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United to buy 15 supersonic aircraft from Boom; option for 35 more; optimized for 100% SAF

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—twice the speed of today’s fastest airliners—at 60,000 feeet, Overture can connect more than 500 destinations in nearly half the time. Among the many future potential routes for United are Newark to London in just three and a half hours, Newark to Frankfurt in four hours and San Francisco to Tokyo in just six hours.

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Woven Planet to acquire CARMERA; boost to Woven alpha's automated mapping platform (AMP) initiative

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AMP is a connected crowdsourced software platform that supports the creation, development and distribution of high definition (HD) maps—a key enabler for smart and safe automated mobility. a significantly cheaper and faster approach than traditional methods.

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Ford of Europe piloting geofencing and blockchain technology to ensure PHEVs operate efficiently in city center low-emission zones

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The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators. The connected PHEVs will then automatically switch to low-emission mode when they enter these updated zones.

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Ford supports launch of mobility-focused startup business accelerator program in Detroit: Techstars Mobility

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The company has since expanded to Boston, Seattle, New York, San Antonio, Austin, Chicago and London. Serbinski and team will accept applications for the first class of 10 startups through March 15. Techstars Mobility, driven by Detroit will run for three years with a new class of 10 startups each year. Earlier post.).

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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Those challenges take us to remote areas where we can use advanced vehicle and connectivity technologies to change people’s lives and make the world a better place. —Bill Ford, executive chairman. Earlier post.).

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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Ford Smart Mobility is the company’s plan to deliver the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data; the initial stage was the creation of 25 mobility experiments across the globe. The doubling of the global middle class from 2 billion to 4 billion by 2030. —Mark Fields.

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VW Team’s AV tool platform behind schedule till next key Audi, Porsche launches

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LONDON — Volkswagen Team’s Cariad plans to deliver its behind schedule 2.0 platform, which might be rolled out settingup upcoming week in top class all-electric fashions together with the Porsche e-Macan and Audi Q6 e-tron, Prominent Monetary Officer Arno Antlitz mentioned. VW Team will first be aware of its Instrument 1.2

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