With students back in school this week, Jonathan Weal is also back in the driver’s seat. He’s a school bus operator with Southland Transportation, picking up and dropping off about two dozen students from kindergarten to Grade 12 across southwest Calgary. It’s a job he loves, but he says it hasn’t …
Read More »Prince George school bus routes cancelled after sudden resignation of drivers
Dozens of families in Prince George, B.C., were left scrambling for ways to get their kids to class on the first day of school after the sudden resignation of multiple school bus drivers. According to an email sent to parents, several drivers tendered their resignations in the 48 hours leading up to …
Read More »Kelowna bus drivers set to strike, potentially affecting students and people with special needs
People living in Kelowna, B.C., and surrounding communities are bracing for disruption to bus service, with public transit workers in a legal position to strike shortly after noon on Thursday. That’s when members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1722 — which represents Kelowna Regional Transit operators, office staff and maintenance …
Read More »West Vancouver bus drivers say strike notice could come next week
Frustrated West Vancouver bus drivers say they’re ready to escalate job action in their fight for better pay and working conditions. The president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 134 says the union is prepared to give strike notice next week as his members working for Blue Bus seek pay and …
Read More »Tesla delays Full Self-Driving beta rollout to ~1,000 drivers with perfect safety scores of 100, Elon Musk says due to a "few last minute concerns" (Kim Lyons/The Verge)
Kim Lyons / The Verge: Tesla delays Full Self-Driving beta rollout to ~1,000 drivers with perfect safety scores of 100, Elon Musk says due to a “few last minute concerns” — The “Full Self-Driving” update was supposed to roll out to 1,000 more Tesla owners Friday — Tesla has delayed …
Read More »In 8 US states, Apple will begin storing driver’s licenses on the iPhone
State IDs will be supported in Wallet on both the iPhone and the Apple Watch. Users will scan their physical IDs in the app. Users will approve digital transmission of the information at supported points, like TSA security lines. Apple is rolling out the ability to add driver’s licenses and …
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