With a grand Hollywood-style event, Elon Musk presented the Cybercab, Tesla's first Robotaxi without a steering wheel or pedals. With a price tag under $30 and self-driving, Cybercab promises to revolutionize transportation…
The future of air mobility is ever closer: Sea, Skyports and Lilium are joining forces to create a network of vertiports and routes for flying taxis in Lombardy. The first flight will connect Malpensa to the center of Milan. First flights scheduled…
The ruling of the Constitutional Court confirmed the illegitimacy of the blocking of licenses for the rental service with driver, recognizing the damage caused by protectionist regulation which limited access to the market and compromised quality and availability...
Fasto, the innovative app that transforms scooters and motorbikes into taxis, arrives in Italy. Here's how it works, how to become a driver and the cities where it will be available. Taxi drivers are against it and are threatening a new battle like it was with Uber
Nine months after the Asset Decree, a new taxi license has still not been granted. Harsh Antitrust j'accuse for 5 cities
With two courageous sentences the Constitutional Court of the new President Augusto Barbera does what the Government and local authorities have not had the courage to do so far
The injunction signed by Minister Salvini reduced the transport strike to 4 hours, but remains 8 hours for the other sectors. Here's who's going on strike and when
Parliament has approved the mini-taxi reform which provides for 2-month temporary licenses in exceptional cases and an increase of up to 20% in definitive licenses but with a long and complex procedure that will not resolve the chaos of…
Parliament has approved the mini-taxi reform which provides for 2-month temporary licenses in exceptional cases and an increase of up to 20% in definitive licenses but with a long and complex procedure that will not resolve the chaos of…
The measure obtained the final approval with 155 votes in favour. Here's everything you need to know about the key measures coming into force soon
Taxis have become a very rare commodity but their lack is irrefutable proof that they are few and that it is time to multiply licenses with adequate compensation or to recognize full rights for Uber and NCC
In San Francisco, self-driving taxis seemed like the beginning of a new era. Instead, after a short time things are not going as planned: here's why
The Government announces a tax on the extra profits of the banks but is frightened by the threats of a strike by the powerful taxi driver lobby and limits the granting of new licenses. After so many announcements only hot cloths
The Council adopts the first measures on taxis and planes but, at first glance, they look like warm cloths
On Monday 7, the Omnibus decree arrives on the table of the Council of Ministers, a set of 24 articles concerning various issues. One of these is the redefinition of the methods applied by online services for calculating the cost of tickets…
Faced with the long queues of exasperated citizens waiting for a taxi, perhaps something is moving and the Third Pole's proposal to give taxi drivers a license to increase the number of public cars on the street can finally…
The Antitrust has launched inspections and requested information from the Municipalities of Rome, Milan and Naples as well as the cooperatives. We investigate licenses, payments, taximeters, shifts
Taxi emergency in the summer of the tourist boom in our country, chaos in the evening hours in the big cities. The issuance of new licenses is at a standstill and the focus is instead on "dual guidance"
In Italy there are too few taxis, many are old and the fares double or halve from one place to another. Disheartening data from the transport authority.
The president of the Antitrust presents the annual report to the Chambers: "Competition protects against inflation". Consumers reimbursed 35 million
Protests in various Italian cities against Uber and against the competition law. Passengers on the ground VIDEO
The wildcat strike and canceled planes, crowded stopovers and desperate travellers: what harms tourism the most? Here is the story of a nightmare journey
A taxi strike is scheduled for 5 and 6 July throughout Italy - Probable massive participation, with inconvenience for citizens - Here's everything you need to know
The agreement is with the ItTaxi consortium, whose cars, from June, will become part of the Uber platform in Rome - The American app, in exchange, will collect a commission
Trenitalia and Wetaxi have launched a partnership to cover the first and last mile of the train journey in an easier and more convenient way thanks to the possibility of booking the taxi together with the Frecce, Intercity and Intercity Notte ticket…
The discussion of the law on competition begins in the Senate and the assault on the categories immediately sets off. Here are the first requests. A busy week of auditions
It is not the plot of a George Lucas film: the German Volocopter drone-taxi will be presented in the capital from 27 October to 5 November. To see it in flight, we will have to wait until 2024
In the Campania capital, the partnership between Snam4Mobility and the Wetaxi app kicks off: taxi drivers deliver basic necessities on board gas-powered vehicles.
The management of public transport after the partial end of the lockdown will be one of the main problems of Phase 2 which starts on May 4th - Here's what will happen for public transport
About 300 taxi drivers in Milan and Rome have volunteered for the free transport of doctors and nurses in these days of absolute health emergency with an initiative called "Heroes" not by chance
Around Phoenix, the subsidiary Waymo has already marketed a taxi-robot service on the open road, in a vast area twice the size of Paris - Some vehicles travel without a support driver - VIDEO.
According to data from the specialized site taxi2airport.com, the capital where it costs the most to get to the airport from the center is Amsterdam - Lisbon is the cheapest, Rome is almost average - the ranking.
Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, announced the turning point but the stock went ko on Wall Street, also thanks to the mysterious explosion of a Model S in Shanghai - VIDEO.
The clash between taxis and NCC is rekindled with the Government trying (unnecessarily) to navigate between one front and another - Street protests in Rome on an issue that has been going on for nine years now - About what…
The companies that operate in the car rental service with driver in the square against the norm that from 1 January 2019 will oblige drivers to return to the garage between one ride and another - Demonstration on 18 December in Rome
According to the Authority, the exclusivity clauses binding taxi drivers in Rome and Milan to the main radio taxi operators have the effect of closing the market - The investigation arose from a report from Mytaxi
The telecommunications group acquires an important share of the shares together with a consortium of investors. The deal values Uber at $48 billion
Whose responsibility is the lack of prior communication on the national strike of taxi drivers on November 21? Of the trade unions, but also of the municipal administrations - And on the whole discipline of strikes in public services it is blatantly in breach…
Taxi drivers will fold their arms from 8 to 22 as a form of protest after yesterday's meeting at the Ministry of Transport which did not produce the desired result - The controversy with the Government concerns the opening of the market to rentals with…
After the approval of four amendments in the Chamber, the text returns to the fourth reading in Palazzo Madama.
An hour costs just under 25 euros, while in 45 minutes it costs just over 20 euros - For taxis, however, the standard rate from the center of Rome to Leonardo da Vinci airport is 48 euros
The Court of Rome today revoked the previous order of April 7 through which it blocked the Uber – Black service throughout Italy and established the blackout of the App.
WEEKEND INTERVIEW - Linda Lanzillotta, Pd vice president of the Senate and great expert on liberalizations, proposes a new strategy that makes market opening less unpopular with small businesses and traditional businesses: "Competition is not a persecution, but…
The wildcat strikes of last February could lead to heavy penalties for taxi drivers who, according to the strike guarantee authority, would have illegitimately abstained from work causing heavy inconvenience to the citizens of the main Italian cities.
The announcement comes from the San Francisco company - The request for suspension presented by the company has been accepted. Now we will have to wait for the outcome of the appeal request and the final ruling of the judges.
The postponement of electricity liberalization, the rejection of Uber and the suspension of the uprooting of olive trees for the Tap pipeline mark the triumph of vested interests and the preservation of existing structures in a political phase that is feeling the effects of the approaching elections…
The protest will last from 8 to 22 throughout Italy, even if some trade unions have not joined - Taxi drivers do not trust and have deserted the meeting with Uber whose leaders will be heard by Minister Delrio. Final touches…
The weekend kicks off with "Tir Day", then airports shut down on Monday due to the strike by ENAV staff, taxi drivers again in turmoil on Thursday 23 March and finally the maxi strike by all Alitalia staff scheduled for…
Taxi drivers return to the barricades even if the category is divided: the majority refuses dialogue with Ncc and Uber and proclaims a new strike against the government for next week.
The general manager of Uber Italia, Carlo Tursi, has decided to write and send a letter to the various trade unions in the taxi sector in order to propose "a meeting behind closed doors" on Monday 20 March - The end is…
Sole 24 Ore, the banks in Piazza Affari, Taxis and Ncc, the historic law approved in Iceland and the very partisan Juve-Milan: the compilation for Friday 10 March.
the Guarantor asks for "a lightening of the existing regulation", eliminating "the provisions that limit the activity of NCCs on a territorial basis". Reforms that "would ensure full equality" between taxi drivers and NCC and "facilitate the development of more innovative and…
The technical table between taxi drivers and government representatives ended in stalemate - Delrio absent - All postponed for a week, hoping that in the meantime the protest will not come back again due, this time, to the process of…
The technical table at the Ministry of Transport is underway with all the taxi and NCC associations - In addition to new restrictions for black cars, the hypothesis of paying compensation to taxi drivers who go…
Brussels report cards, taxis, the plane strike, the Stock Exchange (and the spread...) and Milan Fashion Week: FIRSTonline's compilation of the day.
The agreement between the government and taxi drivers does not erase the urgency of a law that clearly regulates the methods (and possible sanctions) of strikes in public services because it is unacceptable that, beyond the merits of the disputes, a category…
Minister Graziano Delrio has found the mediation point by proposing two decrees, one for the reorganization of the sector and the other for the fight against illegal use - Meanwhile, Uber climbs the ranking of the most downloaded apps in Italy and increases…
Serious inconveniences are therefore expected, given that the public transport strike adds up to the agitation of taxi drivers which resulted in the demonstration and clashes of 21 February in Largo del Nazareno and in Piazza di Montecitorio.
Day of fire, protests and throwing of objects in front of the headquarters of the Democratic Party, police charges and then paper bombs in Montecitorio and Porta Pia where the Minister of Transport Delrio received a delegation of taxi drivers. The mayor of…
While the now famous Milleproroghe, containing the amendment that sent Italian taxi drivers out of the way, arrives in the Chamber, today Minister Delrio meets the unions - "We have to sit down and make a serious regulation", said the minister. …
Start of the week with a bang: Piazza Affari returns below 19 thousand points, the negotiation for Alitalia is in full swing (and at the moment the unions confirm the strike on the 23rd), Padoan explains the maneuver, Terna presents the strategic plan and…
The anti-Uber revolt by taxi drivers continues, especially in Milan and Rome - The protest could last until Tuesday 21st, when the trade unions will meet Minister Delrio.
Taxi drivers in a state of agitation but at work awaiting Tuesday's meeting at the Ministry of Infrastructure. In Milan, Turin and Florence the situation is regular but in Rome....
Presidium in Rome in front of the Senate of a thousand taxis against the approval of the maxi-amendment to the Milleproroghe accused of allowing the launch of Uber - Traffic haywire and stopping the service also at Fiumicino. Protests in Turin and Milan
The main radio taxi service management companies in the two cities are suspected of having entered into agreements to limit competition.
The platforms that carry out "sharing economy" activities, for the sharing of goods and services through the network, need a discipline that responds to the development needs of the sector and avoid conflicts between the various players present on the…
In the world, 18 cities have experimented with "food delivery" and by the end of 2016, UberEATS could also arrive in Italy, a home delivery service that could transform the profile of Uber, curbing the…
The mobilization was revoked after Wednesday's meeting between the representatives of the category and the Government - The new rules on the sector will be canceled by the competition bill and inserted in the future in an enabling law
According to a study conducted by the Swiss bank Ubs, the most expensive city in the world for taxis is the Norwegian capital Oslo, but the Italian cities Milan (eighth) and Rome (eighteenth) defend themselves well: they are significantly more expensive than Paris, London…
Violent clashes in Paris, where at least 20 people were arrested in the morning, especially in the Orly airport area - Protests and strikes also in Italy in Rome, Florence and Naples.
Carlo Tursi, general manager of Uber, announces the arrival of a new ride sharing service for the Jubilee, defying the sentence of the Court of Milan and the wrath of Roman taxi drivers. - This is how UberGiubileo will work.
After the sentence of the Court of Milan which had ordered the blocking of the use of the San Francisco app on Italian soil, the communication of the Transport Authority arrives, which asks the Government and Parliament for a law in step with the times. They remain…
Based on the current business model, taxi services in China are monopolized by government-licensed taxi companies.
However, some exceptions are foreseen for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and for the Ministers - A part of the amount saved can be used, "subject to stipulation of agreements with sector operators", in taxi vouchers.
The derby between Car2go against Enjoy, or rather between Smart and Fiat 500, heats up the car sharing market in a challenge that is mainly played in Rome and Milan - In Italy subscribers are close to 300 thousand for a…
The famous and controversial app that allows you to find rental cars is temporarily banned by the Frankfurt court - German taxi associations accuse: "Uber is a fake start-up with billionaire funding from Goldman…
FROM ADVISE ONLY - London, Milan, Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, Barcelona. Taxi drivers from various European cities all protested together in a coordinated way - The reason is obvious: Uber - And it is always Uber that has triggered a great…
"A party is not a taxi that one takes just to get elected", claimed Prime Minister Renzi in response to the controversy over the replacement of dissident Corradino Mineo, appointed senator by the old Bersan majority, in the Constitutional Affairs commission - Then…
The international protest has Uber at the center of its sights, the Californian company whose app, which is gaining ground especially among tourists and travellers, allows you to find cars to hire with a driver everywhere - Parades are planned in various large…
An app called Uber allows the ordinary citizen with a cell phone to call a car and have it take him wherever he wants at a much lower price than a taxi.
The manufacturer of the famous London taxis, Manganese Bronze Holdings, ended up in the hands of the Chinese Geely - And a few days ago, on the streets of Nanjing, a fleet of 59 characteristic black taxis appeared,…
Cases where fares go down are as rare as white flies - But such a fly was spotted in Rio de Janeiro - On fixed fare routes many fares have been drastically reduced.
During the night the decree received the ok from the industry commission in the Senate and today it landed in the Chamber, where it was submerged by 1.700 amendments - The ok from Palazzo Madama expected this week with confidence, then the ball will pass...
The government maintains its goal of opening 4.800 new pharmacies: 1 for every 3.300 inhabitants - Taxi: power to the mayors, but the Authority will be able to resort to the TAR - New tax for large companies to finance the Antitrust - Definite times for the separation of Eni-Snam -…
Approved the amendments in the Industry Committee, the Senate today will give the green light to the measure, expected on Wednesday in the Chamber at Palazzo Madama - Backtrack on mandatory estimates for professionals - Corporate courts rise to 20 - Notary…
Government amendment in the Senate: the funds raised will be used for the "reduction of the tax burden" - News also arriving for pensions, banks, petrol stations and motor liability - Decisive hours to understand who will win in the head-on collision between…
Stalemate in the Senate Industry Committee - Pressure from lobbies has already led to the approval of various amendments in favor of taxi drivers and pharmacies, and the requests from the categories are not over - But Monti warns: "We will accept some changes,…
The soft line on the liberalization of taxis wins: agreement on the amendment proposed by Senator Pd Giaretta, which provides that the decision-making power on licenses returns to the mayors - Government step back - New success of taxi drivers, thanks to the weakness of…
The amendments to the cresci-Italia decree on taxis provide for returning the power to distribute licenses to the mayors - For banks, the aim is to allow customers to independently seek out a life insurance policy when taking out a mortgage…
Involving wider sectors in the liberalization process and thinking of large projects that aim at long-term development - These are the proposals of Congiuntura ref so that the markets restore confidence in our country and avoid…
The Council of Ministers has passed the decree law which inaugurates "phase two" - News coming also for fuels, railways, traders, insurance companies and motorways - Napolitano: "Full-bodied and incisive measures" - Here they are all…
The internal front is split after yesterday's smoky talk between the trade unions and the Government - The base continues to protest, refusing to resume service - Meanwhile, expectations are growing for the verdict of the Council of…
The value of Monti's first decrees lies in the launch of a process of breaking down barriers and protections, accumulated over the years - But there is no hope that everything will change in a few weeks - Now we need to continue vigorously…
The president of Uritaxi, Loreno Bittarelli, said he was "satisfied with the meeting", because "the government was willing to submit our proposals to the Council of Ministers" - The strike on the 23rd "remains standing" - But at the idea of having to…
Today a delegation of the trade unions will be received at Palazzo Chigi to illustrate the alternative reform proposal voted yesterday in the assembly of taxi drivers at the Circus Maximus - The hardships continue throughout Italy - Often the public service is not guaranteed…
Mobilization continues throughout Italy: taxis stationary in Milan, Naples, Genoa and Rome - In the afternoon some representatives of the category could be received at Palazzo Chigi, where the unions would like to present an alternative reform - Bittarelli (Unitaxi): " If…
From Termini station in Rome to Caselle airport in Turin, passing through the Milanese airport of Linate and Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples: today practically the entire peninsula is covered by the protests of taxi drivers against the project to liberalize the…
The Strike Guarantee Authority, in a note today, declares the national standstill of taxis announced by the unions and scheduled for January 23 illegitimate.
This was decided by the national trade unions, also announcing a demonstration for next Saturday in Rome - The protest is always against the liberalization package wanted by the Monti government, which however has already proposed compensatory solutions for the current…
