"The Transportation Network Companies Act (TNC) was passed in 2015. According to University of South Carolina Law Professor Bryant Walker Smith, who studies the ride-sharing industry, the law reads similar to those enacted in other states and supported by Uber.
Smith called the taxi business model the “legacy” and the ride-sharing business model the “disruptor.”
“They were pretty astute to describe themselves as something differently,” Smith said. “What these companies do is that they facilitate the provision of commercial rides … (But) they had political power that the taxi cab companies did not have or did not exercise. That’s the political realistic explanation as to why we have two different regimes.”"
- Date Published:10/26/2018
- Original Publication:Statehouse Report