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The adventure of Uber The launch of Uber The new service, it was explained, will soon expand to the cities of Catanzaro, Lamezia Terme airport, Cosenza and Reggio Calabria.
Occhiuto: “A service offered in the largest European metropolises that didn’t exist in Italy”
“It’s great news – said Occhiuto – especially because it is a service offered in the largest European metropolises, a service that didn’t exist in Italy and I am particularly proud that today it is active in Calabria”. Occhiuto specified that the service will not burden the regional coffers: “We haven’t given a cent. We simply liberalized the market. We were the fastest to do it. In principle, taxi drivers could also join these platforms, as happens in other parts of Europe and enhance demand-driven transport in the region.”
Archetti: “Improving mobility in the territories”
Archetti spoke of «a very important day, not only for Uber, but also for the future of mobility in our country. Today, in fact, Calabria becomes the first Italian region in which we launch this product which is present, globally, on the Uber platform and allows hundreds of millions of people around the world to move in an easy and economically accessible way. For us, today is not just the launch of a product. It is the result of innovation and collaboration between institutions and private companies. Based on the common desire to tangibly improve mobility across the territories.” «The launch of the offer represents – explained Archetti – also a great opportunity for local operators. More people will be able to choose professional mobility and this means more job opportunities. Calabria – added Archetti – is the region in which we found an extremely productive dialogue, both with President Occhiuto and with the regional council. They have demonstrated a great ability to innovate and question the status quo, leading to a modern regulatory framework that created the opportunity for us to launch Uber X right here.”
“High speed? I suggested finding the missing billion through dual use”
On high speed «I said what I have always maintained. That is, it is a shame that there is no definitive plan capable of investing the resources of the Pnrr on the high-speed railway up to Calabria, and perhaps beyond Calabria, in Sicily. The Pnrr only financed the already planned high-speed train, and I always said that a billion was missing, which had to be found. Indeed, if they had listened carefully to my words they would have understood that I suggested finding this billion through dual use, which is essentially a way to finance infrastructure by shifting it to security expenses.” «I argued – he continued – that the high speed connection to Praia is also useful for this purpose. In fact, I even talked about it with Vice President Fitto, who I will meet in the next few days, because I am trying to carry out an institutional lobbying action on the Commission to ensure that this missing billion is found through dual use resources, or rather, is found perhaps by buying a few fewer weapons and building some more infrastructure. I try to get things done. I see others commenting on my statements, sometimes, without even delving into them as it would be right to do.”