What if a police officer tapping on your car window asking for your license and registration became a relic of the past? Ford has filed for a patent on an autonomous police car. While patent filings don’t always come to fruition, the mere fact that this idea is in development is mildly unnerving. The
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Final 2017 results show healthy growth, yields for airfreight industry
The double-digit growth recorded through most of 2017 added up to the strongest growth over a calendar year since 2010, IATA reported today, as freight tonne kilometers across the airfreight industry rose by 9 percent for the year, compared to 2016. Last year saw improvement in world trade conditions generally while
Daimler, BMW move staff in response to diesel fume test scandal
Munich/Berlin (Reuters) - Daimler and BMW suspended or moved employees linked to a group that commissioned exhaust tests involving monkeys and humans on Wednesday, seeking to show a firm response in the face of public anger over the tests. Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen have come under scrutiny since The New York Times reported
Daimler, BMW move staff in response to diesel fume test scandal
Munich/Berlin (Reuters) - Daimler and BMW suspended or moved employees linked to a group that commissioned exhaust tests involving monkeys and humans on Wednesday, seeking to show a firm response in the face of public anger over the tests. Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen have come under scrutiny since The New York Times reported
VW suspends chief lobbyist over diesel fume tests conducted with monkeys and humans
VW Trucks & Buses Berlin (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Tuesday it has suspended its chief lobbyist Thomas Steg amid steps to clear up the circumstances of diesel fume tests conducted with monkeys and humans that were sponsored by the carmaker. The German carmaker said it has accepted the proposal by Steg to
Airfreight rates still strong in lead up to Chinese New Year, says Freightos
Airfreight rates from China rose modestly last week, with increases in Chinese export demand ahead of the upcoming shutdown in a little over two weeks for the Chinese New Year. However, freight rates are currently well under levels seen in December, when heavy seasonal demand combined with bad weather to push shipments
Nigeria to Get Private National Carrier Soon – Minister
Addis Ababa (Premium Times) - Nigeria will soon have a privately-owned national air carrier, the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Monday. Mr. Sirika stated this while addressing journalists in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government
Thousands of U.S. bridges over troubled water
The George Washington Bridge by Benjamin Lampkin. May 25, 2016 – known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George – is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River between the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey. The George Washington
Hyundai hopes bigger, revamped Santa Fe SUV will reverse U.S. sales slump
2017 Hyundai Santa-fe sport Seoul (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor unveiled on Tuesday a redesigned Santa Fe, hoping the first makeover of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) in six years will help rectify a sales slowdown at the South Korean automaker, especially in the key U.S. market. The revamped version of its top-selling SUV
23 African countries take a major step towards cheaper continental flights, sign Single African Air Transport Market treaty
Almost three decades after it was first proposed, African countries have finally taken a major step towards opening the continent’s skies. Yesterday (Jan. 28), 23 African countries launched the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative by the African Union (AU). The initiative is largely based on the agreements of the Yamoussoukro