https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Volvo has signed a deal to supply "tens of thousands" of self-driving cars to ride-sharing company Uber. https://www.thelocal.se/20171120/volvo-sells-tens-of-thousands-self-driving-cars-to-uber Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:36:25 +0100 volvo-sells-tens-of-thousands-self-driving-cars-to-uber A government inquiry has proposed new rules for the taxi industry, effectively banning car-pooling services from making a profit. https://www.thelocal.se/20161130/sweden-says-car-sharing-services-should-not-be-for-profit Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:21:54 +0100 sweden-says-car-sharing-services-should-not-be-for-profit How can Sweden ensure that the sharing economy is put to the best use? Mattias Goldmann from liberal-green thinktank Fores shares his five best strategies. https://www.thelocal.se/20161115/five-ways-to-boost-swedens-sharing-economy-opinion Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:59:59 +0100 five-ways-to-boost-swedens-sharing-economy-opinion Around 60 people have now been convicted for operating illegal taxis in Sweden after they drove for scrapped car-hailing service UberPOP, Sveriges Radio reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20161010/60-former-uberpop-drivers-convicted-in-sweden Mon, 10 Oct 2016 16:30:56 +0200 60-former-uberpop-drivers-convicted-in-sweden Sweden-based manufacturer Volvo Cars has announced it will team up with ride-sharing service Uber in a $300 million joint venture to develop driverless cars. https://www.thelocal.se/20160818/look-no-hands-volvo-teams-up-with-uber-in-self-driving-car-race Thu, 18 Aug 2016 17:17:15 +0200 look-no-hands-volvo-teams-up-with-uber-in-self-driving-car-race Sweden’s job market is notoriously tough to crack, and law graduate Nour Solaiman from Syria has already had more than his share of setbacks — but he’s determined to find a way in. https://www.thelocal.se/20160531/getting-a-job-in-sweden-is-like-breaking-rocks-with-a-spade Tue, 31 May 2016 16:52:27 +0200 getting-a-job-in-sweden-is-like-breaking-rocks-with-a-spade Controversial car-hailing service UberPOP is set to be dropped in Sweden following a series of court convictions of its drivers, its parent company announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20160511/heres-why-uberpop-is-being-scrapped-in-sweden Wed, 11 May 2016 13:41:20 +0200 heres-why-uberpop-is-being-scrapped-in-sweden 21 drivers for the US car-sharing service UberPOP have been found guilty of driving taxis illegally in Stockholm and Gothenburg, Dagens Nyheter reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20160311/21-uberpop-drivers-convicted-in-sweden Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:47:13 +0100 21-uberpop-drivers-convicted-in-sweden A Stockholm man has been fined after he was caught driving for US car-sharing service Uber, the first conviction of its kind in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20150911/first-uberpop-driver-convicted-in-sweden Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:42:16 +0200 first-uberpop-driver-convicted-in-sweden Car-sharing service Uber is facing questions about how closely it vets drivers after a Swedish newspaper reporter managed to enrol with the company without being given any training. https://www.thelocal.se/20150707/uber-sweden-in-hot-water-over-driver-checks Tue, 07 Jul 2015 12:23:24 +0200 uber-sweden-in-hot-water-over-driver-checks A limousine-service app has accused the Swedish authorities of bureaucratic bullying, engaging thousands of users to protest on its behalf, while some fans have dismissed the company's complaints as a PR ploy. https://www.thelocal.se/20130508/47690 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:46:00 +0200 47690