Queen Elizabeth’s digital twin: The technology helping Crossrail to know itself
Queen Elizabeth II famously has two birthdays. Crossrail likewise has two lines to its name, one almost complete and one set back in the wake of Covid. Or are there...
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BlaBlaCar grows Octobus tentacle to reach beyond the carpool
French startup BlaBlaCar has something to be chatty about: a $115m (€97m) funding round for...
Telsa is pitching for China – maybe it should sort out its troubles at home first
Electric car company Tesla is looking to open a new factory in Shanghai, according to reports by the Wall Street...
London pollution: Fresh measures come into force to drive down emissions
To drive in central London, owners of older, more polluting vehicles will be charged £21.50, almost twice as much as...
The French national sport of dodging parking fees is getting tougher
In France around €300m ($355m) is lost every year through locals failing to pay for parking, which is considered something...
Waymo sees an end to its trade secrets lawsuit with Uber – there’s just $1bn in the way
For five long months, Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo and ride-sharing startup Uber have been battling it out in the courts over self-driving technology. Now it appears an end is in…
Uber London needs to file its license appeal this week – what will happen if it doesn’t?
Today marks the deadline for Uber London to file its license appeal after Transport for London (TfL) revoked it last month. If the ride-sharing startup’s London subsidiary doesn’t file the…
Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to meet TfL today to appeal against license loss
Uber is officially no longer allowed to operate in London -- and its chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, is arriving in the city today to fight its case. Two weeks ago,…
Where are Monarch customers currently stranded?
Monarch, the largest ever UK airline to collapse, has ceased trading after losing its licence to sell package holidays in the UK. As many as 110,000 Monarch customers are currently…
Uber is on the rocks – here’s what’s happening with its competitors
2017 has been a difficult year for ride-sharing startup Uber, and it's not over yet. The startup has been dogged by scandal after scandal this year including sexual harassment claims,…
Uber’s Xchange Leasing is officially being shut down after making massive losses
The latest drama in Uber-land? The startup is shutting down its car leasing scheme after it was leading to massive losses for the company. Uber executives reportedly told The Wall…
