Transport & Travel

Elon Musk says Netflix and YouTube are coming to Teslas

“Netflix and drive” might become a thing now that Elon Musk revealed upcoming support for the streaming service and YouTube on his Tesla vehicles….

Taxi Live Africa brings Uber-like ehailing features to metered taxis

Since Uber arrived in South Africa in 2013, there’s been a fierce (and often violent) rivalry between those employing the technology and metered taxi…

Uber charged some US riders R18k for R180 trips thanks to a glitch

Imagine being charged R18 300 instead of R183 for an Uber trip across town. That’s exactly what some riders experienced in the States this…

New Ryanair 737 MAX 200 plane drops the ‘MAX’ from its name, goes with 737-8200 instead

A picture posted to Twitter on Sunday of a new Boeing 737 MAX suggests that the American plane manufacturer may be open to renaming…

SAA will fly newly-leased Airbus A350s on its New York-Johannesburg route

Rumours have been swirling around the internet about SAA’s fleet renewal programme, but on Sunday the carrier confirmed that it has acquired new Airbus…

Airbnb Luxe for super wealthy holiday makers launches in Cape Town

Airbnb primarily caters for middle-to-upper income travellers, but what about super rich Instagram influencers who can’t wait to travel but can’t be bothered to…

Boeing’s parking its grounded 737 MAX planes in car parks

More than three months since it was banned from the skies, Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 planes are still grounded, and this is posing a…

Google Maps’ speed limit, speed trap warnings now live in South Africa

You’d previously have to download Waze if you wanted traffic notifications and speed camera warnings in realtime. But now, you’ll be able to access…

Bargaining ride-hailing service InDriver now available in Johannesburg

InDriver, the Russian-born ride-sharing service, is now available in Johannesburg. The service, which lets riders bargain for the price of their rides with various…

You can request ‘quiet’ drivers through a new Uber Black feature

Uber on Wednesday revealed new features for its premium customers in the US including a “Quiet Mode” that aims to reduce chattiness during rides….

Uber’s testing a new ‘seamless’ PIN code pickup system for airports

Uber is revising how its service functions at airports, kicking off a trial in Portland this week. The city’s airport in Oregon, US will…

South Africa’s trying its best to crash Fly Safair’s servers

South African budget airline Fly Safair today flipped the switch on its near-annual R5 flight sale. The company’s letting 45 000 tickets go for…

Uber and IEC offering R25 off two rides on Election Day

Uber, along with the Independent Electorial Commission (IEC) and Nelson Mandela Foundation, will offer voters R25 off rides to and from polling stations, the…

Cape Town’s direct flight to the US takes a big step towards reality

United Airlines is now making tickets available for its first flights to and from Cape Town International Aiport and New York/New Jersey’s Newark Liberty…

Google Maps is now asking rail commuters if their trains are full

Google Maps, in some parts of the world, is now asking rail commuters how crowded their train is. The move is likely an effort…

Cape Town to get direct flights to Newark/New York in December via United Airlines

According to a United Airlines statement on Monday, Cape Town will in December receive direct flights to Newark Liberty International Airport aboard the US…

Watch Stratolaunch, an enormous satellite-transporting plane, make its debut flight

On Saturday, a piece of aviation history was made. The Stratolaunch performed its maiden test flight above the Mojave Desert in California, some eight…

Changes to Uber Eats will focus on delivery issues, information availability

Uber Eats’ apps are getting some much-needed feature improvements, the food delivery firm announced on Friday, focused particularly on delivery issues and information accessibility….

President Cyril Ramaphosa to unveil Cape Town’s new trains

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest destination on his crusade to remedy South Africa’s broken rail commuter network will take him to Cape Town on Tuesday….

Bolt set to launch food delivery service in South Africa

Bolt, the on-demand ride-hailing service formerly known as Taxify, is set to launch its fledgling food delivery service in South Africa, it announced on…

Update: the Boeing 737 MAX 8 is now effectively grounded worldwide

Update, 13 March 10pm: The FAA on Wednesday “ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft” — that’s the 737 MAX 8 and…

South Africa’s Comair grounds the country’s only Boeing 737 MAX 8

Comair, the operator of Kulula and British Airways in South Africa, on Monday announced that it’s temporarily grounding its only Boeing 737 MAX 8…

What plane are you flying on? Here’s how to find out

On Sunday morning, a passenger plane carrying 157 people crashed shortly after takeoff just outside the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abada. The Ethiopian Airlines…

You can now back up your Android phone from the Google One app

South African food delivery industry growing faster than international average [Sponsored]

Fun things to do on Friday the 13th [Sponsored]

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [15/9/2019]

Khula, Bonang.ai to pitch at AfricArena Summit after winning Jozi, Cape Town events

These are the nine Rwandan startups pitching today at Seedstars Kigali

‘Headliner: NoviNews’ (Nintendo Switch) review: fake it until you make it

Android 10: when will your smartphone get the update?

Fujifilm announces X-A7 mirrorless camera, launching October

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m

All new Toyotas will come with in-car WiFi and telemetry from September

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights