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| Uber boss to hold talks with TfL on London licence | Uber boss to hold talks with TfL on London licence |
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| Uber's new chief executive will meet London's transport commissioner later to discuss the firm losing its licence. | Uber's new chief executive will meet London's transport commissioner later to discuss the firm losing its licence. |
| Dara Khosrowshahi is meeting Mike Brown, who runs Transport for London, which has criticised the firm's record over reporting criminal offences and carrying out driver background checks. | Dara Khosrowshahi is meeting Mike Brown, who runs Transport for London, which has criticised the firm's record over reporting criminal offences and carrying out driver background checks. |
| Uber has apologised for "mistakes" and said it could make concessions. | Uber has apologised for "mistakes" and said it could make concessions. |
| Uber's licence expired on Saturday but its drivers can continue to operate in the capital while it pursues an appeal. | Uber's licence expired on Saturday but its drivers can continue to operate in the capital while it pursues an appeal. |
| TfL said Mr Brown was holding the talks with the taxi-hailing app firm's global chief executive following an approach from the company and at London Mayor Sadiq Khan's request. | |
| The regulator decided not to renew Uber's London licence last month after it deemed the firm "unfit" to run a taxi service. | The regulator decided not to renew Uber's London licence last month after it deemed the firm "unfit" to run a taxi service. |
| An Uber spokesman said the firm had yet to file an appeal, but the company has indicated it will do so before a 13 October deadline. | An Uber spokesman said the firm had yet to file an appeal, but the company has indicated it will do so before a 13 October deadline. |
| The meeting comes as Mr Khosrowshahi faces pressure in the US over former Uber boss Travis Kalanick's influence over the company's board. | The meeting comes as Mr Khosrowshahi faces pressure in the US over former Uber boss Travis Kalanick's influence over the company's board. |
| Mr Kalanick, who is still one of the firm's biggest shareholders, appointed two new directors in a surprise move on Friday. | Mr Kalanick, who is still one of the firm's biggest shareholders, appointed two new directors in a surprise move on Friday. |
| Analysis: Don't expect immediate peace | Analysis: Don't expect immediate peace |
| By Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC technology correspondent | By Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC technology correspondent |
| For Uber's boss, today's meeting is the chance to show the company has changed since he took over. | For Uber's boss, today's meeting is the chance to show the company has changed since he took over. |
| Dara Khosrowshahi's admission a few days after TfL decided not to renew its licence that Uber had "got things wrong" was already a marked change of tone from that of the taxi app's hard charging founder Travis Kalanick. | Dara Khosrowshahi's admission a few days after TfL decided not to renew its licence that Uber had "got things wrong" was already a marked change of tone from that of the taxi app's hard charging founder Travis Kalanick. |
| There's also a sense that the London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who welcomed the apology, would like TfL to find a way to reach a deal with Uber in the longer run. | There's also a sense that the London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who welcomed the apology, would like TfL to find a way to reach a deal with Uber in the longer run. |
| But don't expect peace to break out today. The likeliest outcome is that Mr Khosrowshahi and TfL commissioner Mike Brown will release bland statements talking of a "useful" meeting but stressing there are still lots of issues to resolve. | But don't expect peace to break out today. The likeliest outcome is that Mr Khosrowshahi and TfL commissioner Mike Brown will release bland statements talking of a "useful" meeting but stressing there are still lots of issues to resolve. |
| Meanwhile, Uber's lawyers are gathering evidence and gearing up to launch an appeal - a lengthy court battle rather than a quick meeting over coffee may determine whether the taxi app has a future in London. | Meanwhile, Uber's lawyers are gathering evidence and gearing up to launch an appeal - a lengthy court battle rather than a quick meeting over coffee may determine whether the taxi app has a future in London. |