Uber said Tuesday it wants to launch a system of flying cars to move people around cities, with a goal of putting demonstration projects in place by 2020.
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BUS CRASH IN PRETORIA KILLS 20 CHILDREN
At least 20 children were killed in a bus crash outside the South African capital Pretoria on Friday, emergency services said, as paramedics treated the injured at the scene. The minibus collided with a truck on a road between the towns of Bronkhorstspruit and Verena, about 70 kilometres (45 miles) from Pretoria. “It is confirmed 20 children have been killed,” […]
Continue reading »FLYING CARS LAUNCHED IN FRENCH RIVIERA
Flying cars might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but two prototypes were launched Thursday on the French Riviera, at an event showcasing “supercars” in Monaco. Dutch and Slovak companies unveiled their designs as world premieres in the tiny well-heeled principality, where luxury automakers have gathered until Sunday for the Top Marques showcase event. Bratislava-based Aeromobil, whose first prototype […]
Continue reading »CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLE STARTUP NIO WILL SELL MASS-PRODUCTION CAR NEXT YEAR
Chinese electric vehicle startup Nio will start selling its first mass-production vehicle next year, the firm said in a statement on Wednesday, as it unveiled its ES8 SUV car at the Shanghai auto show. Nio, formerly known as NextEV, is among the first of a raft of Chinese electric vehicle startups to launch a production vehicle, with many so far […]
Continue reading »AT LEAST 44 FEARED DEAD IN ROAD ACCIDENT IN INDIA
At least 44 people are feared dead after a private bus swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep gorge in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state, according to a government official. The rescue operation is ongoing and casualties could increase, according to Rohan Chand Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Shimla district, where the accident occurred on Wednesday. “Our officials, […]
Continue reading »26 KILLED AS PHILIPPINES BUS PLUNGES INTO RAVINE
At least 26 people were killed and 21 injured when a passenger bus crashed into a deep ravine in the mountainous northern Philippines on Tuesday, authorities said. The bus plunged about 24 metres (80 feet) in the upland province of Nueva Ecija before noon after its brakes failed while travelling on a winding road, police and local officials said. “The […]
Continue reading »DORTMUND BUS ATTACK: 1 DETAINED, ‘TERRORIST INVOLVEMENT’ SUSPECTED
German authorities suspect “terrorist involvement” in a bomb attack on the bus of the Borussia Dortmund soccer team, based on the type of detonator and explosive involved, a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor’s office said Wednesday. One person has been temporarily detained in connection with the case, spokeswoman Frauke Koehler said. That person is one of two suspects whose homes […]
Continue reading »EYES OF THE HIGHWAYS: RAISING A ‘TRUCKER ARMY’ FOR TRAFFICKING FIGHT
There was a time when truck driver Kevin Kimmel knew little about the scourge of human trafficking. That all changed when he pulled into a gas station in New Kent County, Virginia, on the morning of January 6, 2015. Kimmel recalls a quiet scene with few other people around. Yet a “kind of unusual” family recreational vehicle parked nearby caught […]
Continue reading »WOMAN DELIVERS BABY GIRL ONBOARD TURKISH AIRLINES
A baby was delivered onboard a Turkish Airlines Conakry-Ouagadougou flight on Monday. The birth, according to the airline, was celebrated by passengers and crew. Turkish Airlines’ flight TK538 Conakry-Ouagadougou was already airborne before the birth took place. According to a statement from Turkish Airlines, the cabin crew noticed that a female passenger named Nafi Diaby, a 28-week-old pregnant traveller flying […]
Continue reading »I WORKED AS PART-TIME OKADA RIDER TO BUILD $135,000 VILLA —ANTI-GRAFT BOSS
An embattled anti-corruption official on Monday said that he built a large luxury villa by working part time as a motorbike and taxi driver. The anti-graft warrior had built the luxury villa on a land that had been earmarked for agricultural purposes. He reportedly defied orders to voluntarily demolish the two-storey building in March, which is complete with 200 square […]
Continue reading »ACTIVISTS SHUT DOWN LONDON AIRPORT, HALT DEPORTATION OF NIGERIANS, GHANAIANS
Activists in London have prevented the mass deportation of Nigerians and Ghanaians who failed to secure asylum in the United Kingdom, according to reports by the British media. The activists, who operated under a group called Stop Charter Flights – End Deportations, blocked the runway of the Stansted airport carrying banners and chanting songs condemning deportations. A video recording showed […]
Continue reading »CALIFORNIA GIVES THE GREEN LIGHT TO SELF-DRIVING CARS
In a bold attempt to regain its place as a self-driving pioneer, California today proposed regulations that would make it one of the first places in the world where autonomous vehicles could carry paying passengers without a licensed driver on board. The new regulations, which could come into force as soon as November, depart from the cautious approach California has […]
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