Berlin Bans Uber, Says It Needs to Protect Passengers

The Berlin state government has become the second German city to ban ride-sharing startup Uber’s app, saying it needed to protect passengers, Uber’s drivers -- and the city’s licensed taxi drivers. Uber’s general manager in Germany, Fabien Nestmann said in a blog post that the company will appeal the ruling, having already managed to overturn a similar ban in Hamburg.

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