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Production of 100th GILLIG battery-electric bus

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GILLIG is currently booking new bus orders into 2023. The companies developed a product which delivers industry-leading performance via the Cummins Battery Electric System, which features remote diagnostics and over-the-air connectivity backed by Cummins’ extensive support network of qualified technicians across the nation.

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moovel Group and SSB launching new mobility service in Stuttgart

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Named “Flex Pilot”, the service allows customers to book flexibly and on demand. The new on-demand service will be tested on selected days from 14 December 2017. The “Flex Pilot” app locates the user and shows suitable shuttle connections to the desired destination.

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Traditional retail sales steady despite e-commerce

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That is consistent with a recent finding that, between 2007 and 2017, there was no significant reduction in the amount of travel in connection with purchasing goods and services. books vs. gasoline).

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Daimler’s moovel Group acquires Familonet GmbH, provider of location messenger app Familonet

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moovel creates an operating system for urban mobility that offers access to various mobility services including booking and payment. Most services can be booked and paid for simply and directly via the moovel app. In the first half of 2017, more than 10 million transactions were conducted in total worldwide using moovel apps.

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GM and IBM bring OnStar and Watson together for new cognitive mobility platform: OnStar Go

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Starting in early 2017, OnStar is expected to give millions of GM drivers the ability to connect and interact with their favorite brands. —Phil Abram, Executive Director, GM Connected Products and Strategy. The new cognitive mobility platform enables brands to design Watson-enabled consumer experiences.

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Wärtsilä providing HY hybrid modules for Swedish port tug; first vessel operating with Wärtsilä HY solution

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The vessel is being built at GONDAN Shipbuilders, in Asturias, Spain, and the order with Wärtsilä was booked in December 2017. In addition, the installed onshore electrical connection will give the tug the flexibility to re-charge the energy storage system, even when the tug is berthed at the quay. Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen Group launches standalone mobility services company MOIA; initial focus on ride-hailing

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The Volkswagen Group’s new company, which will be headquartered in Berlin, will begin operating with a team of around 50, with this number growing fast up to the end of 2017. Gett app users can already instantly book on-demand transportation, delivery and logistics in more than 100 cities worldwide. —Ole Harms, CEO of MOIA.

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