Drivers more likely to be distracted while using partial automation tech, study shows
Major automakers are racing to deploy tech that partially automates driving tasks to enhance safety, ease, and revenue.
Sun Sep 22 2024
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
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024