FILE PHOTO: The logo of Uber is pictured during the presentation of their new security measures in Mexico City, Mexico April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme/File Photo Istanbul (Reuters) - Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has said ride-hailing app Uber is finished in Turkey, following pressure from Istanbul taxi drivers who said it was
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Buffett proposed to invest $3 billion in Uber, but talks failed: Bloomberg
FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Billionaire Warren Buffett had proposed to invest $3 billion in Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] earlier this year, but the talks failed following disagreements over the deal’s
Nairobi City and Its Insufferable Traffic Jams
By Lilys Njeru Traffic Jams the Cause of Sleepless Nights for Nairobi Residents In 2012, former president Mwai Kibaki inaugurated Thika Road, an eight-lane superhighway meant to ease the relentless traffic congestion that had come to define the route, but six years later, residents are back to unbearable traffic. People whose arrival
Bloody Weekend As 10 People Killed in Cape Town Taxi Violence
Authorities in South Africa are monitoring various transport interchanges and high-risk areas in Cape Town after a surge in taxi violence left 10 people dead over the weekend. The bloodshed is understood to be related to a battle over taxi routes. A detective-led task team is probing the incidents. The most recent involved
Kenyan Govt Orders South Africa Buses as Dar Buys in Nairobi
Kenyan fabricator of passenger vehicle bodies Labh Singh Harnam Singh (LSHS) has been hired to build high-capacity buses for Tanzania government's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services as Nairobi prepares to import the same from South Africa next month. LSHS managing director Daniel Maundu said the firm was working on the first
America has a massive truck driver shortage.
Daniel Gollnick is a truck driver in Melrose, Wis. He makes $45,000 a year, less than he would like, but he is home every night. (Daniel Gollnick) Here’s why few want an $80,000 job. America has a massive shortage of truck drivers. Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, increased driver pay 15
Fiat Chrysler recalls 5.3 million vehicles for cruise control defect
Washington (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling more than 5.3 million vehicles in North America over a defect that could prevent drivers from deactivating cruise control, the company said on Friday, warning owners not to use the function until they get software upgrades. The Italian-American automaker said no injuries
Private Cars Barred From Nairobi CBD!
Nairobi city centre Wednesdays and Saturdays now cars free day Private motorists in Nairobi will soon be required to use other means into the city on some days as Nairobi County plans to regain its lost glory as a green city under the sun. The Nairobi Regeneration Committee has proposed Wednesdays and Saturdays
Uber ends Arizona self-driving program following fatality
San Francisco (Reuters) - Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said on Wednesday. Uber Technologies Inc. is not shuttering its entire autonomous vehicle program, a spokeswoman said, adding that it will focus on limited