Overview

• Semovi has initiated jurídico-administrative proceedings to cancel registry certificates for ride-hailing platforms offering motorcycle passenger services that violate local mobility and transit laws.
• The action follows a July 23 crash on Paseo de la Reforma in which a mototaxi passenger died, prompting renewed scrutiny of unlicensed app-based motorcycle rides.
• Despite a federal judge’s July 4 amparo classifying these trips as private services, Uber and DiDi mototaxis remain active under legal protection.
• Authorities struggle to identify illegal mototaxis on city streets because the motorcycles lack any distinctive markings or labels.
• In coordination with SSC’s “Salvando Vidas” operation and the Plan Integral de Seguridad Vial, Semovi is ramping up safety checks for helmet standards, licensing and passenger limits while the detained driver awaits Ministerio Público review.