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Berkeley study finds self-driving electric taxi fleets in Manhattan would deliver significant cost and environmental benefits

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Using models they built and data from more than 10 million taxi trips in New York City, they found that the cost of service provided by a fleet of shared automated electric vehicles (SAEVs) would be $0.29-$0.61 per revenue mile—an order of magnitude lower than the cost of service of present-day Manhattan taxis and $0.05–$0.08/mi

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Hyundai Motor Group announces SdX strategy at CES 2024 | Autocar Professional

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Hyundai Motor Group, which is driving a software-driven transformation for its Group brands (Hyundai, Kia and Genesis) today announced its ‘Software-defined Everything’ (SDx) strategy, which aims to transform all moving devices, fleets and ecosystems into valuable assets through advanced software and AI.

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Yunnan Investment Group and BYD to open new energy vehicle plants in Southwest China

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Yunnan Investment Holdings Group and BYD intend to open new energy vehicle manufacturing plants in Yunnan Province, expanding BYD’s EV and new-energy businesses into southwest China and neighboring Asian countries. Yunnan also offers an annual water supply of 222 billion cubic meters, more than ten thousand cubic meters of water per person.

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Paris Promised the Olympics Would Be Accessible. The Clock Is Ticking.

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For example, the newly built 128-acre Olympic and Paralympic Village , hailed by the organizers and advocacy groups as a shining example of universal design, offers accessible buildings, multisensory signage and zones for assistance dogs. And even that isn’t always enough, explained Ms. And even that isn’t always enough, explained Ms.

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Thriev adding 20 BYD e6 electric cars to London fleet

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Last month, the Mayor of London announced that from 1 January 2018, all new taxis would have to be zero-emission capable in order to gain an operating licence. Earlier post.).

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Schaeffler to showcase Space Drive as advance for autonomous driving

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To offer personal mobility to people living in places where space is at a premium, Schaeffler is working on technology concepts such as the Schaeffler Mover for which the technology group has developed new system solutions. According to United Nations forecasts, two-thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities by 2050.

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Volvo Car Mobility launches mobility brand M; market debut in 2019

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M will learn about its user’s needs, preferences and habits, personalizing the customer relationship. The services currently available mainly offer alternatives to a taxi or public transit. It will debut in Sweden and the US in the spring of 2019. Volvo Cars is becoming more than just a car company. M is part of our answer.

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