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Uber
[UBER.UL] has also been forced to suspend the service, which
relies on non-professional drivers using their own vehicles, in
Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Belgium.
"Our pilot has successfully tested ridesharing in Sweden,
however clearer regulation is needed before it can be taken
further," Alok Alstrom, general manager for Uber in Sweden, said
in a statement.
A March 23 decision by an appeals court in Stockholm upheld one
of several rulings in lower courts that UberPOP drivers were
breaking the law by driving without taxi permits.
Uber said it hoped it could relaunch the service soon. Its final
UberPOP offerings in Stockholm and Gothenburg will run on May
18.
The San Francisco-based company's more expensive UberX service,
which uses professionally licensed drivers, will continue to
operate in five Swedish cities.
(Story refiles to correct to read Wednesday in paragraph 1.)
(Reporting by Mia Shanley and Daniel Dickson; editing by Niklas
Pollard)
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