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LTFRB tells 2 app-using transport services to stop

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday ordered two companies offering app-enabled transport services to cease operations, saying they have yet to meet government requirements. The LTFRB applied the brakes on Wunder Carpool and…

Uber-frustrated over red tape

If you think the roadblocks that ridesharing firms like Uber and Grab face have gone away after they meekly complied with regulators’ demands for surge pricing ceilings over the holidays, think again. As it turns out, being…

Paris experiments with driverless buses

PARIS, France — Paris began its first experiment with driverless buses on Monday, with city officials saying they were eager to prepare for the coming “revolution” of autonomous vehicles. Two box-shaped electric vehicles capable of carrying around…

LOOK: Deaf Uber driver receives kudos from netizens

A portrait of an Uber driver who is hard of hearing has inspired netizens from all walks of life. I salute you kuya for your service! 💕 pic.twitter.com/cdFvSKFip9 — Deen (@deensamson) January 9, 2017 Awed by his endurance despite…

Will technology make owning a car obsolete?

Tuesday, I got a Viber message about the dawn of the exponential age and predictions of the future by Dr. Robert Goldman, an anti-aging and sports medicine expert who has received a lot of accolades that had…

The future of car tech: Getting to know you

The car of the future doesn’t just want to drive you. It wants to know you. The automotive technology showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show over the past week was in part about self-driving vehicles, but also…

Car Tech 2016

The automotive and technology worlds continued to converge in 2016, with new automobiles increasingly becoming rolling tech platforms. Here are some of the technology that we witnessed in 2016: Nissan’s triple technologies Nissan promised a trifecta of…

WATCH: Dancing pooch, owner at Manila LRT station awe netizens

A dancing dog stole the internet limelight with its stunning tricks and dancing skills at a Light Rail Transit (LRT) station in Manila. But it’s the tale of its trainer, a studious kid, that left social media awestruck.…

Life-sized walking mech built by Korean company

A Korean company recently debuted their work-in-progress full-sized walking mech. If anything, it resembles something from a Hollywood science fiction movie. The company behind this project is called Hankook Mirae and is based in Korea. The mech…

BMW launches first augmented reality dealerships

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany — BMW customers will be able to view the luxury carmaker’s hybrid and electric BMWi cars with augmented reality technology in a world first for car dealerships from Thursday, the manufacturer said. Using…

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