The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Deutsche Bahn invests millions in Berlin ride-sharing startup: report German government-owned Deutsche Bahn is investing millions in a Berlin taxi and ride-sharing startup that has its sights set on expanding in the United States and Asia, according to a media report on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170724/deutsche-bahn-invests-millions-in-berlin-ride-sharing-startup-report Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:24:20 +0200 deutsche-bahn-invests-millions-in-berlin-ride-sharing-startup-report Frankfurt court bans app's discount taxi rides Taxi-hailing app mytaxi will no longer be allowed to offer customers 50 percent off trips, a court in Frankfurt has decided, saying that the deals represent unfair competition. https://www.thelocal.de/20160119/frankfurt-court-bans-discount-taxi-rides Tue, 19 Jan 2016 19:01:32 +0100 frankfurt-court-bans-discount-taxi-rides Drunk taxi request leads to Belgium A very drunk German ended up in Belgium after asking a taxi driver to take him home. His slurry “nach Hause” sounded to the driver like “nach Hauset” – miles away in Belgium. The man could not pay the fare and now faces legal trouble. https://www.thelocal.de/20131106/drunken-taxi-ride-ends-in-belgium Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:57:00 +0100 drunken-taxi-ride-ends-in-belgium Taxi driver returns €250,000 to passengers A taxi driver in Bavaria found €250,000 on the back seat of his cab on Sunday. He found the elderly couple it belonged to and turned down a finder's reward, accepting just €12 as a fare to return the money. https://www.thelocal.de/20131030/taxi-driver-returns-to-forgetful-old-couple Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:13:00 +0100 taxi-driver-returns-to-forgetful-old-couple Taxi drivers protest new Berlin airport fees Around 3,000 taxis drove in convoy through central Berlin on Monday in protest at a huge rise in the extra fee for taking people to the German capital's new airport, set to open at the start of June. https://www.thelocal.de/20120424/42131 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:58:00 +0200 42131 Taxi drivers to blockade Berlin airport Monday Hundreds of taxi drivers plan to block access to Berlin’s Tegel airport Monday morning to protest a planned €0.50 surcharge for taxi rides from the airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20090614/19925 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:48:00 +0200 19925