In New York City, a significant number of taxi drivers have gone on a 48-hour strike to protest (in part) mandated GPS in their cabs (the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission will track and log vehicle activity).
Aside from the backlash itself being noteworthy, most AVL-type systems that I’m aware of track organizations’ own vehicles/assets. The TLC is the agency responsible for licensing and regulating, which makes this scenario a bit different, does it not?
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