Uber, the controversial ride-hailing operator, has recruited a host of senior advisers² including former European commissioner³ Neelie Kroes to help it navigate⁴ the many regulatory roadblocks it faces around the world.

有争议的叫车应用运营商优步(Uber)招募了一批高级顾问，包括曾经担任欧盟委员会专员的内莉•克勒斯(Neelie Kroes)，以帮助它对付在世界各地面临的许多监管障碍。

Ms Kroes, a former competition and telecoms regulator, was a vocal⁵ proponent⁶ for Uber while in office and a well-known critic of efforts to ban the company in countries such as Germany.

克勒斯是欧盟委员会前竞争和电信事务专员，在任期间曾发声支持优步，且以批评德国等国禁止优步的做法出名。

Ms Kroes is to join a new public policy advisory⁷ board to help Uber fight its way through these issues. Its other members range from Ray LaHood, former US transport secretary, to Princess Reema Bandar al-Saud, an advocate for women’s employment and mobility⁸ in Saudi Arabia.

克勒斯将加入一个新的公共政策顾问委员会，以帮助优步克服这些问题。其他成员包括美国前运输部长雷•拉胡德(Ray LaHood)，以及沙特阿拉伯的女性就业及驾车权倡导者瑞玛•班达尔•沙特公主(Princess Reema Bandar al-Saud)。

In an interview with the Financial Times, she said Uber still had plenty to learn. “Uber needs to communicate in a very different way . . . They have to take into account that there are still differences in culture,” she said. “Don’t think that everybody is attacking you.”

瑞玛•班达尔•沙特在接受英国《金融时报》采访时曾表示，优步还有许多地方需要学习。她说：“优步需要彻底改变沟通方式……他们必须考虑到依然存在的文化差异。不要觉得每个人都在攻击你。”

Uber’s ride-sharing services have run into countless⁹ political and regulatory obstacles since it began its rapid expansion three years ago, disrupting traditional taxi services. It has faced bans, the arrest of executives, and civil and criminal lawsuits¹⁰ in multiple countries.

优步自三年前开始快速扩张、扰乱传统出租车服务以来，其拼车服务遇到了无数政治和监管障碍。它面临着种种禁令，高管被捕，还在多个国家遭遇民事和刑事官司。

But some countries have started passing laws covering ride-sharing services, gradually helping¹¹ Uber move out of legal grey areas and gain acceptance.

但是一些国家已开始通过涉及拼车服务的法律，逐步帮助优步走出法律灰色地带，获得认可。

“Two years ago there hadn’t been a single new law or regulation passed in the world around ride-sharing,” said David Plouffe, an Uber board adviser¹ who was previously¹² campaign manager for President Barack Obama of the US. “Now there has been a lot of momentum,” he added, pointing to laws passed in the US, Australia, the Philippines and Mexico, among other places.

优步董事会顾问、曾担任美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)的竞选经理的大卫•普劳夫(David Plouffe)表示：“两年前全世界没有通过一条新的法律法规是关于拼车的。现在已经有了很大势头。”他指出美国、澳大利亚、菲律宾和墨西哥等地纷纷通过了相关法律。

Advisory board members will meet twice a year and be compensated¹³ with shares in Uber.

顾问委员会成员每年举行两次会议，将获得优步股票作为报酬。

In Europe, Ms Kroes’ move may raise questions over the revolving¹⁴ door between governments and companies. Former European Commission officials have to observe an 18-month cooling-off before taking on lobbying roles in areas for which they were responsible.

在欧洲，克勒斯的举动可能引发有关政府与企业之间存在“旋转门”的问题。欧盟委员会前任官员必须经过一年半的冷却期，才能在其原来负责的领域担任游说职务。

Ms Kroes, who left Brussels in November 2014, dismissed the concerns. “I strongly believe in such positions, so it makes sense to give advice,” she said.

克勒斯于2014年11月离开布鲁塞尔，她对这种担忧不以为然，表示：“我坚信这些立场，因此有理由提供建议。”