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Ali Enad of Coventry Connection trains professional drivers in Para and Accessible Transit. Photo: Taxi News
Will robo-taxis offer Wheelchair Accessible services? A short, sweet, blunt tidbit of common sense is a gift to be treasured. In the military it’s called a BGO, or “blinding flash of the glaringly obvious.” For example, once when I
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"Confessions of a Hamilton Cab Driver" by "best smelling" author Hans Wienhold is now available in 5 languages. Image: Amazon
“Best-smelling” author Hans Wienhold checks in for an automated opinion Ever the curious technophile, retired Taxi driver and renowned writer Hans Wienhold asked Meta AI to create a review of his book “Confessions of a Hamilton Cab Driver.” Taxi News
Read MoreBut a dream without action is only sleep Let me talk to you about hope. It is the word that has been used to keep us waiting. We have been told to hope for a better day, a better leader,
Read MoreRegret is a signal, not a sentence Let me talk to you about regret. Regret is the tax you pay on a life that was actually lived. Sit with that for a moment. The person who has never regretted anything
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Doug Ford and Mark Carney keep telling Canadians "We are the Americans BIGGEST CUSTOMER for automobiles." Actually, the BIGGEST CUSTOMER for American automobiles is the Americans themselves. Canada represents a very small fraction of all sales. Image: Taxi News
Tariffs and trade wars will give Canadians lots of practice Update: This article was first published in 2020, when Canadians were figuring out how to cope with the financial pain of COVID-19. In honour of the needless 2026 trade “war”
Read MoreCanada’s temporary gas tax relief is political window dressing. If Ottawa wants to bring down gasoline and diesel prices, it needs to tackle GST, costly regulations, and the policies driving up energy costs. The Carney government has announced that it will be
Read MoreA Testimony from the Inside and the Outside Diagnosis: The Road I KnewI drove a taxi in Toronto for twenty-eight years. I entered the industry in 1988, before the smartphone, before the app, before the algorithm. I drove through the
Read MoreYou wake up at dawn for your purpose, not your boss Let me talk to you about discipline. It is the word that has been twisted by the coloniser. We have been taught that discipline is obedience — the child
Read More“Too much time ‘aligning’” Khosrowshahi explains If Uber was a money manager, it would be Bernie Madoff. If Uber was a doctor, it would be Dr. Kevorkian and if Uber was a nurse, it would be Elizabeth Wettlaufer. If Uber
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