Ride Hailing news

On July 11th, Toronto’s Executive Committee will consider the TTC’s Wheel-Trans service and request the CEO to make a presentation on September 5th. Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA 2005) there has been an increase in access

As a result of Justice Michael Smith’s scheduling conflict, final oral arguments in the Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa court case, which were set to be heard July 4th and 5th 2023, had to be postponed. The new dates

The July 4th and 5th court proceedings in Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa have been postponed and will not take place this week as originally scheduled and announced.

“I am still involved with my civil jury trial,” Justice Michael Smith informed legal counsel for both sides in an email on Friday, June 30th.  

“As such, the oral submissions that were scheduled to proceed on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 4 and 5) will have to be rescheduled. I will ask the trial coordination office to reach out to you and reschedule the hearing. Thank you. M. Smith J.”

Chow has already acknowledged that the special treatment given to Uber was unfair, and that the ground transportation industry needs reform Olivia Chow is Toronto’s new mayor. Chow, a former City Councillor, widow of federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leader

July 4th and 5th have been reserved for oral submissions in the Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa trial. Observers expect that a decision from the judge on the liability issue will come in the late fall 2023 or winter of 2024. 

Following Judge Smith’s s decision on liability, there will the be evidence and argument over damages.
If the City of Ottawa is found liable, the judgement could be as much as $215,000,000, plus pre-and post-judgment interest, plus costs.

The City of Toronto’s staff report, outlining the vehicle-for-hire industry’s transition to net-zero emissions by 2030, is now expected at the Economic and Community Development Committee (ECDC) this fall. It was originally expected to be presented at the ECDC meeting

The questions and answers used as Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) testing program have been collected and posted to several sites on YouTube.

“All questions a real test questions, collected from those who took the test recently,” says to opening slide of Simplifoo’s YouTube page. “Hope this will definitely help you.”

Another site, run by Maple Leaf Tamil, has more than 10,000 views.

Because the VFH test is administered to drivers using their own cell phones to take the test, drivers could keep YouTube open during the test to check for the correct answer.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga announced that the City of New York has set a first-of-its-kind minimum pay rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers. When fully implemented, the city’s more than 60,000 delivery workers — who currently earn $7.09/hour on average — will earn at least $19.96/hour. Restaurant delivery apps will also have flexibility in how they pay delivery workers the new minimum rate.