Mysterious new E-class Taxi Times Update

UberPop driver acquitted in Paris: He was prosecuted for illegally practicing the activity of taxi operator, but the court freed the UberPOP-driver.

https://taxi-times.w3.lvit.dev/en/first-uberpop-driver-acquitted-in-paris/

Flat rate to the airport: A flat rate for rides to the airport will be introduced next year in Paris.

https://taxi-times.w3.lvit.dev/en/paris-fixed-airport-fares-and-speedier-motorway-travel-for-taxis/

Uber continues its operations in China: Despite the ban, the ridesharing service will not give up the Chinese market.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/technology/uber-spends-heavily-to-establish-itself-in-china.html?_r=0

Quote of the day

“We’re particularly optimistic in China.” Travis Kalanick, Uber CEO

Automobile news

Mysterious new E-class – How will it look on the inside and the outside? Car magazines and portals show secret photos of the model that will be launched on the market in 2016.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/115060895015/2016-mercedes-benz-e-class-spied-with-the-door-open

The first seven-seater Electric Nissan: Nissan will offer its model E-NV200 with seven seats starting in August (it has had five until now). It will be launched earlier in England, in July.

http://electriccarsreport.com/2015/06/seven-seat-nissan-e-nv200-launched-in-the-uk/

News from Austria and Switzerland

New group director: Erwin Leitner from Salzburg was unanimously voted new head of the specialised group of the Austrian taxi trade. He takes over the position from Anton Eberl.

http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20150611_OTS0115/wkoe-taximietwagen-erwin-leitner-zum-neuen-fachverbandsobmann-gewaehlt

Pilot testing over: The development and project phase of a Viennese mobility platform, which integrated all means of transport including bus, rail, e-bike and taxi, has concluded after three years. One Vienna taxi circuit was also involved.

http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20150610_OTS0195/smile-mit-taxi-31300-als-mobilitaetspartner-im-ziel-anhaenge

Uber to be treated the same as taxis: Uber is not banned in Lausanne. But it must meet the same standards as the taxi drivers.

http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/schweiz-sda/UberPoP-mit-Taxis-gleichgestellt;art46447,545058

autonomous drive

Parking, just like that: Daimler, Car2Go and Bosch are developing automated parking. The goal is for the vehicle to search autonomously for a parking spot in the car park, to park there and then come out of the parking spot again by itself when called via app.

http://auto.ndtv.com/news/daimler-and-bosch-working-on-automatic-parking-technology-770369

Our last words

A taxi ride is not always the safest alternative: A Finnish pilot was arrested as he got into a taxi in Australia. He and his wife had $900,000 in illegal money on board.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/finnish-pilot-pleads-guilty-to-helping-transport-900000-in-money-laundering-scheme-20150611-ghltce.html

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