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Volkswagen, Mobileye and Champion Motors to commercialize mobility-as-a-service with self-driving EVs in Israel

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Volkswagen Group, Mobileye and Champion Motors plan to commercialize Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) with self-driving electric vehicles in Israel. Operating as “New Mobility in Israel,” the group’s proposal was formally accepted by the Israeli government during a private ceremony at the Smart Mobility Summit 2018 in Tel Aviv.

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TU/ecomotive develops waste-free car with UBQ: Luca

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Every year, Netherland-based student company TU/ecomotive produces an electric car with a team of 21 BA students from the Eindhoven University of Technology, with the aim of showing the world that a hypothetical, sustainable car of the future can be a reality today. The next step for TU/ecomotive is to obtain a license plate for Luca.

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Ford targeting highly autonomous vehicle for ride-sharing in 2021; new tech company investments, staffing up in Silicon Valley

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To achieve this, the company is investing in or collaborating with four startups to enhance its autonomous vehicle development, doubling its Silicon Valley team and more than doubling its Palo Alto campus. These levels are descriptive rather than normative and technical rather than legal.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. Signatories by category: Governments: Austria; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Canada; Cape Verde; Chile; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; El Salvador; Finland; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Slovenia; Sweden; United Kingdom.

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Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

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Such apps can’t legally claim to treat or diagnose disease, at least in the United States. There’s tremendous, immediate clinical value in helping people feel better today by integrating these signals into mental-health care,” says John Torous , director of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston.

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Volkswagen Group makes $300M strategic investment in on-demand mobility provider Gett

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A month ago, the Volkswagen Group announced plans to launch a legally independent company for the development of mobility services. A key partner in this area will be Gett, one of the leading providers in the European ride-hailing market with development facilities in Israel.

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