After enjoying successful services in several Asian countries, GrabTaxi introduced a carpooling service in Singapore. The service is available for testing on Wednesday in the country. Drivers participating in GrabHitch must provide elligible document and verification checks.
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Are smartphones the new killing machine? Road accidents caused by not-so-smart phone users
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that deadly traffic accidents in the US increased 8.1% over the first six months of this year. The road regulator suggested smartphones and other driving distraction to be the largest cause of traffic fatalities.
Aerion and Airbus to Build New Supersonic Jet in 2021
American billionaire, Robert Bass, established Aerion in 2004. The company with engineering support from Airbus will formally launch the AS2 program next year. Currently, the Reno,based company is searching for manufacturing facility to start building its Aerion supersonic jet. This will become new supersonic jet after Concorde retirement in 2003.
EasyJet expected to announce £700 million of profit next week
London-based low-cost airline carrier, EasyJet is expected to post its highest annual profit to date next week as analysts estimated that increasing customers over the year will contribute greatly to the company.
Uber signs multi-year digital mapping deal with TomTom
Uber Technologies Inc. announced that it has signed a global multi-year deal with the Dutch company TomTom to provide maps and traffic data to Uber for use in its navigation for Uber drivers.
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A successful maiden flight of Japanese jet marks the new era of Japanese aircraft industry. Mitsubishi Regional Jet made its debut on Wednesday in Nagoya Airport, Japan.
Lockheed Martin Corp got the $969 million deal from Pentagon to build 17 C-130 J military transport planes.
Pentagon announced awarding the contract to Lockheed on Tuesday. The work is expected to be finished by April 2020, according to the Department of Defense.
When the demand is high, Uber uses surge pricing, which charges extra for a ride to a user's destination. But it's experts say that the higher price can be easily avoided with the new research to prove it.
General Electric Co. and Alstom have won contracts from India's state owned rail company worth a combined of $5.6 billion to supply and service diesel locomotives as the country works to modernise its infrastructure. The contracts are also the biggest deal to be awarded by India to foreign firms.
Quebec is reacting positively to its decision of supporting Bombardier Inc with $1-billion lifeline. Quebec says its decision wouldn't attract any trade dispute from the competitors of Canadian airline.
China revealed their first owned passenger plane manufactured by a Chinese initiative to compete with the leading global aircraft manufacturers for the largest passenger jetliners in Aviation market. Though, China is also among the mammoths in Aviation industry, the state still depends on Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
The US American Express Centurion is already considered as a huge step up from other domestic US lounges as they feature great decors from real hot food, complimentary beer, wine, and cocktails. And now, they decided to pair up with Uber rides with their new free rides promotion.
Ride sharing app Lyft has conquered Las Vegas as the car service is now available at the McCarran Airport. Hail as the first ride sharing car service to establish at the said new location, Lyft has snatched the first-based spot from their competitor, Uber.
Trinity Industries Inc stated that it would resume selling guardrail products, called ET-Plus Systems, despite the study over the products safety. The company has been accused of making guardrails that can malfunction and impale drivers.
