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Bosch developing sensor box for air taxis using production-tested components from automotive

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Through our Bosch solution, we aim to make civil aviation with flying taxis affordable for a wide range of providers. Test flights of electric air taxis are scheduled to begin in cities such as Dubai, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Singapore in 2020. The Bosch sensors are small and lightweight.

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Frost & Sullivan: carsharing membership to reach 9.8M in 2025; 19.9% CAGR

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Top cities for Uber customers, based on percentage of receipts, are San Francisco (79%), followed by Dallas (60%) and Los Angeles (54%). During that same 12-month period, taxi usage declined from 37% to 24%, while rental cars dropped from 55% to 45%.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. …

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. Double-Stator Switched Reluctance Motor (DSSRM) Technology General Atomics and the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) will develop a new type of electric motor with the. California Los Angeles, Ford Motor Company).

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