Mattia Binotto has been appointed as the Chief Operating and Chief Technical Officer at Sauber Motorsport - Audi's factory team for its Formula One effort.
Ride-hailing firm Uber will have to pay a $6.58 million penalty after its appeal against a 2018 decision that it had breached competition laws was dismissed.
Among the ideas for a masterplan put forth by taxi and private-hire firms is an integrated app for users to choose from chauffeured rides, buses and trains.
Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek has launched a beta version of its app here. The app can be downloaded from Thursday, 29 November.
Ride-hailing firm Grab will submit a written representation appealing against the consumer watchdog's decision on its acquisition of Uber's business.
Grab has launched its food delivery service - GrabFood - in line with its aim to be a one-stop essential services app, beyond just ride-hailing.
Ride-hailing company Uber has apologized for mistakenly ceasing its app earlier than scheduled, with the app turned back on since the error.
A new ride-hailing app will make its debut in Singapore within the next two weeks, making it the third firm to enter the market since Uber's departure.
Ride-hailing firm Uber may have made it clear that it intends to leave Singapore but commuters and drivers are still hanging on to the app.
The Uber app will cease here after this weekend, even with the competition watchdog yet to complete its probe into the Grab-Uber merger.
Taxis and private-hire cars will now be installed with inward-facing video cameras to aid in the fight against fare cheats and abusive passengers.
The Uber app, which was supposed to be shut down on 8th April after Grab's takeover, will remain operational until 15th April.
Drivers and customers experienced problems with the Grab mobile application, which was down for several hours, on Tuesday night.
The National Private Hire Vehicles Association said in a statement yesterday that private-hire drivers should be taxed 'in a fair manner'.
The Land Transport Authority has received about 39,000 applications for the Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence as of 21st June.
Commuters in Singapore might soon be able to pay for street-hail taxis using the Grab app, the company announced at its fifth anniversary event yesterday.
About 5,000 drivers have applied for the Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence so far since 13th March, according to the Land Transport Authority.
The impact of ride-hailing apps like Uber and Grab extend beyond the disruption of the taxi business, it also caused the rental car population to soar.
A new start-up, Rush, is joining the private-hire car market, with the new application set to be launched next month.
The number of taxi-driving licenses falls 12.4 percent in two years, with competition from transportation network companies like Uber and Grab.