Latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has revealed that 4,059 vehicles were involved in road crashes in the second quarter (Q2), of the year. In the road transport data released on Tuesday, commercial vehicles represented the highest number of crashes with 2,447 representing 60.29 per cent, followed by
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London’s Crossrail railway delays opening until fall 2019
Crossrail, the new east-west London railway designed to bring relief to jam-packed commuters, announced Friday that it is postponing its scheduled December opening by the better part of a year. Crossrail Ltd. said services on the central section of the line, between Paddington station in west London and Abbey Wood in
Uber is searching for a third city to test its flying taxis
Uber's flying taxi service was supposed to debut in Dallas, Los Angeles and Dubai, but its deal with the emirate fizzled out before tests could even begin. It still wants to trial UberAir outside the country, though, so it launched a search for a third test city in May. Now, the company has announced that it
Boeing wins $805M contract to build U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A robotic refueling planes
Boeing has won the Navy’s nod for the MQ-25 autonomous refueling airplane. (Boeing Photo) After a months-long competition with the likes of Lockheed Martin, Boeing has won a $805.3 million contract from the Pentagon to build the first four MQ-25A autonomous refueling planes for the Navy. The MQ-25 Stingray is meant to
Honda Brings CR-V Back to Home Market to Fight Nissan, Toyota
Carmaker targets deliveries of 1,200 units a month in Japan Local sales of Honda’s non-minicar models have fallen in 2018 Honda Motor Co. is bringing back the CR-V sport utility vehicle in Japan after a two-year hiatus, betting on the model to reclaim ground lost to rivals including Nissan Motor Co. The automaker
Reprieve as Kenyan Parliament Suspends 16% VAT on Fuel
Nairobi - Parliament on Wednesday afternoon voted to suspend by two more years the introduction of 16% tax on petroleum products that was to come into effect on Saturday September 1, 2018. The move effectively shielded poor household from a spike in the cost of living. The mover of the motion Minority
Road Crashes Killed 12,797 Nigerians in 30 Months
An average of 427 Nigerians die monthly in road traffic accidents. This brings to a total of 12,797 Nigerians killed in road traffic crashes in 30 months. According to the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in 2016, a total of 5,053 Nigerians died in road accidents while
Toyota will invest $500 million in Uber
Their combined self-driving effort will debut in 2021. Toyota plans to invest around $500 million in Uber, the Wall Street Journal reports, as the two enter an agreement to work together on driverless technologies. The publication cites sources familiar with the matter and the investment would value Uber at $72 billion. Reports surfaced
Vespa’s first electric scooter goes on sale in Europe this October
A Vespa Elettrica The Vespa Elettrica will hit the US and Asia in early 2019. Vespa's electric scooter has long been slated to start shipping this year, and now the timeline is a little clearer on when you might be able to get your hands on a Vespa Elettrica. Production will start next month, and Vespa
Uber ‘to focus on bikes over cars’
Uber has partnered with Lime, whose scooters are available in a number of cities including Paris Uber says it plans to focus more on its electric scooter and bike business, and less on cars, despite the fact it could hurt profits. Boss Dara Khosrowshahi said that individual modes of transport were better