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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

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Q: There are a lot of use cases, say, from taxi or ride sharing by companies like Uber or Lyft, where there are problems of driver shortage. And statistics show clearly that it’s a great help. Q: Now, coming back to the affordability factor of this technology. It depends on the use case and on your personal preference.

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Air Taxis Are Safe—According to the Manufacturers

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These concepts and prototypes, representing well over a billion dollars of venture capital investment in 2020 alone , promise that sometime in the near future, point-to-point travel between suburbs and urban centers will happen by air using innovative new flying vehicles that are fast, quiet, clean, and far more affordable than a helicopter.

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EV Chargers for All!

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One was affordability. Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I Their first question is, “Why should I take on the costs of installing EV chargers when most of my tenants don’t own or can’t afford EVs?” households.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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These new vehicles, including more affordable models, will use aspects of the next-generation platform as well as aspects of our current platforms and will be able to be produced on the same manufacturing lines as our current vehicle lineup. That’s our mission to get the most affordable cars to customers as fast as possible.

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