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Uber drivers will be among those made to undergo training about inappropriate behaviour.

One in four women cop driver misbehaviour in rideshares and taxis

While a quarter of women experienced inappropriate behaviour when travelling alone in rideshares and taxis, only six in 10 reported the incidents, a survey found.

  • Elias Visontay

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Uber driver Jacob Abboud says his fuel costs have gone up from $200 a week to more $300 a week.

Uber, taxi drivers push for fare increases amid fuel crisis

While motorists pay more at the bowser, fares on ride-share platforms and in taxis have remained stagnant, leaving professional drivers to foot the bill.

  • Elias Visontay
The empty driver’s seat on board a driverless vehicle.

No tips required: Driverless taxis could soon be on Australian roads

Being a passenger in a self-driving car is surreal, but if Uber’s planned deployment of robo-taxis goes to plan, it is going to become increasingly common.

  • Cara Waters
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A taxi copped a fine after I said I was late. Should I pay up?

Drivers make the house rules, says our Modern Guru – unless you went full Jason Statham.

  • Danny Katz
Taxi driver Imrul Hassan has faced significant financial losses due to the Uber rank.

Taxis to lose millions as Sydney Airport’s Uber rank made permanent

Transport officials are drafting plans to make Sydney Airport’s popular Uber kerbside service permanent in a move that will anger the city’s taxi drivers.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
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Sydney Airport taxi fares have faced scrutiny from the pricing regulator.

How much you’ll pay for a trip from Sydney Airport to the city revealed

Travellers will be greeted with a flat fare from Kingsford-Smith International Airport to the CBD, joining cities such as New York and Paris, in a bid to stamp out rip-offs.

  • Michael Ruffles
Sally Andreatta is constantly in the car driving her daughters Olivia 17 and Lilly 14 to Netball engagements. She is happy to take the time rather than have them use Uber for Teens as it gives them time to talk, despite them sometimes being on the phone.

Uber service for teens takes on the taxi of mum and dad, raising safety concerns

Ride-share giant Uber wants to take over from parents ferrying their children to school and sporting events, but the move has raised child safety concerns.

  • Cara Waters
Ride-share drivers are not required to have working with children checks.

Teacher suspended over sexual misconduct allegations working as ride-share driver

Taxi and ride-share drivers in Victoria are subject to police and background checks, but only those who regularly transport children may also be required to hold a working with children check.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Sydney Airport taxi fares have faced scrutiny from the pricing regulator.

Revealed: The plan to stop Sydney’s airport taxi rip-offs and refusals

New taxi charge caps have been proposed at Sydney Airport as part of a major pricing shake-up in response to reports of cabbies hiking up fares by as much as $40.

  • David Barwell