Tag: taxi
Dubai’s Careem said to weigh $500m in funding
Careem, which competes with Uber in the Middle East, is in talks with investors to raise $500 million, according to people familiar with the...
RTA to install 6,500 surveillance cameras in Dubai taxis
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has begun installing surveillance cameras in all taxis affiliated to the Public Transport Agency.
The transport authority said the...
Is Dubai still on Uber’s radar for flying taxis?
Doubts have emerged about plans by tech giant Uber to test flying cars during the Dubai's Expo 2020 event after the company launched a...
PepsiCo named as official F&B partner of Expo 2020 Dubai
PepsiCo has been named as the official beverage and snack partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, officials announced on Monday.
In a statement, Expo 2020 said...
Dubai leads the world in Quality of Roads
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, stressed Dubai’s...
Dh42m compensation for old taxi number plates
Abdul Aziz Al Jarwan the Director of Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority, SRTA, has revealed that the annual bonus payment for the owners of...
Service timing during Isra & Mi’raj holiday
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced changes to the business hours of all its services in Dubai marking Isra & Mi'raj holiday, Saturday,...
Dubai helps Pakistani cabbie open school back home
Maqbool Akhtar may look like any other taxi driver, ferrying customers all day and striving hard to make ends meet.
But this 46-year-old Pakistani...
Ajman Public Transport Corporation adjusts taxi tariffs
The Ajman Public Transport Corporation has adjusted the tariffs on taxi companies, beginning 1st April 2018, with aim of improving local transport services provided...
Dubai says to beef up taxi fleet of Tesla electric cars
Eco-friendly vehicles have made more than 64,000 trips since launching in September
Tesla electric vehicles operating as part of the Dubai Taxi fleet have made...
