Monday rates .80/km; Tuesday $1.10/km As permitted by Ontario’s “pilot” rideshare project, Uber launched in Sudbury on Monday offering rides at 80 cents per kilometre. However, 24 hours later, that rate had increased to $1.10 per kilometre. The overnight 38
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Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria speaks at the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce luncheon, August 25, 2026. Photo: Taxi News
Family-owned Taxi companies snubbed by Ford’s Minister Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria spoke about “last mile” transportation while managing never to say the word “Taxi.” Video: Taxi News Ontario’s Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria visited Sudbury on August 25th, speaking at a
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Northern Ontario Taxi companies are adament the province must do a rideshare pilot review after gaining winter experience. Photo: Mike Murchison
No winter experience will be available to assess Three months after Ontario’s new rideshare pilot was launched, Ministry of Transportation (MTO) staff are beginning a “review” of the program. “Ontario is now exploring potential future enhancements to the Provincial Rideshare
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Commercial insurance rates paid by Uber drivers on a per-trip basis are buried in the spread or "take rate" between what riders pay (green line) and what drivers receive (red line). Image source: More Perfect Union
“All the benefits flow to Uber” new investigative report finds “Commercial insurance rates” collected from Uber drivers on every trip flow to Uber itself through Aleka Insurance, according to a new investigative journalism report. “Aleka Insurance is a wholly owned
Read MoreTaxi News wants to hear your best worst predictions Waymo is lobbying the City of Toronto to launch a pilot project involving Autonomous Vehicles on Toronto streets. In December 2025, City Hall Watcher reported that Waymo’s team will be “communicating
Read MoreCanada needs a smart sales manager I lost one-third of my revenues in a single phone call one bleak morning. It taught me an indelible lesson about doing business with Americans. I had been writing a promotional newsletter for Hewlett-Packard
Read MoreProfanity warning Beautiful Niki Grigoriadis and her husband John were my favourite office neighbours, ever. This piece was originally published in 2004 and remains one of my very favourite pieces. Before I posted it, I knocked on John Grigoriadis’ door
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The Oozlum Bird of Australian mythology can fly in progressively smaller circles, until it eventually disappears up its own rectum. When Taxi News compared the City of Toronto's letter blaming Taxi drivers for aggressive behaviour, it struck a real chord with readers. Image: Godsandmonsters Substack
Blaming drivers for the problems it created The City of Toronto has finally flown in so many nonsensical circles, it has flown up its own rectum. This special talent is attributed to the Oozlum Bird of British and Australian folklore.
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A Waymo on display outside an autonomous vehicle conference in NYC. Photo by Sophia Lebowitz courtesy of Streetsblog
NYC must make a real comparison, Open Plans says Autonomous for-hire vehicles, better known as robotaxis, are operational in cities across the globe. In New York City, Waymo received a permit to test their vehicles with a safety driver, which
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