Lyft to buy Gett’s UK taxi business, marking its third international acquisitionLyft is expanding its global reach by acquiring the UK business of London black cab app Gett. This move significantly boosts Lyft's driver ...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.46 PM IST
AI self-driving startup Wayve worth $8.6 billion after fresh fundingWayve, a British startup specialised in artificial intelligence for self-driving vehicles, revealed Wednesday a valuation of $8.6 billion t...
25 Feb, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
Robotaxis are coming to London. The city's famed black cab drivers are skepticalThe autonomous vehicle from British startup Wayve Technologies is on a test run ahead of the U.K. government's robotaxi trials set to launc...
23 Feb, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next yearThe San Francisco ride-hailing company said in July it was developing a robotaxi with the electric car company Lucid and the self-driving t...
29 Oct, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
Alphabet-backed Waymo plans to launch driverless taxis in London next yearWaymo said Wednesday that it will start testing its self-driving cars on London streets in the coming weeks - with a human "safety driver" ...
16 Oct, 2025, 10.36 AM IST
Uber loses UK Supreme Court appeal over tax on rival appsUber had sought a declaration that rival private-hire taxi operators enter into a contract with passengers, meaning operators must charge 2...
29 Jul, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
Uber loses UK Supreme Court appeal over tax on rival appsUber had brought the case following a 2021 decision by the United Kingdom's Supreme Court that its drivers were workers, which had an impac...
29 Jul, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
Back-to-the-future cabs can also fare wellThe black cabs of London, known for their drivers' encyclopaedic city knowledge, offer several advantages over app-based taxi services, inc...
08 Feb, 2025, 12.43 AM IST
Uber tries to win over London black cabsUber will open up its platform to London's black cabs next year, the ride-hailing firm said on Wednesday, trying to win over the British ca...
29 Nov, 2023, 02.44 PM IST
Electric vehicles can't compete with the emotional roar of an engine - but does that matter?Electric vehicle (EV) sales have been growing at a rapid pace. Their share of the global car market has risen from around 4 per cent in 202...
19 Jul, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh to get India’s first pod taxi; Here’s everything you may want to knowThe Yamuna Authority has reportedly given a nod to India’s first pod taxi project’s revamped DPR and Bid document. From expected routes to ...
09 May, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
TCS wins 10-year contract from Transport for LondonAs part of the ten-year contract, which can be extended by five more years, TCS will design, implement and operate a cloud-based smart mobi...
09 Sep, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
Indian-origin scientist creates Twitter account to track moped gangsThe 28-year-old then took a taxi to chase the four youths who were on three mopeds and also witnessed them snatch a phone from another vict...
07 Aug, 2017, 07.48 PM IST
Maharashtra trying to discriminate between cab services: Bombay High CourtA division bench of Justices R M Sawant and Sadhana Jadhav was hearing petitions filed by Uber India Ltd, Ola Ltd and six drivers plying ca...
03 Aug, 2017, 01.25 PM IST
London Taxi Company bets future on 119-year-old technologyFirst electric-motor taxi trial fizzled out in 1899 after costly vehicles, which drove only slightly faster than a horse, were scrapped.
30 Jul, 2016, 02.56 AM IST
UK plans law to limit cab licences as Uber raises taxi-industry, lawmakers concernsThe taxi industry is also concerned about cashless transactions encouraged by Uber since they deal only in cash payments.
09 Jun, 2015, 10.14 AM IST
- Mukesh Ambani speaks up against Chavanism
“We are all Indians first. Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi belong to all Indians. That is the reality,” Mukesh Ambani said.
28 Jan, 2010, 01.47 AM IST