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I can’t wait for driverless taxis to arrive in Australia

They’re becoming more commonplace in the US, and I can’t wait to hail my first driverless cab.

  • Gary Nunn

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Ezra Mam has allegedly returned a positive result for a drug test following a car crash in Brisbane in October.

Broncos’ Ezra Mam charged over drug test result after Uber crash

Mam was driving a Ford Ranger when it and an Uber carrying a mother and her four-year-old daughter collided in Brisbane last month.

  • Cloe Read
Taxis at Melbourne Airport.

I’m over taxis. With service like this, is it any surprise Uber has taken over?

Taxis, I used to love you, but I’ve had it. I deserve better. I’m using a ride-sharing service from now on.

  • Carolyn Webb
The Albanese government’s move to ensure vehicle efficiency standards for new cars will reduce emissions by more than 60 per cent.

Uber shuts out hybrids in favour of pure EVs to chase green goals

Uber will offer an electric-only option in Australia, locking hybrids out of its green ride option, as it targets full electrification by 2040.

  • Adam Carey
Treasurer Jim Chalmers

Treasury and Chalmers each doing their jobs

Surely it is better that the Treasurer makes decisions based on rigorous analysis by a qualified public service rather than setting policy on the advice or wants of interest groups? Why can’t there be a sensible debate about negative gearing before the media insists on statements ruling “in” or “out” a policy before the analysis is even completed?

In the taxi v Uber war, I choose taxis ... until I choose an Uber, of course

As a customer, your foe is not one or the other, it’s anti-competitive behaviour that results in monopoly power.

  • Malcolm Knox
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Chirayu Shah and his two boys, Vivaan, 13, and Aarin, 9 at their Baulkham Hills home.

Property investors are hardly hard done by

I cannot feel sorry for Chirayu Shah and his poor, hard-done-by sons. He and others like him who are rich enough to put their spare cash into investment properties have been enjoying massive tax concessions for years.

Passengers wait for Ubers at the new Uber rank at the International Terminal.

Fare’s fair as passengers win in Uber shake-up at Sydney International

Sydney’s cab industry is crying poor over rivals Uber being given kerbside pick-up space at the airport.

  • The Herald's View
Taxi drivers are furious about a new Uber kerbside pickup trial at Sydney Airport.

Passengers are flocking to Ubers at Sydney airport. Taxis will miss out on millions

Uber’s new rank and hail zone prompted a one-day strike by Sydney’s cab drivers. Now, NSW’s taxi boss warns the scheme will cost drivers a 20 per cent loss in fares.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Taxi drivers recently refused to pick up passengers at Sydney Airport in protest over a new Uber pick-up zone.

Taxi drivers upset with Ubers at the airport? Cry me a river

I’ve been to a place where ride-share services are banned and, let me tell you, it’s not pretty.

  • Ben Groundwater

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