Volvo said it has agreed to supply Uber Technologies with a fleet of 24,000 self-driving taxis beginning in 2019—one of the first and biggest commercial orders for such vehicles. Uber orders up to 24,000 Volvo SUVs for its self-driving fleet Arriving in 2019, the XC90s to come with Uber's own
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Indian Oil And Ola Taxi Launch First Electric Charging Station
Ola Electric Charging Station New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) had announced the launch of the nation's first electric vehicle charging station at a petrol pump in Nagpur. IOC, in collaboration with Ola, launched the country's first electric charging station at one of its petrol-diesel stations in Nagpur, a company statement
Lagos Governor call-up system for tankers and containerized trucks
Apapa, Lagos - The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has suggested that a call-up system for tankers and containerized trucks should be structured to eliminate the present Apapa traffic chaos, while issuance of licenses for more tank farms in the axis should be put on hold. Ambode said this at the
Tanker crashes into flyover in Onitsha
Onitsha, Nigeria - accident has left a fuel tanker dangling off the Nkpor flyover, along Onitsha-Enugu expressway. The fuel tanker suffered a brake failure, tumbled and got stuck on the flyover. The incident happened on Saturday during the Anambra governorship election. Follow us on TWITTER for more Logistics News
Train Derails in Lagos
An amateur photograph of the accident scene Lagos - A Nigerian Railways passenger train was reported on Thursday morning, to have derailed, at the Abbatoir area of Agege, on the outskirts of Lagos State. At least three people were said to have died. Several people were seriously injured while many vehicles and other property
Women Buy More Fuel Than Men – Study in Uganda
A study of more than 1,000 motorists across Uganda, found that women buy twice as much fuel as men. The study was commissioned to find out driving habits in relation to lifestyle, leisure and attitude to fuel efficiency. While releasing the findings of the study, Mr. Marx Rukundo, the Ipsos Uganda managing
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Coast, Nairobi, Central Take Largest Share of Kenya’s Roads Budget
A rural county road in Kenya Nairobi (Daily Nation) - Top 10 counties with the best access to paved roads were allocated 60 percent of the road budget, while those in the bottom 10 had only 13 percent, a report by the International Budget Partnership has shown. This, the non-governmental organization said,
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Motorists On Mombasa-Nairobi Highway Stuck in Major Traffic Snarl Up
Kenyans stuck in '50km' traffic jam on Nairobi-Mombasa road Nairobi (Daily Nation) - Motorists on Mombasa-Nairobi highway were stranded for more than 18 hours morning after a crane that attempted to recover a lorry that had overturned near Salama shopping centre also overturned. The snarl-up affected all lanes and caused anguish to travellers