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NREL study focuses on growing use and impacts of ride-hailing services at airports

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In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists. —Josh Sperling, NREL co-author.

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24.4 million customers use Daimler’s mobility services

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The mobility joint venture with BMW is part of our mobility strategy. For US$100 dollars per person and service, Blacklane PASS lets air travellers avoid queues at security and immigration when arriving, departing or changing planes. We are moving full speed ahead towards our transformation to a mobility provider.

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NCSU study finds shared e-scooters aren’t always as green as other transport options

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These results were similar to those of a larger survey done by the city of Portland, Oregon. The second factor is the scooters’ lifetime: the longer the scooter is in service, the more time it has to offset the impact caused by making all of its constituent parts. —Jeremiah Johnson.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

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opened and later reinstalled the panel that would blow off the plane’s body, according to a person familiar with the matter. About a month before the Max 9 was delivered to Alaska Airlines in October, workers at Boeing’s factory in Renton, Wash., The door plug is placed where an emergency exit door would be if a jet had more seats.

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

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The expansion to Brooklyn marks the company’s first expansion beyond the West Coast of the United States; the service currently operates in Seattle and Portland. For a limited time as part of an introductory offer, ReachNow will charge just $0.41 ReachNow’s Ride on-demand service will launch as a pilot program in Seattle on 8 Dec.

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The Growing List of EVmatch Partners

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EVmatch is partnering with Green Mountain Power to deploy Level 2 charging stations at multi-unit dwellings and commercial locations in rural parts of Vermont served by the utility. Eight years, hundreds of products and several Tesla’s later, they still listen to help solve issues and personalize your car. Green Mountain Power.

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World Builders Put Happy Face On Superintelligent AI

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The first, a solo effort by Rebecca Rapple of Portland, Ore., Anna Yelizarova , who’s managing the contest and other projects at FLI, says she feels bombarded by images of dystopia in the media, and says it makes her wonder “what kind of effect that has on our worldview as a society.”

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