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Flying taxis to transport passengers in Moscow in 2018 - TASS

Flying taxis to transport passengers in Moscow in 2018
TASS
MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. First self-flying taxis will appear in Moscow as soon as the year 2018 after relevant legislation is approved, the head of the Russian company ATM Freight Drones told TASS on Wednesday. The company tests unmanned aerial ...

US House panel to consider self-driving car legislation - THE BUSINESS TIMES

THE BUSINESS TIMES

US House panel to consider self-driving car legislation
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Automakers would have to show self-driving cars "function as intended and contain fail safe features" but the Transportation Department could not "condition deployment or testing of highly automated vehicles on review of safety assessment ...

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Two Pennsylvania senators are eyeing more reform for constables - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Two Pennsylvania senators are eyeing more reform for constables
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The incidents come as two state senators work to introduce legislation to reform the state's constable system creating oversight boards in every county with the power to discipline wayward constables, and by increasing background checks, standards and ...

Leading Finland's transport revolution - ITS International

ITS International

Leading Finland's transport revolution
ITS International
“So we decided not to reform the taxi law, the laws for public transport and those for the transport of goods on roads and other different pieces of legislation. We decided to remove those old laws and create a new Transport Code that incorporates all ...

Uber Suffers EU Setback Over Law That Put French Bosses on Trial - Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Uber Suffers EU Setback Over Law That Put French Bosses on Trial
Bloomberg
Uber Technologies Inc. suffered another setback in the European Union after an adviser to the bloc's top court backed a French law that led to sanctions for top managers in the country. EU nations “may prohibit and punish the illegal exercise of a ...
Advocate General: France may ban UberPop service under national lawOut-Law.com

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Keep on Trucking: Is American Freight Standing Still Because of a Truck Driver Shortage? - InsideSources

InsideSources

Keep on Trucking: Is American Freight Standing Still Because of a Truck Driver Shortage?
InsideSources
After that date, all trucks will be required to ensure driver compliance with hours-of-operation regulations. On Monday, the House Appropriations Committee inserted language into the Department of Transportation fiscal 2018 funding bill to delay the ...

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United States: Governments Pursue Legislation To Bolster Electric Vehicle Usage - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

United States: Governments Pursue Legislation To Bolster Electric Vehicle Usage
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
The Queen's Speech, which marks the State Opening of Parliament, identifies the laws that the government hopes to get approved over the course of the next Parliament. The bill proposes the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at gas ...

SSC: Four whistleblowers at the Ministry of Transport suffered ... - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

SSC: Four whistleblowers at the Ministry of Transport suffered ...
New Zealand Herald
Former Deputy State Services Commissioner Sandy Beatie appearing at a press conference today, where she revealed convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison ...
Ministry of Transport whistleblowers treated unfairly in redundancyNewshub
Transport whistleblowers 'forced out' and deserve compo - SSCNewstalk ZB
Four whistle-blowers in Transport Ministry were “disadvantaged,” report findsScoop.co.nz (press release)

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Ryanair wants AG to publish noise order to pave way for second Dublin runway - Irish Times

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Ryanair wants AG to publish noise order to pave way for second Dublin runway
Irish Times
Implementing the EU noise directive would require further legislation, which the Government is due to publish in the autumn and which the Oireachtas is scheduled to pass next year. A spokesman for the department of transport, tourism and sport said Mr ...
Call for law change to allow second runway at Dublin AirportNewstalk 106-108 fm
Ryanair calls on Attorney General to expedite legislation giving power to the IAA to monitor noiseIndependent.ie
Ryanair calls on AG to expedite legislation to allow for second Dublin Airport runwayRTE.ie

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Bishop Paiute Tribe v. Inyo County - The Recorder

Bishop Paiute Tribe v. Inyo County
The Recorder
The Bishop Paiute Tribe (the "Tribe") seeks a declaration that they have the right to "investigate violations of tribal, state, and federal law, detain, and transport or deliver a non-Indian violator [encountered on the reservation] to the proper ...

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