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Europe News

Cologne offers night taxi vouchers to help women get home safely

The German city is providing vouchers worth €10 for women to use on night-time taxis, following the lead of several other municipalities in Germany.

18/12/2024

Europe News

Desperate ride-hailing app drivers disrupt traffic in Brussels

At least 200 drivers employed by ride-hailing platforms including Uber are demanding lower commissions, higher pay rates, and unified rules for taxis and so-called street cabs in Belgium.

15/11/2024

Business

What is mobility media and why it’s the next big thing in advertising

Uber is betting big on mobility media with revenue forecasted to hit US$1 billion this year., But what exactly is mobility media and why is the ride sharing giant playing in this space?

19/06/2024

Business

Thousands of London cab drivers set to sue Uber for £250 million

Recently, Uber has been sued in a number of places, including Paris and in Australia by local cab drivers who say that Uber has led to them losing income.

03/05/2024

Mobility

Flying autonomous taxis a step closer to reality in China

Chinese startup EHang has received the world’s first airworthiness certificate for an autonomous flying taxi.

30/10/2023

Business

Uber taken to court in Paris over alleged unfair competition

Almost 2,500 taxi drivers in France have accused Uber of unfair competition, claiming that the ride-hailing giant’s business has caused them to lose an average of €9,300 each per year.

13/10/2023

Mobility

An air taxi in Paris for the 2024 Olympics? A project spinning heads

While the chosen aircraft and the first vertiport are ready, the project promoters still have to convince the authorities and regulators.

22/09/2023

Mobility

Israeli start-up tests its flying taxi as an air ambulance

As well as getting a patient across town to hospital in an emergency, the flying taxi's sister drone could be used to deliver urgent medical supplies.

15/09/2023

Culture news

Barbiecore: Europe’s landmarks turn pink ahead of film release

Europe’s landmarks turn pink ahead of film release on 21 July.

19/07/2023

Spain

Madrid’s taxi drivers provide a Christmas journey for the elderly

Madrid’s taxi drivers taking part in the Taxiluz initiative drive the elderly around Spain’s capital to see all the Christmas decorations and lights for free

21/12/2022

Europe News

Trade unions say Uber unfairly influencing platform workers' rights

Former chief lobbyist for the company turned whistleblower Mark MacGann appeared in front of MEPs Tuesday at hearing.

25/10/2022

Mobility

Bye-bye traffic jams? Chinese-made flying taxi takes off in Dubai

The XPeng X2, an electric aircraft that looks like a drone but can go as fast as a car, offers a glimpse into the future of urban mobility.

13/10/2022

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Chinese firm tests a two-passenger electric flying taxi in Dubai

Is it a car? Or a plane? Or a drone? Created by Chinese company XPENG AEROHT, this test of the electric flying taxi offers a glimpse into the future, where people may one day soar through over the city to their destination, leaving traffic jams far below.

12/10/2022

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

Tech 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

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

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

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

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

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