Now playing Next Mobility Uber faces French resistance as it lists Paris taxis on its app Paris could once again be a tough nut to crack for the ride-hailing giant. 02/09/2022
Now playing Next Biztech news Uber Files: Leak details how Uber 'lobbied leaders and duped police' A trove of 124,000 documents shows the "extraordinary" lengths the ride-hailing company went to disrupt Europe's taxi industry. 11/07/2022
Now playing Next Conscious Travel This iconic London experience has had an eco makeover There are now 5,000 electric black cabs in London to help you explore without it costing the earth. 01/06/2022
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation Meet Delhi’s guerrilla gardener making rickshaws green The power of plants is helping keep the heatwave at bay in one of New Delhi's ubiquitous rickshaws. 07/05/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom World's first 'vertiport' could be used for flying taxis in future Urban hubs for flying taxis could become ‘ubiquitous’ by the 2030s, as companies attempt to build them in the next couple of years. 01/05/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Imperium's remotely driven car sharing service to compete with Uber Currently being trialled in Milton Keynes in the UK, the taxis are taken over by remote drivers once the passenger reaches their destination. 19/01/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Uber setback as UK court rules business model unlawful The ridesharing app lost the argument that it only acts as an agent for drivers in the British capital, setting the taxi app market up for a major overhaul. 07/12/2021
Now playing Next Belgium Uber drivers protest after court bans app in Brussels About 2,000 drivers who use the Uber app will be required to cease their activity in the Belgian capital by Friday evening. 25/11/2021
Now playing Next no comment Italian taxi drivers strike for better working conditions Italian taxi drivers joined in a nationwide strike on Wednesday in Rome asking for better working conditions for drivers and protesting against UBER and similar services that use the ride sharing app. 24/11/2021
Now playing Next The exchange Will we be hailing taxis from the sky by 2025? Flying cars sound like something out of a science fiction film, but money is pouring into the development of human-sized drones and cargo-carrying airships. Will flying taxis soon be stopping outside our doors? 10/11/2021
Now playing Next Health How London’s taxi drivers’ brains are helping in Alzheimer's research Black cab drivers’ brains are different from everyone else’s due to the vast amount of navigational knowledge they need to store - and this is helping scientists research the onset of Alzheimer's. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Uber drivers in Brussels bring traffic in European district to near stand still The drivers were protesting against their working conditions on Wednesday which they want to be improved. 27/10/2021
Now playing Next no comment Bangkok 'taxi graveyard' comes to life with mini-gardens A mass graveyard for Bangkok's flamboyantly coloured cabs left idle and decaying by coronavirus curbs is coming to life with mini vegetable gardens and frog ponds set up to help feed out-of-work drivers. 17/09/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Watch: Flying taxis take to the air in Paris The German-made Volocopter set to provide an air taxi solution for the 2024 Paris Olympic games is undergoing test flights at Le Bourget Airport. 23/06/2021
Now playing Next no comment Seoul bids to cut congestion with futuristic 'drone taxis' Government officials said they hoped to have a system in place to manage the drones by as early as 2025. 11/11/2020
Now playing Next no comment Taxis block Madrid's streets in protest over low post-lockdown demand Madrid taxi drivers protested in the heart of the Spanish capital on Tuesday to reject decisions made by city authorities allowing all drivers to return to work. 30/06/2020
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation One of Europe's biggest taxi apps has gone carbon neutral Ride sharing is huge, what are the major players to cut down their carbon footprint? 18/09/2019
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation EV taxis : an all-new design for the London black cab Hailing a black cab has just got a lot cleaner and quieter. 11/04/2019
Now playing Next Spain Rough ride: Uber pauses services in Barcelona amid Catalan crackdown Authorities told Uber and Spanish equivalent Cabify they could only pick up passengers 15 minutes after being booked. 01/02/2019
Now playing Next world news Uber may have to re-route EU business plan after European Court ruling Popular ride-hailing firm Uber sees its European operations hampered after claims of unfair competition by local taxi drivers and an EU court ruling 28/01/2019
