Uber suspended its services in Paris for four hours yesterday to protest an ongoing driver protest against new regulations aimed at cracking down on ride - hailing apps in France . The political wrangling shows how deep the challenges are for Uber as it tries to rewrite the rules of transportation. The company 's French drivers joined a demonstration organised by a group of full - time drivers who have been protesting against the government for the past five days . At issue is a set of new regulations introduced after taxi unions staged a nationwide strike last month , calling for an end to Uber and other non - taxi chauffeur services . After meeting with the heads of taxi groups , French Prime Minister Manuel Valls vowed to lift restrictions on chauffeur and ride - sharing taxi services .
Uber suspended its services in Paris for four hours yesterday to protest an ongoing driver protest against new regulations aimed at cracking down on ride - hailing apps in France . The company 's French drivers joined a demonstration organised by a group of full - time drivers who have been protesting against the government for the past five days . At issue is a set of new regulations introduced after taxi unions staged a nationwide strike last month , calling for an end to Uber and other non - taxi chauffeur services . After meeting with the heads of taxi groups , French Prime Minister Manuel Valls vowed to lift restrictions on chauffeur and ride - sharing taxi services .