In filing Senate Bill 1540 or the "Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Including Charging Stations Promotions Act of 2017," Pangilinan wants to lessen the country's contribution to climate change, eventually lower the health risks brought by air pollution, and provide for more income in the transport sector.
Local transport executives have cited government adaptability ? or inadaptability ? to current digital disruptions as another challenge being faced by the transport and logistics sector in the Philippines.
High-volume brands are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their relevance in the forthcoming era of shared driverless transportation, most recently due to Tesla?s market cap exceeding that of both GM and Ford.
With the Department of Transportation recently revising the implementing rules and regulation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA), mobile app Waze is urging users to tap some of its new features that are compliant with the new law.
As it marked its fifth year in the country, ride-hailing firm Grab Philippines said it wants to implement a multi-modal form of transportation to ease traffic in the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila.
The project, dubbed ?Contactless Apprehension of Traffic Violators on a 24-Hour Basis and All-Vehicle Detection System (Catch-All),? was piloted in Manila last May.
The Road Board, which is funding a major road mapping project that aims to update the country?s road network, said it expects the P250-million initiative to be completed before the current year is out.
Despite the current drive by the government against digital tools due to the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Law, an online car platform said technology has a big role to play in promoting road safety.
The plane, with vertical takeoff and landing, would enter a testing phase by 2020 with Dallas in the United States and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as the first two cities to receive it.
