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Uber shares hit after losing license to operate in London over safety fears

November 25, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Uber shares fell by 6% in premarket trading after global ride-hailing app was stripped of its London license. The company lost its license to operate in England’s capital city on Monday after the transport regulator discovered more than 14,000 journeys […]


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Google’s New Idea Reveals How It Might Compete With Uber

January 18, 2017

Via: Time

Google has been developing self-driving car technology since 2009, and the company is reportedly planning to launch its own ride-sharing service that could rival Uber and Lyft. Now, a recently published Googlepatent application provides some insight as to how the […]


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Obama Administration Says Automakers Will Back Self-Driving Car Oversight

October 4, 2016

Via: Fortune

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told Reuters he expects automakers and tech companies will comply with voluntary guidelines his department issued last month for autonomous vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an agency of Foxx’s department, has called […]


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Why Southwest Airlines Is Struggling Through the Summer

September 1, 2016

Via: Time

This weekend, Southwest Airlines endured any airline’s worst nightmare when an engine failed, forcing an emergency landing that, happily, the pilots navigated safely and successfully. Southwest later called it an isolated incident. That said, it’s one more piece of bad […]


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These Four States Want to Test a Mileage Tax

June 27, 2016

Via: Fortune

Four Eastern states are working on implementing a mileage tax. The I-95 Corridor Coalition, which represents transportation agencies, toll authorities, and related organizations, applied for a federal grant last month. TheWashington Post reports that the funding would allow Delaware, Pennsylvania, […]