Uber has decided to end its operations in Morocco. Announcing the development, the company said it decided to take the action because it cannot guarantee safe and reliable experience in the light of regulatory uncertainties.
“The current regulatory uncertainty does not allow us to provide a safe and reliable experience,”Uber said.
In the announcement, Uber hinted that it could return if the issues raised are properly dealt with.
“As long as there is no real reform and a favorable environment for new mobility solutions, we are forced to suspend our operations,” Uber said.
Uber had it rough in Morocco, and just like any other country that had issues with the Uber-driver relationship. Moroccan law requires any carrier to hold a license suggesting that Uber drivers are operating illegally.
Uber drivers have often been targets of intimidation.
Videos have captured Uber drivers in Casablanca surrounded by regular taxi drivers, awaiting the authorities, and in some instances the clashes have become violent.
Bouchaib Abdel Moughit of Casablanca’s Taxi Union voiced relief at Uber’s departure: “For three years, they stole our living. The competition was unfair.”
