Flying taxis in Indonesia's new capital will need to follow international rules
The Transportation Ministry issued permit for technical test, considering it a scientific test to study and develop flying taxi services.
Tue Jul 30 2024
Clones, noseprints, flying taxis: Sci-fi meets reality at expo
In the future, we may live our later years in the company of "socially intelligent" robots capable of "building an emotional relationship".
Sat Mar 04 2023
Philippines town gives taxis a lift as floods become norm
Motorcycle taxi drivers have modified their vehicles to keep passengers dry and high above the floodwaters.
Tue Oct 18 2022
Companies envision taxis flying above jammed traffic
Entrepreneurs are looking to a future in which commuters hop into "air taxis" that whisk them over clogged roads.
Tue May 10 2022
Air taxis promised to fly above potholes of Rome
A new electric air taxi could be transporting passengers from Rome's Fiumicino Airport to the city centre within three years.
Fri Nov 05 2021
Baidu's self-driving taxis are popping up all across China's megacities
Baidu has announced the beginning of public tests of its autonomous driving technology Apollo in Shanghai through a small fleet of cabs.
Sat Sep 18 2021
COVID-19: Taxis and tuk-tuks come to a standstill after Thai virus surge
Coloured taxis sits idle in storage as a fresh coronavirus surge scuttles hopes of relief for Thailand's tourism-dependent economy.
Sun Jul 25 2021
MAHB, Skyports, Volocopter to study vertiport deployment in Malaysia
Air taxi technology and revolution is the next big thing that we want to see happening in Malaysian aviation.
Wed Jul 21 2021
One-off RM500 aid for bus, taxi drivers disburse beginning today - Tengku Zafrul
A one-off financial aid of RM500 for drivers of taxis, school buses, sightseeing buses, rental and e-hailing vehicles has been rolled out.
Mon Feb 22 2021
Drivers of e-hailing vehicles, taxis and buses don't have to re-apply for cash aid under PERMAI
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said they would only need to be screened with their licenses.
Mon Feb 15 2021
Passengers must have approval to cross districts, state borders - Wee
Taxis, rented cars and e-hailing services must ensure that their passengers have the necessary approval before crossing districts or state borders.
Thu Jan 21 2021
Taxis, e-hailing services allowed to operate with no time limit - Ismail Sabri
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said they were also allowed to pick up passengers according to their vehicle capacity.
Thu Jun 11 2020
Saudi Arabia suspends domestic flights and trains for 14 days over coronavirus fears
Saudi Arabia suspended on Friday all domestic flights, buses, taxis, and trains for 14 days starting Saturday.
Fri Mar 20 2020
Good news as no RRC to be imposed on Malaysian taxis
"The RRC is not applicable to foreign-registered taxis," a spokesperson of the republic's Land Transport Authority (LTA) was quoted as saying.
Sun Jan 22 2017
SPAD records 1,320 cases for breach of law by public transport in southern states
A total of 1,320 cases for breach of the law involving buses, taxis and lorries were recorded by SPAD in Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Johor since January this year.
Fri Dec 30 2016