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Uber to offer full-scale meal delivery service in US—report

Five years since starting a ride-hailing app, Uber is set to offer a full-scale meal delivery service to the public in certain US cities by end-March, according to a report. Based on a Yahoo Finance report quoting…

Uber to resume chopper flights despite sheriff’s order

PARK CITY, Utah—Uber plans to resume helicopter flights at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday in spite of a cease-and-desist order from a Utah sheriff who says he could arrest pilots who land near Park City. The…

Uber, GrabCar foe wants TRO extended

A TRANSPORT group has asked a Quezon City court to extend the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by another court on app-enabled transport services, as it maintained that the TRO should apply to existing operations of Uber…

Google reveals self-driving cars’ slipups

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—Google on Tuesday said that while its self-driving cars have safely driven more than a million miles, there have been times when humans have had to take over to avoid crashing. System “anomalies” caused…

Gadgets–cars, toys, appliances–will keep getting smarter

Our cars, our homes, our appliances and even our toys: Things around us are going to keep getting smarter. In 2016, we’ll entrust even more of our lives and their intimate details to machines—not to mention the…

Eye on safety, California sets rules for self-driving cars

LOS ANGELES — California regulators have unveiled a roadmap that would let consumers begin using self-driving cars, though manufacturers would have to prove the emerging technology is safe before a licensed driver could get chauffeured around town.…

Honda Smart Technology

Honda, the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, has ushered an innovative and groundbreaking technology in motorcycle development in the Philippines and the rest of the world with its exclusive and pioneering Honda Smart Technology. Honda Philippines first adopted…

GrabCar becomes Philippines’ first authorized ride-sharing app

Philippine transport authorities authorized GrabCar as the first company to operate under new rules governing ride-sharing apps, state and company officials said Wednesday. Singapore-based GrabCar got the jump on US rival Uber which is still submitting documents…

DOTC now regulates app-based transport services like Uber, GrabTaxi

The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) has created a new category to allow app-based public utility vehicles and services to operate in the Philippines. According to Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, the new classification of public…

DOTC to limit transport-app cars to seven years old

THE Department of Transportation and Communications would soon publish guidelines that would pave the way for the legal use of ride-sharing smartphone applications like Uber, a statement dated Sunday (May 10) showed. The DOTC said that it would publish…

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