Uber partners with taxicabs to give riders more options

Uber and Lyft sign in windshield of car, Queens, New York.
Uber and Lyft sign in windshield of car, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Uber and Lyft sign in windshield of car, Queens, New York.
Uber and Lyft sign in windshield of car, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Uber partners with taxicabs to give riders more options

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As early as this spring, Uber riders in New York City will be able to hail an uber or a taxi from the same app.

Reset learns more about this unlikely partnership.

GUEST: Faiz Siddiqui, San Francisco-based tech reporter covering automation and the future of transportation for The Washington Post