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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.

17/09/2021

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

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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.

11/11/2020

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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

Ecotech

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

Ecotech

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

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

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

Spain

Watch live: Taxi drivers' protest for regulation in Madrid

Parked taxis continued to block one of Madrid's main avenues on Monday, as part of an open-ended strike asking for regulation for the online ride-hailing sector.

28/01/2019

Spain

Spain: Six-day taxi strike ends

It's after the government says it'll limit licenses for online cab companies such as Uber and Cabify

02/08/2018

Business

London black cab drivers could sue Uber

Cabbies are considering a class-suit action against the ride-hailing app for loss of earnings after it was granted a temporary license to operate in London.

24/07/2018

South Africa

South Africa: 11 taxi drivers killed in ambush

11 South African taxi drivers were killed after they were ambushed on Saturday night.

22/07/2018

United Kingdom

Flying taxis could soon be the next best thing

Rolls-Royce are developing hybrid electric flying taxi's. They're capable of performing vertical take offs and landings and we could see them as soon as the 2020's

18/07/2018

France

The first autonomous taxi robot from French start-up hits the market

The car industry thinks cities will start to change with less cars on our roads

15/05/2018

Europe News

Uber suffers another legal blow

EU's top court rules France can bring criminal action over an illegal taxi service

10/04/2018

Europe News

Protesting taxi drivers snarl up Brussels

Hundreds take part in demonstration against liberalisation of market and Uber

27/03/2018

Economy

EU court says taxi rules apply to Uber

The European Court of Justice rules that Uber should come under taxi service regulations

20/12/2017

World News

Taxi drivers protest against Uber and Cabify

Taxi drivers say the apps pose unfair competition.

29/11/2017

USA

Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi 'to become new Uber CEO'

Uber reportedly hires Expedia Inc chief in top spot.

28/08/2017