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Implementation of local laws for interior advertising
4:09:42
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Commissioner Do outlines the implementation of Local Laws 33 and 56 of 2024, which allow for licensing of businesses providing electronic tablets and software for interior advertising in for-hire vehicles.
- New rules establish a formal procedure for licensing interior advertising providers.
- Providers must pay at least 25% of gross revenues to drivers using approved in-vehicle tablets.
- Language was added to ensure tipping could be included as a feature of high-volume for-hire services.
- TLC included a framework to examine driver compensation and issue violations for non-compliance.
- The agency can adjust rates as needed based on collected data.
David Do
4:09:42
In addition to raising driver pay rates, we also passed new rules to implement Local Laws thirty three and fifty six of twenty twenty four allowing for our formal procedure for the licensing of businesses that provide electronic tablets and software for interior advertising and for hire vehicles.
4:09:59
These rules were crafted to ensure that drivers share and financial benefits of this innovation.
4:10:05
Our rules state that an interior advertising provider must pay at least 25% of gross revenues generated by the interior advertising system to each driver using or operating an approved in vehicle tablet.
4:10:20
We listened to the feedback from the driving community and added language to ensure tipping could be added as a feature of high volume for hire services.
4:10:29
To protect these hard fought gains, we also included a framework to ensure TLC has the necessary data to examine the compensation received by drivers, issue violations if the companies do not comply with the requirements and adjust the rate as needed.