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SAFETY

IS A MUST
EDITORIAL

ANCAP 5-star rating vehicles There are already some taxi networks which
require their fleet to be no more than 6 years
As of October 1 all new driver-partners who join old. And most states already require annual
with Uber, must have a vehicle which is younger roadworthy/safety checks.
than 10 years and has a 5-star ANCAP rating.
ANCAP, the Australasian New Car Assessment Australian roads just might become a far safer
Program, publishes independent safety ratings place to be travelling on.
that indicate the level of safety a vehicle provides
for occupants and pedestrians in the event of a
crash. EV infrastructure gets new
It has been reported that 91 per cent of Australian partnership
cars on the road hold a five-star rating and in 2018
90 per cent of new cars sold rated 5-stars. China is one of the leaders in electric vehicle
adoption - nearly 50% of the world's battery EVs are
So, if someone now chooses to be a commercial located in China.
passenger driver for Uber they are going to have
to choose more carefully which vehicle they DiDi Chuxing has announced a joint venture with
register as their car to take them on their Uber BP to build EV charging infrastructure in China.
journey. It must be less than 10 years old, have The joint venture will develop hubs to provide EV
a 5-star ANCAP rating and a current roadworthy charging services.
certificate. Didi has more than 600,000 EVs as part of their

It's only a matter of time before all taxis, hire cars, network (which includes ride-sharing and car-
limousines and ride share vehicles have at least sharing) and approximately 550 millions users.
the same rules applied to them. We could do with someone with enough venture

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