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Ford-Backed Argo AI Begins Driverless Taxi Operations, & Why This Is Big News

CleanTechnica EVs

Ford-backed autonomous vehicle company Argo AI recently started driverless vehicle operations in both Miami, Florida, and Austin, Texas, during daylight hours.

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

Teslarati

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

Cars That Think

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 It is going to be so much cheaper than traditional aircraft flying.”

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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. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities. Vehicles to be deployed include 163 CNG, the vast majority for high mileage taxis and 18 heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks. The vehicles will be deployed across the state.