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Avis Budget Group has helped form Urban Movement Labs (UML), a public-private partnership in Los Angeles which aims to accelerate transportation technology.

The UK city of Birmingham is proposing to restrict private car access to its centre as part of a wide-ranging blueprint to improve the way people move around.

The Birmingham Transport Plan 2031 “describes what the city needs to do differently to meet the demands of the future” and offers ideas to “support the delivery of a high quality, sustainable public transport system fit for all users”.

Transport for London (TfL) has stripped Uber of its private hire operator's licence following security breaches which it says put passengers at risk.

Uber slammed the decision but TfL says that a change in the ride-hailing giant’s systems allowed unauthorised drivers to upload photos to other driver accounts.

This enabled the drivers to fake their identity and pick up passengers - in at least 14,000 trips.

Lyft is withdrawing its scooter operations from the US cities of Nashville, San Antonio, Atlanta, the Phoenix area, Dallas and Columbus.  

A company spokesperson told TechCrunch “We’re choosing to focus on the markets where we can have the biggest impact. We’re continuing to invest in growing our bike and scooter business but will shift resources away from smaller markets and toward bigger opportunities.”