A new self-driving shuttle bus got off to a bumpy start in Las Vegas. Las-Vegas - When the service debuted in the city on Wednesday, one of the driverless vehicles was involved in a collision with a delivery truck, the Las Vegas government said in a statement. During the incident in downtown Las
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Lagos Commence dredging of 4 ferry routes To Reduce Traffic Congestion
Water Transportation Identified As Key solution To Traffic Gridlock In Lagos Lagos has begun the dredging and channelization of four commercial ferry routes in a bid to upscale water transportation in a state bedeviled by road congestion. The routes are 10km Ebute Ojo to Marina, 7km Bayeku to Ajah, 16km Ijede
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Uber passenger caught on camera stealing driver’s tips
Toyota forecasts tough outlook for U.S. sales, yen boost to overall profit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp upgraded its full-year operating profit forecast by 8 percent on expectations of a weaker yen but flagged a dour outlook for North America, its biggest market, where quarterly sales fell to the lowest in nearly three years. The automaker is struggling to sell more cars
Uber bullish on Africa despite opposition from local taxi firms
Janet Kemboi, Uber East Africa Spokesperson. File Photo | NMG CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. is growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa and considering moves into more markets, despite sometimes violent opposition from metered taxi drivers, a senior executive said on Tuesday. Uber’s service has triggered protests by rivals
The Future Of The Transport Industry – IoT, Big Data, AI And Autonomous Vehicles
Transportation trends Tremendous strides by innovators have resulted in some fascinating and intriguing enhancements to the transportation industry. In fact, in many ways, it feels like the future of the transportation industry is already here. These developments will cause transportation companies to rethink job descriptions and figure out when humans should
Lagos to demolish bridges to make way for New regional railway lines
Costain bridge Lagos, marked for demolition Lagos (NAN) - Nigeria's Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Monday that the laying of tracks of Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line would start in December. He also said that Jibowu and Costain bridges in Lagos would be demolished to give way for the new railway
WHAT MAKES LOGISTICS COMPANIES SUCCESSFUL?
Ejine Nzeribe, British Chevening Scholar and published author of Inspiring Growth: The History of Red Star Express gives a professional prescription on how to run a successful logistics business. INTRODUCTION Movement encapsulates the current logistics and supply chain industry - the movement of goods and services, envelopes, small, large and bulk packages, equipment,
Taxi-hailing firm Uber imposes waiting fee on Kenya riders
Janet Kemboi, Uber East Africa Spokesperson. File Photo | NMG Nairobi - Online taxi-hailing firm Uber has started charging a waiting fee on its riders to compensate drivers where they are made to wait by customers for lengthy periods. On driver’s arrival, Uber will send a notification to the rider advising that