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Uber granted new London licence by UK court

The ruling, affecting one of the ride-hailing firm’s largest markets, is a victory for Uber as it tries to resolve regulators’ concerns

Uber granted new London licence by UK court

A British court granted Uber Technologies a probationary licence to operate in London, a victory for the ride-hailing company as it attempts to resolve allegations of corporate misbehavior before its planned initial public offering next year.

Judge Emma Arbuthnot on Tuesday gave Uber a 15-month private-hire licence to operate a car service in the British capital, after the company spent much of a two-day hearing admitting and apologizing for past misdeeds and promising that its corporate culture had changed.

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