banning uber pop from operating on the streets of paris. the company has appealed that ruling and the appeal is yet to be heard. they are continuing to say that chauffeurs should drive. what happened this morning is that the interior minister said that anybody who urges the chauffeurs and drivers of these uber pop vehicles to drive could be haul need court themselves for inciting people to break the law. thingses have calmed down slightly. there are still taxi drivers protesting and blocking a number of different access around the area. the airports seem to be pretty clear so people can get to the airports which was a big bone of contention yesterday. airports were completely blocked off. as we saw yesterday, a lot of violence on the streets. the president condemning violence and saying that uber pop should be dissolved. it is making a distinction between uber and uber pop because uber pop is the low-cost
uber has been workinging closely with law enforcement and we ll continue to do everything we can to assist in their investigation. in new delhi, a driver had been accused of a similar crime, that as the company stresses that safety is its number one priority and it is working on security enhancements. there have been other recent issues. in san francisco, the company s hometown and in los angeles, a lawsuit filed by the d.a.s accuses the companies about misleading about driver background checks. in portland, madrid and bangkok, they have to seize operations. in paris, the court has banned uber pop after the taxi industry protested. all this for a company that just launched four years ago and is now valued at more than $40 billion. as an entrepreneur did you ever think you d be running a car service? absolutely not. reporter: that s uber ceo back in the early days
uber has been working closely with law enforcement and will continue to do everything we can to assist their investigation. in new delhi, a driver was accused of a similar crime. but there have been other recent issues. in san francisco, the company s hometown, and los angeles, a lawsuit filed by the d.a.s accuses the company in part of misleading customers about driver background checks. in portland, madrid, and bangkok, uber has been ordered to cease operations amid allegations it wasn t complying with local laws. in paris, a court has banned its lower cost service uber pop after the taxi industry protested. . did you ever think you d be running a car service in. absolutely not. reporter: that s uber ceo back in the early days explaining to me the original vision behind the company.
uber has been ordered to cease operations amid allegations it wasn t complying with local laws. in paris it banned uber pop after the taxi industry protested. all this for a company that just launched four years ago and is now valued at more than $40 billion. as an entrepreneur, did you ever think you would be running a car service? absolutely not. reporter: that s uber ceo travis back in the days, explaining to me the original vision behind the company. it was for me, the co-founder and our 100 friends to push a button and a s class mercedes rolls up. and that was it. all of their friends wanted it so we just opened it up. reporter: uber doesn t actually employee its drivers. instead, it serves as a technology middle man connecting them to passengers. its valuation has surpassed companies like delta and hertz, but of course the press coverage hasn t been so friendly. it was tear fight. reporter: just last month, a