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Young women accepted a ride from a strange man in an unmarked car because they had the idea it was an OK thing to do…their guard wasn’t up; they had no guard. There was a time when elected officials and
Read MoreWaymo plans to voluntarily issue a software recall with federal safety regulators related to how its robotaxis operate around school buses, TechCrunch reports in a December 5th article. “The voluntary software recall will be filed early next week, according to
Read MoreCanada’s Air Transat will gradually suspend flights between December 8 and 9 following a 72-hour strike notice from ALPA, the union representing the company’s 700 pilots. Air Transat posted the following notice on December 7th: “The union representing our pilots
Read MoreAODA compliance, passenger safety, driver earnings industry issues The province of Ontario’s review of the ground transportation framework announced in the Fall Economic Statement “will branch out in the new year,” Ministry of Transportation staff indicate. “We are currently consulting
Read MoreTo the Editor, RE: It’s always sunny in autonomous news When, not if, Waymo commences operations in T.O., the VFH will be utterly transformed. (Look for a possible merger or takeover with Uber at some point. Uber, with a 2024
Read MoreMeanwhile, Magna’s self-driving test cut short for “bad behaviour” by robots “Alphabet’s much-hyped self-driving car company is looking at Toronto. Waymo, the autonomous taxi service where passengers roll solo, opened a registration with Toronto’s lobbyist registrar on November 6,” City
Read More“Uniform or near-uniform pricing” These agreements constitute a per se violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. They are horizontal arrangements among direct competitors to fix prices—precisely the type of conduct the antitrust laws were designed to prohibit. The
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Read MoreProvincial involvement is “long overdue,” RDAO says Ontario’s review of ground transportation regulations must include discussion of both driver earnings and a single transferrable license, says George Wedge, president of the Rideshare Drivers of Ontario. Wedge says Ontario’s involvement in
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