS ON- DEMAND RIDESHARING AND MODERNIZE OUTDATED TAXI REGULATIONS IN THE US KATIE BARGLIND* ABSTRACT This Note asserts that on-demand ridesharing services should not be subject to the same strict regulations as traditional taxis because the innovative, technology-based model of transportation opens up an entirely new market and distinct regulatory concerns. While many ridesharing companies appear to provide services similar to that of taxis, a closer look at the new business model reveals a number of material differences and concerns that could not have been addressed by outdated taxi regulations. As app-based ridesharing services like Uber expand into new cities, the debate is heating up over whether such companies are a technology middle-man or an unlicensed, unregulated taxi service. States should eliminate the legal uncertainty that ridesharing companies operate under when legislatures do not specifically address the regulation of on-demand ridesharing services. States and municipalities should adopt clear rules that are tailored to on-demand ridesharing services and promote, rather than restrict, innovation and efficiency in the transportation market. Finally the US should encourage state taxi reforms similar to the Australian State of Victoria, where deregulation opened up the for-hire transportation market and focused on encouraging innovative technology, entrepreneurship, and new players in the transportation industry. A bstract ................................................................................................. 70 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 702 I. Traditional Taxi Regulations in the United States ............................. 705 J.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin Law School, 2016. 1 would like to thank my family for their continuing encouragement and support, as well as the members of the Wisconsin International Law Journal for their feedback on this Note.

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