Taxi
- Middle East
Dubai to roll out self-driving taxi trials with Uber, WeRide this year
Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Sunday, June 15, a new agreement with with Uber Technologies, Inc. and WeRide, a global autonomous driving leader, to launch self-driving vehicles in…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC orders bike taxi aggregators to halt operations in state within 6 weeks
Bengaluru: In a major development, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered bike aggregators, including Rapido bike taxis, to halt their operations in the state within six weeks. Passing the order, a…
- Telangana
TGPWU welcomes implementation of ‘Sahkar Taxi’ initiative
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (TGPWU) has welcomed the recent announcement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the launch of the ‘Sahkar Taxi’ initiative, a cooperative-based ride-hailing service…
- India
Centre to launch ‘Sahkar Taxi’ to compete with Ola, Uber, Rapido services
New Delhi: The Union government has announced to launch new cooperative-based taxi service called “Sahkar Taxi” that will provide bike, cab, and auto services, to compete with popular ride-hailing platforms like Ola,…
- Bangalore
Uber, Ola to fall in line as Karnataka govt fixes uniform fare
Bengaluru: City taxis and those operating through app-based aggregators like Uber and Ola will now have to follow the new fare structure announced by the Karnataka Transport Department. With this new order…
- Middle East
Dubai cops return over Rs 17 lakh cash to tourist within 30 min of losing it
The Dubai Police returned 76,000 dirhams (Rs 17,24,045) to an Arab tourist who had left money in a taxi after New Year’s Eve celebrations. The authority received a report at 2 am…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia stops issuing taxi licenses in Makkah
Riyadh: The Minister of Transport and Logistics Services in Saudi Arabia, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, has issued a decision to stop receiving applications for issuing licenses and adding cars in the public taxi activity…
- Middle East
Dubai Transport Authority reduces taxi fares amid fuel prices drop
Abu Dhabi: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Thursday reduced its taxi fares by 10 per cent as fuel prices drop, local media reported. Taxi fares have been reduced for the second…
