The app-based transportation company Pronto responded to statements by Vladimir Barrera Fuerte, president of the Transportation Commission of the Guerrero Congress, who claimed that no platform has permits to operate in the state. The company maintained that its service is provided through a digital platform and does not constitute a concessioned public transportation service, as has been suggested in comparisons.
In a statement released Tuesday, the platform said that its position is consistent with that of other companies operating in the same sector and asserted that, at the federal level, there are criteria distinguishing private transportation through digital platforms from the public taxi service that operates under a concession system.
Pronto emphasized that the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation has recognized differences between the two types of transportation and stated that in 2025 there is federal jurisprudence whose heading expressly recognizes private transportation services through mobile platforms.
“In response to the statements by the president of the Transportation Commission of the State Congress, we consider it necessary to clarify the matter. It has been stated that Pronto needs authorization to provide public transportation services. However, Pronto operates through a digital platform and does not claim to provide the same concessioned public service offered by a traditional taxi. This is not merely Pronto’s position.”
For this reason, the company considered it contradictory to argue that Pronto must obtain the same permits required for concessioned public transportation in order to operate in Chilpancingo and other parts of the state. Nevertheless, it acknowledged that possible changes to the legal framework should be analyzed in order to establish specific regulations for digital transportation platforms.
The company also called on the people of Guerrero to approach their legislators and ask them to update or modify state legislation, with the objective of establishing clear rules for new mobility platforms.
It also asked that officials be urged to avoid statements that, in its view, could intimidate drivers and users with warnings about possible criminal consequences, considering that there is currently a legal debate over the nature and regulation of these services.
Pronto also called on people who have registered as drivers to continue joining the platform, stating that the increase in registrations in Guerrero reflects, from its perspective, greater availability and new mobility options for users.
The company’s statements came on the same day that transportation operators in Guerrero expressed their opposition to the entry of transportation apps. The Mobility Union of Transportation Operators and Organizations of the State of Guerrero (MUTOEG) expressed its opposition to this competition, arguing that it lacks a legal framework and that its drivers would operate without concessions, while also warning that it could affect the livelihoods of thousands of families in Guerrero.
Source: oem
