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

Green Car Congress

Bosch is working on sensor technology for air taxis. The Boston Consulting Group predicts that people around the world will take 1 billion flights in air taxis in 2030, once sharing services have also established a presence on fixed routes above the ground; most of those air taxis will be capable of operating without a pilot.

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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

Cars That Think

During rush hour, the skies over a large city, such as Dubai or Madrid or Los Angeles, would swarm with hundreds, and eventually thousands, of eVTOL “air taxis.” And a 2021 study at the University of California, Berkeley, found that in the San Francisco Bay area, overall travel times could be reduced with as few as 10 vertiports.

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NASA adds 14 new partners to Advanced Air Mobility project’s National Campaign; urban air mobility

Green Car Congress

Thirteen companies and one university have signed agreements with NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project’s National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft and other new air vehicle concepts into the national airspace system. SkyGrid, and The University of North Texas. Background.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

Alma mater: University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. Vint Cerf , Tim Berners-Lee , and other technologists who were building chips and devices, like Gordon Moore , myself, and other colleagues who worked on mobile Internet, dedicated our lives to bringing affordable Internet to people,” Alamouti says. “We About Siavash Alamouti.

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Ride-sharer Grab to invest $700M in “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan

Green Car Congress

Following its 2016 expansion to several new cities, Grab now brings the convenience and affordability of its multi-modal services to more cities in Indonesia than any of its competitors, including Jakarta, Bali, Bandung, Padang, Makassar, Medan, Surabaya and Yogyakarta. Invest in technopreneurship for social good.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

Local DCFC: Factors affecting the equity of EV charging DC Fast Charging is needed in support of transportation services users (taxis, Uber, Lyft, etc…) and for local fleets used by multi-unit dwelling residents, intercity travelers, and local individual EV owners. Access both in and out should be easy, including for medium-duty EVs.

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You Haven’t Seen Blue Until You’ve Seen San Andres

Baua Electric

It’s the local solution to a universal challenge: how to retain the unique identity of a place when tourism starts booming. Once on the island, the best way to get around is either by taxi, easily found in downtown San Andres or arranged in advance, or by mule , which can be rented for around 200,000 Colombian pesos, or about $51, per day.