Seaplane Hong Kong says it’s working with two international listed companies to bring a passenger drone service to Hong Kong, with testing to begin in late 2021. Steven Cheung, founder and CEO […]
SEAPLANE HK TO TEST PASSENGER DRONES THIS YEAR
PRIVACY WATCHDOG UNSURE IF ALIPAY CAMERAS SCAN PASSENGERS’ FACES
Hong Kong’s privacy tsar has said it was not consulted on the installation of thousands of new cameras across public transport and does not know whether such cameras can take photos of […]
GOVT GIVES MINIBUS OPERATORS VETO POWER ON FAST-CHARGER TARIFF
The government has invited tenders for its proposed fast-charging system for electric minibuses at Kwun Tong Public Transport Interchange, five months after announcing the concept – but in a departure from usual […]
BICYCLE DATA DISPUTE: LAWMAKER FURIOUS AT “SQUARE-MINDED BUREAUCRACY”
Lawmaker Priscilla Leung Mei-fun says the government failure on cycle statistics is “completely unsatisfactory” and says she will push for a motion of full debate on cycling safety if the Secretary for […]
EV ROADMAP POINTS THE WAY TO “CONCRETE PLANS” BY “AROUND 2025”
The government published its long-awaited “EV Roadmap” today, consolidating several existing initiatives on private electric cars and setting a date of “around 2025” to come up with what it calls “a concrete […]
TRANSPORT LAWMAKER REJECTS KAI TAK RECLAMATION PROPOSAL
A plan to reclaim the typhoon shelter at Kai Tak for housing could be scuppered by transport lawmaker Frankie Yick, who’s added a “poison pill” amendment to a LegCo motion ahead of […]
8 SECONDS AHEAD: PREDICT ROAD INTERACTIONS TO WIN WAYMO CHALLENGE
Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle (AV) firm Waymo has expanded its open-access dataset with over 100,000 real-life road scenarios curated for “interesting interactions”, and launched a contest to challenge researchers to better predict road […]
OFFICIAL GIVES FIRM “NO” ON PUBLIC ACCESS TO INSTAGRAM PIER
A marine official responsible for cargo handling says there’s no space for discussion on opening “Instagram Pier” to the public in any form, dashing hopes ahead of a proposed engagement between Marine […]
GOVT CONFIRMS 2035 “OR EARLIER” FOR PETROL CAR BAN
The government will cease registration of new conventional cars “in 2035 or earlier”, the Financial Secretary announced today in his budget speech, confirming Transit Jam’s story from earlier this month and paving […]
STAR FERRY HIKES WEEKDAY BICYCLE FARES 15% TO $19.20
Hong Kong’s iconic Star Ferry has hiked bicycle fares on its Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui route 15%, to $19.20, or six times the usual adult rate, under a new fare […]
