Taxi

General Motors' Cruise recalls 300 robotaxis after crash involving bus

General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has recalled 300 robotaxis to update software after one of them rear-ended a municipal bus in San Francisco. Cruise says in government documents posted Friday that the robotaxi inaccurately predicted how the bus would move as it pulled out of a bus stop on March 23. The articulated two-section bus slowed as it was leaving the stop and was hit by the self-driving vehicle. Cruise characterised the crash as a fender-bender and said no one was hurt. The company says in documents sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it did the software update on March 25. Cruise determined that the collision was caused by an issue related to prediction of the unique movements of articulated vehicles in rare circumstances, the company said in documents. The company said no other crashes have happened due to the problem and that the same thing won't happen again after the update. Cruise said it did the recall to be transparent and

'What ban?' Uber, Ola bike riders clueless about Delhi govt order

Bike taxi services available as usual a day after transport department's clampdown

Goa govt set with taxi service for passengers at new airport from Jan 5

Goa Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte on Sunday said enough taxis and other conveyance will be made available for passengers arriving at Manohar International Airport (MIA) in Mopa, where flight operations will begin on January 5. Talking to PTI, the minister said the issue of taxi operators will be solved by January 5 and there will be enough vehicles available for passengers. The state government has already started the process to allot spots for taxi operators at the new airport and preference is being given to those from Pernem taluka, where the airport is located. The state government also plans to operate buses of state-run Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited from the airport for people who don't want to take taxis, Khaunte said. He further said that the government has advertised and started getting taxi operators on board. A queue system in line with the ones followed at other airports will be introduced at MIA, he said. The state has also developed a dedicated Goa Taxi App

Mumbai taxi and auto drivers to go on an indefinite strike from Sep 15

Over 200,000 autorickshaw drivers and 48,000 taxi drivers are expected to join the indefinite strike

SpiceJet launches taxi service for its passengers at 28 airports

Passengers booking SpiceJet flights will receive an SMS with details of the SpiceJet taxi service, the airline said in a statement noted

Baidu bags first permits for fully driverless 'robotaxis' in China

Baidu has also secured a permit to run driverless cars on open roads in Beijing but here, the permit still requires a human operator in the front passenger seat.

Kerala govt to launch online cab service 'Kerala Savari' in August

Kerala government is all set to come up with an alternative to the popular corporate online cab service by launching its own e-taxi service, the first such initiative by any state government

Commuters in Delhi face hardships as auto, taxi unions go on strike

Commuters had a harrowing time as various auto-rickshaw, cab and taxi unions in capital went on a two-day strike on Monday to demand a CNG subsidy and fare revision in the wake of rising fuel prices

Auto, taxi unions on strike in Delhi to demand CNG subsidy, fare hike

Various auto-rickshaw, cab and taxi unions in the national capital went on a strike on Monday, demanding a CNG subsidy and a fare revision in the wake of rising fuel prices.

Elon Musk says Tesla will build vehicle designed to be a robotaxi

Musk didn't give details of the robotaxi other than to say it will look quite futuristic.

Uber to revive plan to onboard Mumbai's traditional 'kaali-peeli' on app

With only half the registered users active, it could still be a long haul

Car sharing platform Zoomcar elevates Nirmal NR as India CEO

Domestic car sharing marketplace Zoomcar on Friday announced to elevate Nirmal NR as the CEO for India market.

Uber to allow riders see ratings they receive from drivers

In a first, ride-hailing major Uber on Wednesday said the riders can now see how many five-star ratings -- including the shameful one-star reviews -- they've racked up from drivers.

Lockdown: Passengers face difficulty over taxi shortage at Delhi Airport

All scheduled commercial passenger flights were suspended in India since March 25 after the Central government imposed a lockdown to contain COVID-19

Janata curfew: Autos, taxis extend support to move, to be off road in Delhi

The prime minister acknowledging this initiative said that the fight against corona epidemic will receive a boost due to it

Looking to take off: Flying taxis might soon be a staple of urban transport

Two companies debuted their visions in Singapore this week, write Dan Murtaugh and Melissa Cheok

Ride-hailing firms welcome government's liberal taxi regulation policy

A ministry report had recently suggested a single regulatory framework for the Indian taxi industry

Taxis to charge govt-set fares after Aug 22: HC

According to prescribed rates, fare for Economy Radio Taxi is Rs 12.50 per km, while it is Rs 14 per km for non-AC black

Carmakers on mega taxi ride

Fleet segment sales see extraordinarily high growth, across companies, as transportation becomes more of a commodity