“How can 25,500 cars and 300 cycles be afforded the same road space?” Sam Pappas delivered these remarks at the October 15th event with Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, in which Sarkaria announced that Ontario will introduce legislation which, if
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In addition to viewing the RoboTaxi at Tesla's WeRobot event, media could drink free alcohol at bars staffed by robot bartenders. Image: YouTube
Drivers, fleet managers, safety supervisors, fuel suppliers can all retire now We’ll be able to “turn parking lots into parks” once Tesla’s RoboTaxi gets rolling in 2027, Elon Musk announced October 10th at Warner Studios in Los Angeles. Wow. Parking
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Gig workers, Uber and Lyft drivers protest in front of Uber's Canadian head office on Bloor Street on February 14th. Photo: Earla Philips
Everyone wants security, opportunity, respect I do not know one single happy Uber driver, I realized this weekend. I used to have at least one Uber driver I could count on to be happy: my brother, who lives in Los
Read More“Damages remain outstanding” The Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa class action court case appeared on the agenda of Ottawa’s Finance and Corporate Services Committee October 1st. The report by Interim City Solicitor Stuart Huxley provides the Committee with a
Read MoreProgram may enable Taxi drivers to get back to standard insurance Facility Association (FA) now offers a telematics program for taxi drivers in Ontario designed to help the drivers find a way out of Facility and back to the standard
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Central Taxi sponsorship featured prominently on Niagara's Canada Games Park sign throughout the day. Photo: Bobby D.
Central Taxi sponsors second Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation event The 2024 “Hope in Motion” event exceeded its fundraising target by 25 per cent, final reports show. Niagara’s Central Taxi is a major sponsor of the event, which raises funds for
Read MoreProgram intended to reduce congestion, improve safety Mayor Olivia Chow and Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), Chair of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, today announced increased fines for motorists who block intersections, also known as “Blocking the Box”, as
Read MoreRe: Beck Taxi has not been sold to the Chinese To the Editor, Beck Taxi has been a family-run business since it launched in 1967. Under the knowledgeable leadership of Gail Souter and her daughter Kristine, the company stands as a
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Beck Taxi confirmed it has not been sold to a Chinese buyer, but is only getting a new awning. Photo: supplied
It’s just a new awning Beck Taxi has not been sold to a Chinese buyer; it is getting a new awning at the front door. Rumours began flying early on Friday, September 13th that Toronto’s largest Taxi brokerage had been
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