> The court ruled in favour of a suit filed by Italy's major traditional taxi associations. This is going to replay in many other countries. It may look like a

> The court ruled in favour of a suit filed by Italy's major traditional taxi associations. This is going to replay in many other countries. It may look like a clash of the Anglo-Saxon model of unbridled capitalism with the European model built on top of cross-subsidies and tighter regulations to support all kinds of safety nets. But it's not. To me it looks like a shift away from capital assets (e.g. annual licenses) toward per-per-use economics. If you think about it, there is nothing that prevents the Italian authorities to levy mileage-based fees on Uber to level the paying field.