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Cubic Transportation licenses TfL’s contactless payment system

Computer Weekly

Cubic Transportation plans to use London's payments system to develop contactless solutions for transport around the world

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Unknown system outage impacts vehicle licensing offices across Washington state

GeekWire

A sign notifying customers of a statewide outage at an auto licensing facility in Seattle on Thursday. PT: The issue has been resolved and vehicle licensing offices are up and running again. Original story: Vehicle licensing systems at the Washington State Department of Licensing went down across the state on Thursday afternoon.

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Seattle’s new transportation director on electric vehicles, remote work, company shuttles, and more

GeekWire

Greg Spotts, the new director of Seattle’s Department of Transportation. Since moving from Los Angeles to take the helm of Seattle’s Department of Transportation in September, Greg Spotts has been busy learning about his new home. What can business and tech leaders do to support transportation? SDOT Photo).

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Seattle wants to charge DoorDash and other gig companies 10 cents per order for new license fee

GeekWire

The bill, referred to the City Council last week, would require “network companies” operating in Seattle to pay the fees to obtain an annual license. For-hire transportation companies including Uber and Lyft would not be subject to the fee. ” It called the license “duplicative and unnecessary.”

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New York City votes to block new licenses for electric taxis, snubbing Revel’s Tesla plans

The Verge

New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to block the issuance of new for-hire vehicle licenses for electric vehicles. The company had been hoping to exploit a loophole in the city’s current rules, which caps the number of new FHV licenses but exempts wheelchair-accessible and electric vehicles.

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Uber granted 30-month license to continue operating in London

The Verge

Uber has secured a 30-month — or two-and-a-half-year — license to keep its ridesharing services up and running in London, according to a report from the BBC. This marks the close of a lengthy battle with the city’s transportation agency, Transport for London (TfL), over Uber’s safety protocols.

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Lord of the Rings keycap sets will transport your keyboard to Middle-earth

The Verge

But unlike Matt3o’s original release, though, the new Lord of the Rings keycaps are actually licensed by Middle-earth Enterprises (the company that owns the rights to key film and merchandise aspects of the The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings novels). Image: Drop. Matt3o’s Dwarvish keycaps, with the alternate Durin’s forge accent keys.