French drivers aren't getting any breaks from the petrol strike, despite government efforts to do so

As the strike by employees of energy firm TotalEnergies began its third week on Monday, filling stations across France ran low on gasoline despite government attempts to bargain.

Official estimates suggest that 30% of gas stations were completely or partially out of fuel, leading to hug...

AMAZON ADMITS TO DRIVERS URINATING IN BOTTLES, APOLOGISES TO US REPRESENTATIVE POCAN

Highlights

• This admission from the e-commerce company came a week after US Representative Mark Pocan had criticised it’s working conditions in tweet

• Pocan had said “Paying workers $15/hr doesn’t make you a ‘progressive workplace' when ...

LAWSUIT FILED BY TAXI WORKERS ALLIANCE ON BEHALF OF NY DRIVERS GETS THE DRIVERS UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS

Highlights:

•    Workers like taxi drivers, termed gig workers, are fighting to get recognized as independent contractors

•    Recognition as employees or independent contractors will earn them benefits like employer-funded health care e...

LONDON: BUS DRIVER DEATHS WILL BE EXAMINED IN COVID-19 STUDY

Highlights

• According to the data published by Office for National Statistics (ONS), bus drivers are among workers with higher mortality rate from coronavirus than any other staff

• Mayor Sadiq Khan stated that this study will ensure every measure was taken to prote...

FOOD DELIVERIES COMPANIES IN JAPAN WORRIED BY CUSTOMER RATINGS

Highlights:

• COVID-19 precautionary measures involve wearing of masks to avoid the spread of the virus, vendors worried about dissatisfying their customers
• Delivery services have seen a hike post the outbreak, as citizens avoid coming out in the open

Education program for older drivers, following the largest road toll in a decade in South Australia

The state government has abolished a driver education program that helped elderly South Australian drivers remain healthier behind the wheel as the road toll climbs to its highest point in a decade.

113 people have died on South Australian roads so far this year, and about one-third of ...

Melbourne drivers to confront a long time of agony with summer development barrage

Development is the way toward building a structure or infrastructure. Construction contrasts from assembling in that assembling ordinarily includes large scale manufacturing of comparable things without an assigned buyer, while development commonly happens in the area for a referred to the client...

Intel’s Algorithm-Based Software will dodge road accidents in India

The root cause behind frequent accidents is the poor condition of roads for daily travelers in India. However, a US-based tech giant is planning to change the scenario with software aimed to alert drivers about road circumstances well in advance.

Intel is waged on an algorithm-based dat...

Auto-related industry growing but what about the core industry?

As the auto industry in the world crumbles and is succumbing to death if not innovating to stay alive in the global market where the competition has reduced as the sales have dropped and innovations are being prioritized. The industry of auto repair and maintenance is flourishing despite the fall...

Distracted Drivers in Queensland will be fined more than double and their license will be suspended

An important proposal to increase the fines to more than double and suspend the license for drivers of Queensland who are caught using cell phones will be the main agenda at a 3-day road safety summit held in Brisbane. The Minister of Transport ‘Mark Bailey’ has stressed on increasing the fines f...