Uber ‘Tech Bros’ Set out to Crush Taxi App, Lawyers Say

An Uber manager wrote in an email: ‘GoCatch is the reason we’re launching taxi in Sydney.’

A passenger walks near Uber signage after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on July 10, 2022. David Swanson/Reuters

Uber “tech bros” set out to destroy an Australian taxi app when the company moved in on the nation’s hire car market and started running an illegal rideshare service, lawyers claim.

Taxi Apps, the company behind the app GoCatch, is suing Uber in the Supreme Court of Victoria.