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Uber to Pay $178 Million to Settle Lawsuit From Australian Taxi Drivers

Uber has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit in Australia that claimed the ride-sharing company destroyed the livelihoods of taxi and hire-car drivers, the law firm representing the drivers said. Uber has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit in Australia that claimed the ride-sharing company destroyed the livelihoods of taxi and hire-car drivers, the law firm representing the drivers said. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic…

Uber to pay $272 million to Australian taxi operators

“But on the courtroom steps and after years of refusing to do the right thing by those we say they harmed, Uber has blinked, and thousands of everyday Australians joined together to stare down a global giant.”When Maurice Blackburn launched the class action 2019, it outlined its key argument that Uber knew its operations in Australia were illegal because the company understood that its drivers were not properly licensed and did not have proper accreditation.”Uber said that was innovation, and we said it was illegal – a…

This new Airbus air taxi has a 50-mile range and is quieter than a hairdryer

Airbus has introduced its latest zero-emission eVTOL, designed to carry four people with a noise decibel range lower than a hairdryer when flying – which will radically cut into the noise pollution factor of a futuristic vision of eVTOLs buzzing around busy cities. Nearly five years in the making, this prototype targets a flight range of 50 miles (80 km) and a cruising speed of 75 mph (120 km/h). Airbus’s latest prototype, the CityAirbus NextGen – unveiled at the opening of its new CityAirbus test…

‘Unsafe for Women’: Karnataka Withdraws Electric Bike Taxi Services

Last Updated: March 08, 2024, 15:21 ISTgovernment order notified that the 2021 Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi Scheme has now been withdrawn. (Representative image)It has come to our notice that certain private app-based firms are violating the Motor Vehicles Act and its rules and running illegal non-transport two-wheelers as the transport vehicles, a government order read.Bengaluru: Karnataka Government has banned operation of electric bike taxi services in the state after they were found to be “unsafe for women” and being…

bike taxi: No more e-bike taxis in Bengaluru as Karnataka withdraws policy citing its misuse

Karnataka has notified a ban on bike taxi services owing to what the Congress regime sees as an apparent lack of encouraging response from ride-hailing services to offer services with electric two-wheelers and gross misuse of the present policy.Transport department has withdrawn the Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi Scheme, notified on July 14, 2021. ET had on February 9 reported the government planned to end the bike taxi scheme in the state. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

India’s First Flying Taxi to Take Maiden Flight in 7-8 Months at Double the Cost of an Uber Ride: IIT Prof | Exclusive

Nothing is excessively futuristic considering the pace of technological advancement worldwide. With this in mind, Professor Satya Chakravarthy, the founder of ePlane Company and a distinguished professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras), highlighted the ground-breaking progress achieved in developing India’s first flying taxi — e200.In an exclusive interview with News18, Prof Chakravarthy addressed various aspects of the e200’s design, safety, regulatory considerations,…

Mumbai To Soon Get Pod Taxi Services Between Bandra And Kurla

Last Updated: March 05, 2024, 21:32 ISTThe project will be implemented on a public-private partnership basis. These pods will have a capacity of six passengers each and will run at a speed of 40 km per hourThe Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced the launch of a pod taxi service to improve commuting to the Bandra-Kurla Complex, the business hub of Mumbai.The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has given the green light for this service on the 8.8 km route between Bandra and Kurla railway…

Sega’s ‘Crazy Taxi’ reboot will be a AAA game

Sega has seemingly confirmed that their upcoming Crazy Taxi reboot is being designed as a AAA title. Originally released in 1999 as an arcade game before being made available for the Dreamcast the following year, Crazy Taxi spawned a number of sequels and mobile spin-offs. However, there hasn’t been a new mainline console game since Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller was released in 2002. Last year, Sega confirmed they would be rebooting Crazy Taxi, alongside a number of other classic games. No further details were shared but, in…

Oscar nominee again 47 years after `Taxi Driver` – Jodie Foster finds it `cool`

Acclaimed actress-filmmaker Jodie Foster finds it is "cool" that there`s been 47 years between her first Oscar nomination for `Taxi Driver` and her most recent for `Nyad`. The 61-year-old actress was recently shortlisted for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role accolade for her work on `Nyad,` an biographical sports drama film about swimmer Diana Nyad`s multiple attempts in the early 2010s to swim the Straits of Florida, with flashbacks to her early life. Jodie, whose first nomination was for `Taxi Driver` in 1976,…