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DiDi partners with SoftBank in Japan for platform services for taxi industry, launches open new energy car-sharing platform

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have established a partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry. The partnership will utilize DiDi’s advanced AI technologies to build ride-hailing platforms to enhance efficiency for both taxi operators and drivers. In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1 In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1

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Anand Mahindra unveils India’s first electric flying taxi prototype, praises IIT Madras’ innovation – ET Auto

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IIT Madras’ Contribution to Innovation The ePlane Company, founded in 2017 at IIT Madras by aerospace engineering professor Satya Chakravarthy and his student Pranjal Mehta, aims to revolutionize urban transportation. ” He later mentioned that, when completely charged, its range is up to 200 kilometres. “It

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EV fleet management startup Zypp eyes USD 40 million from Tribe, others at USD 300-350 million value – ET Auto

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The company – which works with delivery platforms including Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto, in addition to bike taxi operators such as Uber and Rapido – has seen its revenue grow nearly three times in FY24 to INR 325 crore. Tribe Capital and its cofounder Arjun Sethi did not respond to queries sent by ET.

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Wisk unveils autonomous four-seat eVTOL air taxi; Generation 6

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Wisk Aero, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, revealed the first self-flying, all-electric, four-passenger vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. Wisk’s 6 th Generation aircraft leverages key learnings and insights from its previous five generations of eVTOL aircraft to deliver a new level of performance.

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Toyota Mobility Foundation and partners to launch Rama4 project to ease traffic congestion in Bangkok

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This project was initiated as an extension of the “Sathorn Model” which took place from 2015-2017 and achieved positive results through the implementation of a variety of countermeasures. It will be known as the “Rama4 Model.”. All the partners believe that this trial project will be “a big step towards Mobility for All.”.

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DiDi expands GAIA initiative worldwide to facilitate data-driven research in transportation

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In the past five and a half years, Didi Chuxing has served more than 450 million users with a full range of mobility services, including Taxi, Express, Premier, Luxe, Hitch, Bus, Minibus, Designated Driving, Car Rental, Enterprise Solutions and Bike-Sharing. For planners, the large data set offers insights into: Smart traffic lights planning.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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Elon Musk: Yeah, and we do have some insight into how good the new things will be, in like, let’s say three or four months, because we have advanced models that are far more capable than what is in the car, but have some issues with them that we need to fix. The next question is about the robo taxi unveil. Elon Musk: Yeah.

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