Waymo crash rate 68% lower than humans, IIHS finds
About 50 million driverless miles in four US cities; injury crashes down 81%. Austin was a small-sample exception.
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Ex-soldier jailed 18 months for Falkirk taxi assault
Douglas Hall, 41, repeatedly punched his partner in a cab after Icons bar; plus a 10-year non-harassment order.
New booking software targets small airport transfer fleets
Hosted fixed-fare sites with Stripe and email dispatch aim at 1–10 vehicle operators, a press release says.
Woman in 80s dies after falling ill in Skelmersdale taxi
Lancashire Police say she was found unresponsive on Tanhouse Road; death not treated as suspicious.
Italian taxis and NCC seek duty-free fuel and tax credit
Nine associations asked Meloni’s government for commercial fuel access and a March–October 2026 fuel-price tax credit.
Hartlepool keeps full yellow hackney colour rule
Licensing committee backed 418 of 491 replies wanting yellow cabs, rejecting Blueline’s partial-livery push.
City Cars Bedford: fixed-fare airport specialist reviewed
AZ Big Media rates the Bedford PH firm highly for published airport fares, flight tracking and 24/7 fixed prices.
Police and council target cars blocking Morecambe taxi bays
Morecambe Area Police and Lancaster City Council spoke to illegal parkers after cabbies said ranks were being blocked.
Fife councillor questions Uber objection handling
Cllr Carol Lindsay asked why 431 submissions’ competency was not checked before Uber’s Rosyth licence hearing.
NI MLA: fuel spike may make contracted taxi work unaffordable
Diane Forsythe told Stormont diesel at £2/litre could leave school and patient taxi contracts priced below costs.
Minister tells ADCU bogus self-employment is unacceptable
Kate Dearden said worker rights apply whatever the platform model; HMRC and the Fair Work Agency will act on breaches.
Southampton neighbours fight 24-hour taxi HQ plan
Townhill Park residents petition against JSY Travel’s control room at the former Forest Hills driving test centre.
Swinney open to barring sex offenders from taxi licences
FM told FMQs he agrees the Highland Brown case should never have kept licences and will consider law changes.
East Fife Taxi Association demands Uber objection review
EFTA wrote seeking urgent clarification after 431 submissions were ruled incompetent mid-hearing.
Four generations of Gouldings in London’s black cabs
Dave Goulding, 71, and four sons drive hackneys; grandson Harrison, 19, plans to start the Knowledge.
Uber Fife office approved after 400 objections thrown out
Committee disregarded unsigned submissions; with no competent objections the Rosyth licence passed.
West Country cabbies call fuel surge a ‘complete nightmare’
Stroud Taxi’s Pieter-Jon Allis says customers demand old prices while rural pumps hit up to £2.40 a litre.
Kazakhstan aims for commercial driverless taxis in 2027
Pilots run in Astana, Almaty and Kosshy; Yandex’s Almaty test car must log thousands of kilometres first.
Barra Cabs to add wheelchair-accessible taxis in Barrow
Firm says it will be Barrow’s only WAV platform at set weekly times on Facebook; no launch date yet.
Waymo drives through Denver farmers’ market during setup
Robotaxi entered South Pearl Street market past barricades; no injuries. Police say they cannot ticket a driverless car.
Unite seeks Waverley taxi rank under Edinburgh’s North Bridge
Proposed ~50m stance for seven cabs nearer Market Street entrance; council officers asked to study feasibility.
Highland taxi fares compared as fuel hits £2 a litre
Courier stacks Tariff 1 against Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Aberdeen while the next formal review waits until 2027.