Automotive
June 26, 2018
A controversial ban on female drivers in Saudi Arabia has ended. Image credit: Audi
By Sarah Ramirez
As Saudi Arabia officially ends its longtime ban on female drivers, luxury automakers have been among the first to welcome women to the driver's seat.
{"ct":"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","iv":"9f827d0fed691d4b4bf457d5a2eafa66","s":"2abb27f5162ef4c2"}
Share your thoughts. Click here