Tesla Cybercab turns 10-minute Austin hop into 70-minute slog
No-highway robotaxi loops south around Red Line tracks; rider paid about $20 with no time estimate shown.
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Video feature: cracking London’s legendary taxi Knowledge
Yahoo clip explores the multi-year blue-book marathon that still gates black-cab licensing in the capital.
NYC cabbie Jagjit Singh found dead — third in three months
West Village vigil after 53-year-old parked post-drop; union links long hours and pay stress to on-job deaths.
Derby’s Chads Cars merges with Birmingham’s Star Cars
Combined Midlands PH fleet about 370; Matkin family retires as Zoe Matkin stays co-owner with Star’s Markham.
Brighton & Hove trade again pushes for higher cab fares
LDR: city slipped in national rankings; shorter clocking steps proposed — cabinet then public consultation.
Hull’s WER2 funds bleed kits with 10p fare rise
After knife threat to a driver, firm fits first Bleed Control Kit and seeks sites for 20 more in the community.
Waymo, GO and Nihon Kotsu aim for Tokyo robotaxis in 2027
Japan’s first fully driverless commercial taxis planned; small fleet then ~100 cars via GO and Waymo apps.
Gatwick taxi guide 2026: £57–£115 into central London
Fixed PH quotes vary widely; metered cabs higher in traffic; terminal drop-off now £10 — check waiting and extras.
Couple hospitalised after Uber crash on way to Bournemouth Airport
Parley Lane three-vehicle smash before 6am; passengers say holiday ruined — Uber investigating.
Gen Z Uber Black driver in Bengaluru posts ~Rs 46k week
22-year-old Hamtor Debbarma’s viral video shows big week; he frames gig work as chosen flexibility, not failure.
Benalmádena upgrades taxi ranks and lifts fares after 7 years
Pueblo rank refurbished; Costa del Sol-agreed tariff update as fuel costs climb; PMR services monitored.
CARFAX: over 1 in 4 US taxis/rideshares carry open recalls
~27% of 438k VINs in 16 cities; NYC medallion cabs 38.6%, Seattle 37.5% — above ~20% national average.
UK draft Taxi and PHV Bill to stress disabled access — again
Minister Lightwood confirms pre-legislative Scrutiny Bill with accessibility among key aims for reform.
SA taxi formalisation could bring labour protections for drivers
SANTACO: corporatisation aims at contracts, UIF and COIDA as SARS tightens informal-economy compliance.
BBC FOI: £65k on unused taxis, trains and hotel bookings
870 cab trips (£14,771), 344 rail tickets and 190 hotels unused — Beeb cites short-notice changes.
At least 21 dead in Western Cape crash involving minibus taxis
Head-on on N1 between Prince Albert and Leeu-Gamka; third vehicle hit wreck — toll may still rise.
Uber hires Cockney and Geordie voices to train AI accents
Gig ‘voice-data collectors’ chat with chatbots; listing seeks Scottish, Welsh, Scouse, Midlands and more.
Uber still lacks SA e-hailing registration six months on
NLTA deadline passed; Bolt and Wanatu certified — Uber applied late; drivers may dual-run registered apps.
Canberra wheelchair user refused taxi and Uber at Parliament
Rosie Putland’s fold-flat chair fits a boot; ATIA says refusals unacceptable — DDA bans disability transport denial.
Fiji female taxi drivers warn of fatigue and night-rank risks
Salima Bi cites 18-hour shifts, robbery fear; association seeks CBD police foot patrols.
VW starts production of refreshed Caddy popular with UK taxis
Poznań build adds cabin tech and eHybrid; wheelchair conversions keep model a PHV favourite.
Liverpool PHV driver held after pedestrian killed on Aigburth Road
26-year-old woman dies; 41-year-old driver arrested on suspicion of death by drug driving.