Uber will restart their cab services in Delhi, applies for radio taxi license

U.S. online taxi-hailing service Uber has applied for a radio taxi license and will restart operations in India’s capital, after it was banned following allegations that one of its drivers raped a female passenger, a company spokesman said. Uber will improve passenger safety by introducing additional safety measures including more stringent driver checks, an in-app emergency button and a dedicated incident response team, the company said. Earlier reports suggest that the Delhi woman who was allegedly raped by a Uber taxi driver in Delhi late last year plans to sue the taxi service for negligence in the US courts. She has asked Douglas Wigdor, New York’s most high-profile litigators to represent her, according to a report by The Guardian . The 27-year-old finance professional was raped inside an Uber cab , which she had hired from Gurgaon to go home. She fell asleep in the back and woke up to find the cab in a secluded area. The driver then went on to sexually assault her and threatened her with dire consequences if she informed the cops. Later he dropped her home and abandoned the vehicle. The Delhi Transport department is now  amending laws to bring app-based aggregators under the Radio Taxi Scheme of 2006. This means companies like Uber will be held responsible for the conduct of drivers employed and will also need to ensure their police verification. Some other changes in the new radio taxi regulations include mandatory GPS/GPRS tracking devices, valid public service badge issued in Delhi, driver’s photograph and licence details displayed on the dashboard. With inputs from Reuters