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Boeing and Kitty Hawk form strategic partnership on electric urban air mobility

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The strategic partnership will bring together the innovation of Kitty Hawk’s Cora air taxi division with Boeing’s scale and aerospace expertise. Cora is an electric, autonomous fully fledged air taxi that takes off like a helicopter and flies like a plane.

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Mercedes-Benz launches new private car-sharing scheme: Croove

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A new car-sharing platform from Mercedes-Benz will go online at the start of December. The peer-to-peer car-sharing platform is another example of a CASE strategy project that has advanced from idea to implementation. On average, a car is parked up for 23 hours a day. On average, a car is parked up for 23 hours a day.

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Geely launches Lynk & Co; a new electrified and connected global car brand

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China-based automaker Geely has launched Lynk & Co —a new global car brand designed and engineered in Sweden; every model will feature an electrified powertrain. Geely claims that the SUV will be the most connected car to date, built around an open API and inviting developers’ creative ideas to enrich the automotive experience.

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Exoskeletons, Smart Rings, and Flying Cars Will Be at CES 2022

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I had been planning to attend CES , the gigantic annual consumer electronics show, in person this year.That is, until about a week ago, when the current Covid surge made travel, dining out, and spending time indoors surrounded by large numbers of strangers seem like bad ideas. Alas, that won’t be happening this week.

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Roland Berger “Automotive Disruption Radar” focused on MADE: mobility, autonomy, digitalization, electrification

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The first edition of the Radar finds that autonomous driving and electric cars enjoy widespread acceptance among the global customer base. As many as 46% of consumers worldwide would not buy a car again if they had self-driving taxis, otherwise known as robocabs, at their disposal at lower cost.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up.

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KPMG study finds autonomous vehicles & mobility services could add one trillion more vehicle miles traveled annually by 2050

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Large increases in personal miles traveled can ripple into a trillion more vehicle miles traveled. Parents like the idea of not having to play taxi for their kids,” said Silberg. Those increases would have a profound but unknown impact on vehicle sales, car ownership models, energy demand, and infrastructure.

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