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Neuron and Beam make final plea to Hobart City Council ahead of vote

31/1/2022

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Article by Kenji Sato sourced via The Mercury
Neuron and Beam have made their final plea to Hobart City Council before it votes on whether or not to slam the brakes on the e-scooter trial on Monday.

In a joint letter to council the companies have offered to make some concessions in order to reduce the number of crashes and hooliganism on e-scooters.

These bargaining chips include more slow and no-go zones, a three-strike ban on poor parkers, a footpath audit, and doubling the number of workers on the ground.

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Taxis under pressure

17/1/2022

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Article by Adair Winder sourced via Riverine Herald 
Facebook post on the Echuca Moama Community Page raising concerns over taxi shortages, taxi delays and no-show taxis has forced a response from taxi operators.

​Complaints primarily revolved around bookings being made in advance with taxi companies not being honoured and people missing vital appointments as a result.

Several comments also revealed instances of people waiting multiple hours before being picked up and eventually having their trip cancelled.


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Taxi driver allegedly stabbed by his female passenger in Tintinara

14/1/2022

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Article by Dixie Sulda sourced via The Advertiser
A taxi driver has been taken to hospital after he was allegedly stabbed by his passenger in the state’s South East. 

​The driver called police to report that his female passenger stabbed him while driving on the Dukes Highway near Judd Rd about 6.45am Friday.

Police rushed to the scene and arrested a woman, who was still inside the taxi.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

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AO 2022 External Transport Map: Taxis, Hire Cars & Rideshare

11/1/2022

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The Australian Open is approaching (January 17 - 30, 2022) and we have access to the Transport Map 2022 to help identify where's best to drop off your passengers during this busy time in Melbourne. 

Click here view the map.
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Access drivers to get new lifting fee

5/1/2022

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The South Australian Government will now pay a lifting fee of $25 plus GST to the driver for all 50, 75 and 100% South Australian Transport Subsidy Scheme (SATSS) trips booked through the Access Centralised Booking Service.

​This replaces the on-time bonus previously payable to the driver and the $10 lifting fee that applied to 75 and 100% SATSS trips.




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Transport Workers Union boss Richard Olsen calls Sydney toll road projections ‘madness’

4/1/2022

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Article by Joanna Panagopoulos sourced via News.com
New projections suggest Sydney’s road tolls will more than double over the next 25 years as a union boss claims the current tolls are already “crippling” road users.

The Transport Workers Union NSW say the doubling and tripling of road tolls over the next 2½ decades will be most strongly felt by truck drivers and other heavy vehicle users who already pay triple the tolls of other vehicle users on most roads.

As per the TWU NSW projections for trucks, the NorthConnex toll, which this week increased to $25.33, will be $35 one-way by 2030 and almost $74 one-way in 25 years.

​For cars users, who now pay $8.36 a trip, this would blow out to $24 by 2048 and $49 by 2048.

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Robotaxis drive closer to reality as Waymo links with EV brand

4/1/2022

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Article by David McCowen sourced via Herald Sun
Driverless robotaxis are coming closer to reality, with America’s Waymo autonomous vehicle project revealing its plans for the taxi of the future.

The minivan will be built by Chinese firm Zeekr, part of the Geely group that also owns Volvo, Polestar and Lotus, and will be capable of operating without a human driver.

Zeekr will build the electric cars, while Waymo – part of the Alphabet group that includes Google – will equip them with its own self-driving sensors and software currently under development in the US.

​Details surrounding the project are limited.

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