Culture
Grab, ComfortDelGro Taxi to raise platform fees from Jan 1
Taxi operator ComfortDelGro and ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing their platform fees from Jan 1, 2026. ComfortDelGro will…
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Culture
Singapore, Malaysia to ramp up cross-border taxi quota to 500 per country
Singapore and Malaysia will gradually increase the quota for licensed cross-border taxis to 500, from the current level of 200 per…
Culture
Operating-cost disparity taken into account in setting fares for cross-border taxi services: MOT
The authorities will also identify more pick-up points in both Johor Bahru and Singapore for the convenience of commuters The authorities…
Culture
ComfortDelGro to start hotline bookings, doorstep pick-ups for cross-border taxi rides from Sep 25
Travellers heading to Johor Bahru can book a cross-border ride from anywhere in Singapore through ComfortDelGro’s (CDG) hotline from Sep…
Business
Regev opens door for Uber in Israel without public process, professional input
Transportation Minister Miri Regev bypassed ministry experts and regulators in a move critics say is politically driven and undermines…
Business
Old images from Cape Town falsely linked to fresh taxi violence in Johannesburg
After gunmen in South Africa killed a ride-hailing driver in Johannesburg in August 2025, social media users began circulating images…
Culture
Vietnam billionaire’s taxi firm takes on grab in South-east Asia
Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong is looking to disrupt ride-hailing sectors across South-east Asia as his taxi company Green & Smart…
Business
Old images mislead about taxi violence in South Africa
Spates of taxi-related violence in South Africa are commonplace and usually deadly. Images of minibus taxis set alight in North West…
Culture
Flying taxi CEO is billionaire again after stock’s 160% rally
Four years after a much-hyped Spac deal followed by a swift collapse, shares of flying taxi company Joby Aviation have rallied to an…
Culture
GrabCab, Singapore’s newest taxi operator, hits the roads with over 40 cabs to be rolled out in July
Singapore’s sixth and newest taxi operator GrabCab has hit the roads, with over 40 cabs to be rolled out in July, and more cabs expected…
Business
Only in Japan: A taxi that helps travelers find the best noodles on Earth
It’s not hard to find a decent bowl of noodles in Kagawa, the unofficial "Udon Capital of Japan." This prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku…
Business
Picture of Modi being 'taken around Paris in a taxi' is doctored
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi co-hosted a global AI summit alongside French President Emmanuel Macron on February 10, social…
Business
Sam Kerr feared for her life when 'trapped' in a taxi, court hears
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea forward Sam Kerr said she feared for her life when “trapped” in a taxi before she was alleged to have caused…
Fashion
Waymo is getting ready to tackle Los Angeles' freeways. How have the robotaxis fared so far?
Waymo’s fleet of electric, self-driving taxis has been on the streets of Los Angeles for a few months now. And in a post on X this week,…
Fashion
ComfortDelGro adds Toyota Alphard Hybrid models to limousine taxi fleet
Move is said to align with the growing demand for premium transportation services LAND transport operator ComfortDelGro (CDG) has…
Lifestyle
Taxi strikes pedestrians near NYC Macy's on Christmas Day: What we know
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Multiple people are injured in Herald Square in New York City after a taxi driver hopped the curb and…
Fashion
Licences issued to ride-hailing and taxi operators ahead of new rules in 2025
THE licensed operators of point-to-point (P2P) transport services were announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Monday (Dec 23),…
Fashion
Brian Thompson: NYPD Releases New Photos of UnitedHealthcare CEO's Assassin Sitting in Taxi as It Is Revealed He Used Veterinary Gun for Murder
The NYPD released new photos of the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Saturday night. In one of the photos the…
Culture
Indonesia’s biggest taxi firm bets BYD plant to cut EV prices
Blue Bird aims for electric vehicles to account for 3% of its fleet by next year and to gradually increase the number to 20% by 2030…
Lifestyle
Japan job market points to shift on immigration
Japan is hoping to tackle a worsening manpower shortage in its transportation industry by licensing up to 24,500 foreign taxi, bus, and…