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Mercedes-Benz and BMW to sell car-sharing JV SHARE NOW to Stellantis

Green Car Congress

The three companies recently signed an agreement to this effect and agreed not to disclose the details of the transaction. Portland, Oregon, Denver, Colorado, Columbus, Ohio and Austin, Texas. The company offers access to almost 180,000 vehicles in more than 150 cities in the FREE NOW app through its partner network.

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Zoox is expanding autonomous robotaxi rides to new US cities

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This week, the company announced plans to start testing in Miami, Florida, and Austin, Texas, as it looks to begin commercial ride-hailing operations in the cities it’s already established in. This past March, Zoox offered an update to its robotaxi taxi operations in its current cities, expanding operational hours and routes.

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Daimler’s moovel acquires mytaxi and RideScout to consolidate presence in mobility services market

Green Car Congress

Daimler’s integrated mobility service company moovel GmbH ( earlier post ) has acquired a 100% holding in Intelligent Apps GmbH, the operator of the popular mytaxi taxi booking app. All companies concerned will continue to operate independently from their current business locations. —Robert Henrich, CEO at moovel GmbH.

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China is testing more driverless cars than any other country – ET Auto

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A fleet of 500 taxis navigated by computers, often with no safety drivers in them for backup, buzz around. The company that operates them, tech giant Baidu, said last month that it would add another 1,000 of the so-called robot taxis in Wuhan. The government is providing the companies significant help. No one was injured.

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Survey shows Americans don’t trust self-driving cars. They also don’t know you can’t buy one.

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As self-driving features, semi and fully-autonomous vehicles begin to become more popular with companies like Tesla , Waymo , Cruise , and others pushing their driver assistance systems; the future is undoubtedly here. RELATED: General Motors’ Cruise taxis to expand to Phoenix and Austin.

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Big Players, Bigger Bets on eVTOLs and Air Taxis

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Last week, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced that it would begin using new software, sold by a company called CAL Analytics, for monitoring uncrewed aircraft in a bid to prepare for an influx of new futuristic vehicles to fly in the state. “It Of course, other states are also trying to snag a piece of this future industry.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. Some small players were gobbled up by bigger companies. Different types of non-ownership alternatives promise to be the way of the future. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex.

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