Ontario’s “Northlander Rideshare Pilot Review” continues this week on March 18th and 19th. On March 11, the first session was conducted by video teleconference and included representatives from Uber and Lyft and 31 provincial and municipal bureaucrats. On March 13th,
Read MoreFirst session scheduled for 9am March 11 None of the stakeholders who RSVP’d to Ontario’s ground transportation review have yet been notified that they are included on the schedule of consultations as of March 10, one day before the first
Read MoreIn a telephone survey conducted Thursday March 5th, Taxi News was unable to find a single Taxi company which was aware of the “Northlander Rideshare Pilot Engagements” being organized by Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation. 19 Taxi companies listed along Ontario’s
Read MoreOntario’s “Northlander Rideshare Engagement” a mystifying mouthful In the province on Ontario, the Ministry of Transportation has sent invitations to select stakeholder groups to let them know a consultation is about to take place: the “Northlander Rideshare Pilot Engagement.” At
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Marc Andre Way, CEO of Coventry Connections and President of the Canadian Taxi Association. Photo: Taxi News
CTA president Marc André Way says a March 4th meeting with Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) in advance of the upcoming ground transportation review “went well,” and he is looking forward to contributing to the consultations which begin on March
Read MoreTaxi News has obtained consultation invite email The email below has been sent to select stakeholders, apparently limited to some of the groups which contacted the Ministry of Transportation and requested they be included on the Review consultation list: From: “Ontario
Read MoreTo help pay for more robotaxis, Waymo recently raised $16 billion as part of the financial infusion that puts the value of the company at $126 billion. The valuation fueled speculation that Waymo may eventually be spun off from its corporate parent
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77 per cent of Toronto's Accessible Taxi fleet will need to be replaced by March 2026 simply to maintain current levels of service. Image: Taxi News Data: City of Toronto https://www.toronto.ca/data/mls/ssc/V00.html
Toronto staff to conduct feasibility study on centralized dispatch The article below was originally published on September 15, 2025. Taxi News is re-posting it to assist readers in understanding the difference between “on-demand” and “pre-booked” Accessible services. *** The September
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Video captured a teen girl sprinting away from a Lyft vehicle in which the driver allegedly attempted to kidnap her. Image: Good Morning America on YouTube
Good Morning America reports that a teen aged girl was allegedly abducted by her Lyft driver on February 14th. The girl escaped by jumping out of the vehicle when she realized the driver had cancelled the ride and was moving
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