Ridesharing company Uber launches in Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City to taxi company opposition
October 24, 2014 at 19:44 PM EDT
Ridesharing company Uber launched in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City on Friday after months of rumors that included recruitment posts on Craigslist and cryptic front-page newspaper advertisements, but the company faces a battle with the state's highly regulated and influential taxi industry.