California rideshare drivers unionise as robotaxis reshape pay
SEIU: 30k+ signed up; talks with Uber/Lyft not begun — AV competition flagged in priorities.
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Phoenix Lyft driver chases hit-and-run suspect for miles
Octave Gwin saw pedestrian struck thrice; SWAT arrest — police suspect impairment; victim critical.
HMRC MTD: don’t treat app payouts as full taxi turnover
£1,000 fares vs £800 banked after commission — digital records must show gross income and costs.
Warwick taxis face 10% fare rise amid Uber trade loss fears
Day flag £4.40→£4.85 from October; drivers cite fuel costs and claim up to 70% lost to apps.
FT: robotaxis need public trust to remake urban transport
Editorial backs driverless cabs as Uber–Wayve start in London; cites safety data and cost path.
London black-cab shortage: fleets say LEVC drip-feeds new TX
Drivers face 12-year expiry with few replacements; LEVC and TfL deny a supply crisis.
Three HMRC changes taxi drivers must know: MTD, tax check, TOMS
Digital quarterly tax from Apr 2026 by income band; licence tax check; PHV VAT shift for operators.
Police seek man after Solihull taxi-wait assault on Farmhouse Way
Group attack after midnight 30 Aug; injuries serious but not life-threatening — call 101.
25,000 Hyderabad airport cabs off road in aggregator boycott
TGPWU vs Uber, Ola, Rapido over GO Ms.No.46 fares — claim ₹12–15/km vs notified ₹21.
Geely pumps £90m into LEVC as Coventry cab plant faces limbo
Loans clear Santander and BNP debts; TX6 timing and Ansty factory use called uncertain.
Athens taxi driver held over €600 airport-to-hotel shakedown
38-year-old faces robbery after alleged threats for luggage release; second €800 complaint probed.
Spain’s first Level 4 robotaxi permit opens Madrid — Palma next?
WeRide, Uber and AVOMO get DGT go-ahead; 20 vehicles with specialist — commercial late 2026.
Waymo stops robotaxi after detecting gun; two SF teens arrested
Loaded AR-style ghost gun found before 4am 3 Sep; marijuana and mace also seized.
Analysts warn Tesla Cybercab fleet sales leave owners the downside
Electrek: if robotaxis printed money Tesla wouldn’t sell fleets — capital and depreciation risk.
PHV operator licences cluster in small councils — shopping fears
DfT Apr 2026: Castle Point 554, Wolverhampton 515, Hertsmere 467 behind TfL’s 1,843.
Nottingham cabbie fined after knocking down 91-year-old in Daybrook
Careless driving: broken ankle; £219 fine, six points — judge cites momentary lapse.
Pontefract man jailed after strangling ex and ramming taxi
Luke Strickland, 27: four years two months; threatened female cabbie with tyre iron.
Rochford lifts taxi flag 50p — short trips hit hardest, say critics
From 1 Oct daytime start £4→£4.50; councillors warn pensioners face 12.5% on brief rides.
Cumberland eyes common £7 two-mile hackney fare across district
Executive 16 Sep: advertise tariff — +£1 Allerdale, +80p Copeland; Carlisle unchanged.
Hull’s WER2 installs first bleed kit funded by 10p fare levy
Knives Down campaign aims for weekly kits citywide; police back Safer Hull roll-out.
Lisbon airport taxis get fixed €16–€28 fares from 15 October
Self-regulation protocol with city, FPT and ANTRAL; card/MB Way mandatory; rank accreditation.
LEVC cuts 2025 loss by over £110m as next TX taxi planned
Loss £55m vs £179m; sales 725; TX5 ending lifecycle — new-generation TX with no launch date.