Transport for London(TfL) has increased Uber’s licensing fees from £3,000 to £3m in the next five years. LINK
President Clinton awards $1M in seed funding to American students who created a Pakistani ride-sharing service for refugees & women. LINK
Long-distance ride-sharing service BlaBlaCar is now offering short-distance ride-sharing in Paris. LINK
Mystery Solved. Ford was behind the man disguised as a car seat‘driverless’ van stunt LINK
Sebastian Thrun, the original leader of Google’s self-driving car project, to help Lyft get engineers, Offer Flying Car Classes through Udacity, LINK
Hedge fund buys taxi mogul’s 46 foreclosed medallions at 1990s prices; $8.56 million, or $186,000 per medallion. LINK
Audi launches its concierge styled car-sharing service in Beijing. Customers use smartphones to book and someone brings the car to the customer. LINK
Word on the street is Alphabet in talks with Lyft about a possible investment. LINK
AppyParking raises £2.25m. Available in 20 of the UK’s biggest cities they helps drivers find the nearest and cheapest on and off–street parking — with all restrictions and tariffs included. LINK
Ford and Deutsche Bahn collaborate on Bike Sharing. 3,200 Ford bikes will be made available via DB’s Call a Bike App. LINK
Electric car prototype is built for Africa’s rural roads. The aCar is tough and flexible enough to survive harsh conditions. LINK
Samsung sets up $300M automotive fund, pushing $89m to TTTech LINK
Renault and Philips predict a future where your car powers your house during a power outage. LINK
HD mapping Co. Ushr locks in $10M Series A funding. Forté Ventures led the investment round with participation from EnerTech Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures, and GM Ventures. LINK
New Dubai traffic signs use emojis LINK
Dutch foundation, Veilig Verkeer Nederland (VNN) and TeamAlert, wants to ban men’s bikes with crossbars LINK
