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":"ef7d4ed36cb4a2824f3cc67534bb1b23","s":"49b7901b3657e346"}
Share your thoughts. Click here