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Did You Make Your Connecting Flight? You May Have A.I. to Thank.

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Last month in Chicago, a United Airlines flight to London was ready to depart, but it was still waiting for 13 passengers connecting from Costa Rica. The airline estimates it saves 17 hours a day in taxi time and 1.4 The post Did You Make Your Connecting Flight? The airline projected they’d miss the flight by seven minutes.

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BYD e6 EV now available for consumers in China

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The BYD e6 electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will now be available for consumer purchases in China; previously, the e6 was only available for fleet purchases. BYD e6s have been in operation in government and taxi fleets for nearly 18 months. The Shenzhen taxi fleet, using BYD’s e6 exclusively, have accumulated more than 3.8

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UCS: ride-hailing trips can produce nearly 70% greater emissions compared to private car trips

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This significant increase in emissions comes in part from “deadheading”—the miles a driver travels waiting for a ride request or picking up a passenger. Car and ride-hailing emissions are per trip-mile, regardless of how many people are in the vehicle on the same trip, but emissions are adjusted for pooled trips.

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Rapid rail ties up with Rapido for feeder services – ET Auto

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These will facilitate last mile connectivity,” an NCRTC official said on Thursday. Rapido services that will be available to commuters include auto rickshaws, 2-wheeler taxis and four-wheeler taxis. Rapido services that will be available to commuters include auto rickshaws, 2-wheeler taxis and four-wheeler taxis.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Data and an interactive mapping tool are available at congestion.sfcta.org. In 2016, TNCs were 15% of all intra-San Francisco vehicle trips, which is 12 times the number of taxi trips, while in New York in 2016, TNC ridership equaled that of yellow cab and doubled annually between 2014 and 2016. Erhardt et al. —Erhardt.

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Mercedes-Benz upgrades eVito Tourer electric van

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kWh/100 km and up to 421 kilometers of range (262 miles). The eVito Tourer will be available in the summer of 2020. The new eVito Tourer can be charged via the CCS-charging connection in the bumper on the front left side. Taxi companies benefit from features such as the diverse seat configurations. It enables DC charging.

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

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Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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