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Carmaker Stellantis invests millions in electric 'flying taxis'

Carmaking giant Stellantis wants to mass produce "air taxis" designed to carry a handful of passengers on short trips high above road traffic, the company announced this week. It plans to invest up to $150 million in Archer Aviation, which has developed an electric aircraft that can take off and…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 6, 2023

Best apps for navigating London during the strikes: From live travel info to bike hire

Get to your destination by public transport, car, taxi, bike and more using these apps

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023

Woman shares 'terrifying but clever' hack to stay safe while in Uber

A woman has been praised online for sharing the simple safety hack she uses every time she gets a lift in an Uber

Nottingham Post · Jan 3, 2023

‘I’ll be crashing on someone’s couch till I get paid’: life as the first Gen Z congressman

Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a Florida gun-control activist and former Uber driver, won a resounding victory in the US midterms. Now he just has to find somewhere to live

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2022

"It's like they treat us as second class citizens": Metrolink bosses apologise over disabled man's nightmare journey

'It felt as if they did not care. I was furious'

Manchester Evening News · Dec 30, 2022

'Dodgy' NSW cabbies gazumping passengers

NSW Transport Minister David Elliott has warned tax drivers not to "rip off" passengers by negotiating prices without turning on their meters.

AAP · Dec 30, 2022

Ride-share drivers protest at O’Hare to demand better wages, bathroom access and end to ‘unfair’ deactivations

As thousands of travelers across the country and in Chicago saw their holiday plans upended by transportation troubles, ride-share workers took a stand Tuesday night by refusing to take rides from O’Hare International Airport.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 28, 2022

Antyesti in Brooklyn, for my father

I went to New York to perform this final ritual for my father, unable to move fearlessly as I once did

Salon · Dec 28, 2022

How To Empower Millions of Independent Workers

Deregulation can help the millions of people who prefer flexible, independent jobs.

Reason · Dec 26, 2022

Hyundai Shows Off Ioniq 5-Based Robotaxis Operating In Las Vegas

Users can call an autonomous Ioniq 5 in Las Vegas through Uber or Lyft, although until the end of 2023 there will still be a safety driver on-board.

InsideEVs · Dec 23, 2022