Uber's new European boss made a speech radically upending everything the company is known for

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• Uber's new European boss Jamie Heywood gave a speech in London on Wednesday.
• Heywood said that Uber is opening a "new chapter" in London after its licence was renewed for a 15-month period.
• His rhetoric is indicative of a shift in Uber's corporate strategy, with an emphasis on cooperating with regulators to make cities less congested and air-polluted.
• Heywood admitted that Uber has been less than cooperative in the past.
• He outlined plans to bring in new passenger safety features, benefits for drivers, and a move into electric scooters.

Uber's attitude to city regulators may have taken a U-turn.

The ride-hailing app's new European director Jamie Heywood gave a speech at the London Infrastructure Summit on Wednesday, and his tone was considerably more conciliatory than what Uber is known for, having famously butted heads with city officials around the world.

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