Transport for London is changing the fees private hire operators are charged for the cost of licensing, compliance and enforcement, meaning the largest operators face a thousand-fold increase in fees.
German carmakers Daimler and BMW may be in talks to combine their car-sharing services Car2Go and DriveNow, according to the CEO of car hire company Sixt.
Nissan is planning to launch driverless ride-hailing and ride-sharing services in coming years, as it looks to take its business beyond making and selling cars.
Uber has announced that it plans to roll out a network of flying cars in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas and also Dubai by 2020.
Uber has announced an agreement with Daimler to introduce and operate self-driving cars on Uber’s ridesharing network.
Volkswagen is launching a new company dedicated to car sharing and other “mobility services” in which people may need a ride but don’t necessarily want to own the car.
BMW says will test autonomous vehicles in Munich next year as it seeks to keep up with ride-hailing firms like Uber because it eventually sees the technology as a “licence … Read more
The co-founder of ride share company Lyft is predicting that the majority of his company’s journeys will be provided by driverless vehicles within five years.
A new report has been published into the options governments have for regulating commercial transport apps such as Uber and Lyft.
The Secretary General of the International Transport Forum has told Smart Highways that shared taxis would dramatically reduce the number of cars needed in cities.