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AirAsia and Skyports partner to explore air taxi vertiport development in Malaysia

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Skyports Infrastructure, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer, and AirAsia’s Advanced Air Mobility, a dedicated unit of AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (the aviation arm of Capital A), have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to explore the development of air taxi infrastructure in Malaysia.

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DiDi partners with SoftBank in Japan for platform services for taxi industry, launches open new energy car-sharing platform

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have established a partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry. The partnership will utilize DiDi’s advanced AI technologies to build ride-hailing platforms to enhance efficiency for both taxi operators and drivers. DiDi and SoftBank also plan to set up a joint venture in Japan. Source: DiDi. Click to enlarge.

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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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Continental technologies such as ABS, radar and redundant brake system are being used in series production for robo-taxis for first time. This year, Continental’s technology for driverless vehicles will be in production for the first time in French company EasyMile’s EZ10 autonomous shuttle.

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Ample and ENEOS are bringing the first-ever EV battery swap stations to Japan

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EV battery swap specialist Ample has announced it is bringing the first-ever modular swap stations to Japan with the help of partner ENEOS. From there, it gathered valuable data working alongside rideshare companies like Uber and last-mile delivery startup Sally.

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Nissan begins global proving tests for NV200-based EVs for compact commercial market

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will begin global proving tests this month of an electric vehicle (EV) based on the compact commercial vehicle NV200. For the first phase, the Japan Post Service Co. will carry out a test in Japan. Japan Post Service Co. —Nissan Corporate Vice President Hideto Murakami, responsible for the Global LCV Business Unit.

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China is testing more driverless cars than any other country – ET Auto

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A fleet of 500 taxis navigated by computers, often with no safety drivers in them for backup, buzz around. The company that operates them, tech giant Baidu, said last month that it would add another 1,000 of the so-called robot taxis in Wuhan. The government is providing the companies significant help. No one was injured.

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WiTricity extends recent funding for a total of $52M

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The company envisions a not-too-distant future when dynamic charging will support moving vehicles (from taxi queues to roadways), and autonomous vehicles and robots will charge without human intervention. Tony Fadell, Principal at Future Shape, a global investment and advisory firm. New Board of Advisors. Marin Solja?i?,