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Hertz ordering 100,000 Teslas by end of 2022

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Beginning in early November and expanding through year end, customers will be able to rent a Tesla Model 3 at Hertz airport and neighborhood locations in US major markets and select cities in Europe. For example, in August, three US automakers pledged to boost EV sales to 40-50% by 2030.

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nuTonomy and Grab partner to expand public trial of on-demand self-driving car service in Singapore

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nuTonomy , a developer of software for self-driving cars, and Grab , a Southeast Asia ride-hailing app, are partnering to expand nuTonomy’s ongoing public trial of self-driving cars in Singapore. Select Grab customers can now use the Grab app to book a ride in a nuTonomy SDV through a special “robo-car” fleet icon.

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Lyft and nuTonomy form strategic R&D partnership to optimize passenger experience in self-driving cars

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Under the partnership, nuTonomy and Lyft will align their respective technology platforms to gather valuable research and insights into all aspects of ensuring a passenger’s comfort and safety during an AV ride—from routing and booking to the performance of the driving system and how it interacts and communicates with the rider.

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

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Drive toward the darkness If you have access to wheels and live within a few hours of the path of the total eclipse, you can always jump in the car. But if you’re hoping to rent a car, you might have some trouble. Neighborhood locations, she said, may have better availability. Nastro said. (As

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Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service; automated S-Class

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Monitored by a safety driver, the self-driving cars shuttle between West San José and downtown, along the San Carlos Street and Stevens Creek Boulevard thoroughfares. They will use an app developed by Daimler Mobility AG to book a journey by the automated S-Class vehicles from a defined pick-up point to their destination.

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A $275 Bus Ticket to the Hamptons

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Hamptons-bound buses will pick up passengers at only one location in Manhattan: Hudson Yards , the neighborhood of luxury apartment buildings, stores and office towers occupied by technology companies like Meta and financial firms like BlackRock and Point 72. Operations will start just before Memorial Day weekend and run into the fall.

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Engineers Say “Nyet” to Doing Business in Russia, Survey Says

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A number of respondents also indicated that they participated in demonstrations, provided direct support to Ukrainians, or booked Airbnbs in the Ukraine. Others are flying the Ukrainian flag at their homes and painting it on rocks around their neighborhoods.

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