Ride Hailing news

On September 13th, the City of Toronto issued the press release below. October 2nd is the deadline for interested parties to submit their names for consideration to be on the Electric Vehicles Working Group.

Applications open for the Vehicle-for-Hire Net Zero Working Group

The City of Toronto is inviting members from across Toronto’s vehicle-for-hire industry and relevant stakeholders to join the Vehicle-for-Hire Net Zero Working Group. Led by a third-party facilitator, the working group will review possible solutions to guide and support the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions produced by the vehicle-for-hire industry to net zero by 2030.

Photo: Twitter Once again, London’s Black Cab drivers ferried military veterans to and from yesterday’s Remembrance Service, for free.Great people doing a great job for great people. That’s why they’re the best cabbies in the world. pic.twitter.com/qXocGMdw99 — Piers Morgan

Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursdday that it was investigating a cybersecurity incident, reports Reuters News. The incident occurred after a report that its network was breached and the company had to shut several internal communications and engineering systems.

To celebrate, Uber Canada is sharing its first-ever snapshot shedding light on Canadians’ sexual health and wellness. The data reveals the most popular and most unique sexual wellness products purchased in cities across Canada on Uber Eats. We also rank the Canadian cities that are the most prepared for sexual adventures, based on how many sexual health products they’re purchasing on Uber Eats.

A generation of young people who grew up summoning a rideshare driver through an app are getting helpful advice on how to hail a Taxi from WikiHow. “How to hail a Taxi” has been viewed 96,605 times.

In a “wiki” published in May 2022, WikiHow staff writer Kyle Hall provide instruction on at least four ways to hail a cab from the street.

Uber communicates directly with Mayor John Tory’s office on changes it wishes to see in Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) program, according to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by Taxi News.