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

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Ecotech

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

The Exchange

Will we be hailing taxis from the sky by 2025?

In partnership with Media City

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?

Health news

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.