Not only taxi drivers have been complaining for months about the rising number of illegal taxi drivers in Amsterdam, but now local media have discovered the problem too. The number of illegal taxi drivers in Amsterdam, has increased greatly over the last year. There should be at least 700 illegal taxi drivers. Inspections only help […]
Last Friday, about a hundred Brussels taxi drivers demonstrated at the Brussels Parliament. At that time, the widely discussed taxi plan of Brussels Mobility Minister Pascal Smet was being discussed in the Brussels Parliament. Interestingly, the demonstration is not organized by the association of Brussels taxis, representing trade unions, various platforms and employees during the […]
The plans drawn up for the entire private transport sector (taxis and Uber) in Brussels by Minister of Mobility Pascal Smet will make four changes to the existing situation: – Every operator will be driving under the same terms and conditions in terms of training, vehicle, rates and insurance. In other words, the distinction that […]
Uber’s expanding rapidly, but it isn’t allowed everywhere, writes Conde Nast publication Traveler. The red carpet has been rolled back on the ride-share service. Eighty-one percent of millennials say they prefer ride-share services to traditional taxis, but not everyone welcomes them with the same gusto. In fact, while Uber has emerged as the most popular […]
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Crashes involving black cars, which include those driven for e-hail companies like Uber and Lyft, caused 13 deaths last year, while yellow cabs caused only two, writes Matthew Flamm at Crain’s. But as frightening as those numbers seem, a passenger is actually slightly better off in a black car, according to an analysis of recently […]
Things just seemingly keep getting worse at Uber, which now is reportedly losing its president reports Jeff Jones according to Recode. The departure comes amid a series of sexual harassment allegations as well as being hit by a lawsuit from Waymo — Alphabet’s self-driving car unit — that threatens to potentially kneecap its autonomous driving efforts. […]
A new study, carried out by the National University of Singapore has found an explicit link between a taxi’s colour and its accident rate, with yellow taxis being safer than blue ones. These findings suggest that colour visibility plays a major role in choosing colors for public transportation and may save lives and money. A […]
The Queensland (Australia) taxi industry’s peak body says state MPs of all political persuasions can expect more vocal protests by incensed taxi drivers, owners and operators until there is a level playing field within the personalised transport sector in Queensland. State opposition leader Tim Nicholls has been left in no doubt about just how upset […]
Karhoo, the world’s first cab comparison platform which folded spectacularly in November 2016, has been bought out of administration with a new team funded by RCI Bank and Services, the financial services provider for the Groupe Renault brands in the world and for the Nissan Group brands mainly in Europe. RCI Bank and Services operates at […]
