Nairobi - Taxi-hailing service Uber's drivers are using dummy apps to extend the distance travelled by riders in order to charge them exaggerated fees, hitting Kenyan users' confidence in the automated billing system. The dummy apps, which have recently caused an uproar in Nigeria, interfere with the Uber Application's location (GPS)
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Texas becomes the latest state to get a self-driving car service
Texas will become the latest state to host a self-driving car service on public roads when Drive.ai — a Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up — launches a six-month pilot program in Frisco, Tex. this summer. Unlike Waymo or Uber, whose self-driving programs typically cover vast urban spaces, Drive.ai will begin testing its
Nissan to gradually withdraw from diesel vehicle market in Europe
The logo of Nissan Motor Co is pictured at a showroom at the carmaker's headquarters in Yokohama, Japan May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai PARIS (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Nissan will gradually stop selling diesel cars in Europe, in a further sign of weakening demand for those cars as customers worry about
U.S. Customs hopes to set e-comm standards
A two-page proposal that will be considered in June could postpone the release of a final World Customs Organization framework for another year. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hoping to “lead and facilitate” international e-commerce standards as it is submitting to the World Customs Organization (WCO) a two-page document
Container industry may face feeder vessel shortage
SeaIntel says if charter rates for feeders increase, the pricing spread between services calling direct port-port pairs and trans-shipment products could widen. The container shipping industry faces an “impending shortage of feeder vessels,” says SeaIntel, a Copenhagen-based research firm. “We found that the phase-in of the new large vessels in 2018-2020 is
United Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo formally launch air cargo joint venture
Lufthansa Cargo and United Airlines have come to an agreement on their transatlantic partnership first announced in 2015. After nearly three years of negotiations, United Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo formally launched their air cargo joint venture (JV) last week, enabling both carriers to jointly manage sales and booking of standard and
U.S Trucking woes may be a window of opportunity for airfreight
After several years of tepid industry performance, the American freight forwarder is finally reaping the benefits of sustained global economic growth. Driven, in part, by e-commerce-related activity, the industry sees volumes continuing to grow throughout the upcoming year. But with this kind fortune comes the challenge of tight truck capacity
Air France says likely to run 85 pct of flights during May 7 strike
PARIS (Reuters) - Air France, facing deepening turmoil over a dispute with staff over pay, said on Sunday it expected to operate close to 85 percent of flights during strike disruptions on May 7. The carrier is in a stand-off with employees which on Friday prompted Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac
Sudan Fuel Crisis ‘Has Reached Its Limit’
The fuel crisis that has been plaguing Sudan since March has led to an almost entire stop of traffic and public transport, especially in the periphery of the country. Officials attribute the scarcity of fuel to the corruption in the country. "The Sudanese call the ongoing fuel scarcity 'katma' [suppression, stifling],