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Daimler Mobility AG & Geely Technology Group inaugurate ‘StarRides’ premium ride-hailing service in Hangzhou

Green Car Congress

Daimler Mobility AG and Geely Technology Group, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), unveiled the premium ride-hailing provider StarRides in China with inaugural services to begin in Hangzhou in December 2019. Tom Gu joined StarRides on 1 September 2019 as Chief Executive Officer, leading a staff of 80 employees.

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Rising disposable income giving a thrust to connected cars in India – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Such cars, which have embedded chips allowing internet access, enabling drivers to transmit, store and receive information collected via sensors – currently make up as much as 30% of all new vehicles sold, up from 6% in FY21. New-age buyers are increasingly taking to cars which offer continuous connectivity and a safer driving experience.

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8 Products That Excel at Protecting Children’s Digital Privacy

Cars That Think

A 2019 UNICEF study found that globally, about 1 in 3 Internet users is younger than 18. Yoti asks children to authenticate their age and does not store their data. Fill out this form to receive links to download the PDF reports. Parents let preschool children use their smartphones and tablets to stream shows and play games.

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Musk pushes plan for China data to power Tesla’s AI ambitions – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Since 2021, Tesla has stored data collected by its Chinese EVs in Shanghai. Some analysts see Musk as trying to make China a launchpad for self-driving in the same way Tesla’s 2019 bet on its Shanghai Gigafactory allowed it to break through as a mass-market electric vehicle maker.

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BoostEV is an on-demand mobile EV charging network, like UberEats for hungry EVs

Charged EVs

SparkCharge co-founder and CEO Joshua Aviv spoke with Charged back in 2019, when the Roadie was in pre-production, and the company was working with prototypes. For example, with Instacart, my grocery store now lives on my phone. The app is live, so people can download the app and then actually start requesting the range on that day.

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24.4 million customers use Daimler’s mobility services

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Subject to review and approval by the relevant competition authorities, Daimler Financial Services will contribute to the three business units of carsharing, ride-hailing and MaaS, in the mobility joint venture with BMW, which is due to launch in 2019. In 2019, as Daimler Mobility AG, we will underscore our ambition with a new name.

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OLA Electric Scooter Ownership Blog - Dark Knight

Plug In India

For me personally it was 2019 summer when I decided to do something about my carbon imprint,First thing which came to my mind is ,how not to use ICE vehicles for my regular hospital commute/duty & upto 50-60km of rides. I got the notification for software update on Saturday and it took around 36 hours to Download the Update.

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