taxi

MMDA: We did not impound Uber car

The MMDA isn’t out to apprehend Uber cars for being “colorum” or illegally operated as public transport. The chief of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), who earlier expressed support for the mobile car-booking service Uber, strongly…

Ford Transit Taxi debuts in Hong Kong

Ford Motor Company adds Hong Kong to the list of global cities served by its Transit Connect Taxi, building on the vehicle’s popularity among taxi operators in New York City, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. All-new this…

LTFRB bares taxi drivers’ new modus operandi

MANILA, Philippines—Abusive taxi drivers will never run out of modus operandi. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has been receiving complaints on taxi drivers using a special spray to immobilize female passengers. LTFRB chairman Winston…

New taxi service rolls out in Cebu

CEBU CITY—Commuters can now avail themselves of a new taxi service with just a press of a button. Three Cebuanos—Kenneth Baylosis, Keith Levi Lumanog and Eddie Ybanez—have developed an application that will help commuters who are Android…

Nissan to supply New York’s ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’

New York City (NYC) just wouldn’t be the same without its famous yellow taxicabs. Those cabs have changed over the years from the Checker Cab to the Chevrolet Caprice to the Crown Victoria and now Ford Escape.…