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GSM officially launches Vietnam’s first pure electric taxi firm

Green Car Congress

Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (GSM) officially began operating the first pure electric taxi service in Vietnam: Green SM Taxi. Green SM Taxi will first operate in Hanoi, followed by a nationwide expansion to at least five provinces and cities this year, in line with the company’s strategic plan.

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Volkswagen progressing with work on quantum computing, develops traffic management system for taxi companies

Green Car Congress

As a result, public transportation organizations, taxi companies, and transport service providers will be able to deploy their fleets considerably more efficiently while minimizing waiting times for passengers. Public transport organizations and taxi companies in large cities are highly interested in managing their fleets efficiently.

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Google’s Waymo robo-taxi service nears full autonomy approval

Teslarati

Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Google), is nearing full autonomy approval in San Francisco. Waymo started in San Francisco earlier this year , but during this time, the company was only allowed to sell rides to passengers if the car still had a human behind the wheel to ensure safety.

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Volkswagen Group, Google partnering on quantum computing; traffic optimization, batteries, AI

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group and Google will partner on research in the field of quantum computing. The two companies will explore the utilization of quantum computers together, with aims to build up specialist knowledge and to carry out practically oriented research. They will carry out this work using Google universal quantum computers.

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

Green Car Congress

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. Kitty Hawk Corp., The agreement with Kitty Hawk Corp.

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Vertical Take-Off Air Taxis Are A Solution In Search Of A Problem (Part 1)

CleanTechnica EVs

There's a deep disconnect between the purported urban taxi business models and most of the graphics these eVTOL companies use, which hides a yawning chasm of reality.

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Boeing Wisk-ed away with Larry Page’s eVTOL – to the tune of $450 million

Electrek

Wisk Aero, the California-based eVTOL company from Google co-founder Larry Page, recently announced a $450 million funding boost from The Boeing Company to further develop its Cora, an electric VTOL aircraft that the company plans to get type-certified with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an autonomous, all-electric, air taxi.

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