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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2018

Hertz Wins Irish Fraud Case

A judge ordered two Lithuanian men to reimburse Hertz Rent-a-Car for expenses made during a personal injury fraud investigation.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2018

Minnesota City Requests Federal Funding for EV Carsharing Network

Working in partnership with the nonprofit carsharing service Hourcar and Xcel Energy, the city of St. Paul, Minn., applied for federal funding through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.

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Articlesby Michaela Kwoka-ColemanJuly 17, 2018

Turo Sues LAX Over Permit Classification, Facility Fees

Turo maintains that its platform is a technology company, not a rental car agency, and therefore should not be subject to the airport taxes and fees that traditional car rental companies pay.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2018

Ford Agrees to $299M Takata Settlement

Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $299.1 million to settle consumer economic-loss claims linked to faulty air bags manufactured by Takata Corp. The settlement covers diverse forms of economic damages linked to Takata air-bag inflators.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2018

Michigan County Approves Car Rental Assessment Fee

County commissioners expect the assessment fee to generate $5,000 per month.

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NewsJuly 6, 2018

Autonomous Vehicles Will Test Public Safety

Ensuring driver and pedestrian safety and regulating a still nascent technology are among the top issues of concern covered in a new report about autonomous vehicles from the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2018

DC Council Raises Taxes on Ride-Hailing

Increasing the tax on ride-hailing group’s gross receipts from 1% to 6% is part of the Council’s plan to raise $178.5 million in funding for public transportation — D.C.’s share of the overall $500 million funding effort.

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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2018

London Officials Grant Uber Probationary License

A London court granted the license after Uber lawyers said the company had made extensive changes to its reporting and screening policies, as well as management.

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Newsby StaffJune 21, 2018

Honolulu Mayor Vetoes Bill Capping Surge Pricing

The cap on surge pricing would have been the first such law in the country. 

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2018

Japanese Rental Agencies Worry About Fake Licenses from Chinese Tourists

Since China did not sign the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, which established international standards for road signs and rules, Chinese citizens who visit Japan, and other Geneva Convention-ratified countries, need an international driving permit.

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