Maryland has booted more than 4,000 Uber drivers for failing the state’s screening requirements recently Maryland - Nearly 15 percent of new ride-hail drivers in Maryland have been booted from the apps over the previous six months for failing state screening, regardless of having handed Uber and Lyft’s background checks, based on
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How Taxi Drivers Protest Against Ride Hail Services in Colombia
....... strike caused major disruption. Thousands of taxi drivers in the Colombian capital Bogota blocked roads and clashed with police in protest at hail services such as Uber. Yellow cabs lined the streets of the city on Monday as drivers objected to what they said was an unfair advantage awarded to app-based
Driverless Trucks Make Maiden Voyages in Singapore
The first driverless truck made their maiden voyage in Singapore on Tuesday. Katoen Natie, a Belgian logistics firm, premiered the trucks after a year-long development process that partnered petrochemical company Exxon Mobil, Dutch vehicle Assembly Company VDL Groep and Singapore Management University. Currently, in the first stage of implementation, the trucks
Apapa Gridlock: Only Truck Holding Bays Can Solve It…
Lagos - (Ship & Ports) - Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has suggested that a permanent solution to the Apapa traffic gridlock is the establishment of holding bays to accommodate trucks and articulated vehicles before loading. The Sector Commander, Lagos State Sector Command FRSC Hyginus Omeje, who said this in a chat with
Heavy rains damage Kenya’s Kainuk Bridge, Make Kitale-Lodwar-Nadapal Road impassable
Turkana County-Kainuk Bridge Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has declared Kainuk Bridge along the Kitale – Lodwar – Nadapal road unsafe for use by motorists and members of the public. This follows heavy rains in the North Western part of the Country and comes after 16 passengers were rescued after their bus was
Singapore to Stop Adding Cars to City From February 2018
Bloomberg - Singapore one of the world’s most expensive places to own a vehicle, will stop increasing the total number of cars on its roads next year. Singapore Transport regulator had announced on Monday that the government will cut the annual growth rate for cars and motorcycles to zero from 0.24percent effect from February. “In
Honeymoon’s Over? GM Cruise Said To Turn To Uber As Lyft Alliance Cools
Alliances and tie-ups in the autonomous vehicle space are evolving as fast as the technology itself. In the latest twist, General Motors’ relationship with Lyft is said to have chilled to the point that it’s making overtures rival to ride-hailing service Uber. The biggest U.S. automaker is discussing a plan to
Kenya To Reduce Traffic Congestion In Nairobi
Traffic snarl in Nairobi, Kenya .....Heavy Traffic has for long been the bane of Nairobi Nairobi- Kenya - The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is attempting to reduce traffic snarl-ups in Nairobi by automating traffic management. This will be done through the Intelligence Traffic System project, which will replace the 100 roundabouts in Nairobi
Volvo unveils Polestar model in China, looks to rival Tesla 3
Volvo Cars and its Chinese parent unveil their first Polestar model and plan to invest $760 million in the electric vehicle brand. Laura Frykberg reports. SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Volvo Cars and its Chinese parent have unveiled their first Polestar high-performance electric car and pledged to invest 5 billion yuan ($760 million)
Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl
NuTonomy Self-driving car BOSTON (AP) — A new study inspired by Boston’s early experiments with self-driving cars finds that the technology could ease congestion, but might also lead to more cars on the road and further encourage urban sprawl. The report, released Tuesday by the Boston Consulting Group and the World Economic