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Volkswagen establishes new Sub-Saharan Africa region

Green Car Congress

Sub-Saharan Africa refers to the area of the African continent south of the Sahara. The Volkswagen brand currently has three operations in the region: the company has been building cars in South Africa since 1951. In addition, Volkswagen plans to launch an integrated mobility concept in Rwanda at the end of this year.

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U.S. Commercial Drone Delivery Comes Closer

Cars That Think

We’ve been covering the drone delivery company Zipline in Spectrum for several years, and I do encourage listeners to check out our great onsite reporting from Rwanda in 2019 when we visited one of Zipline’s dispatch centers for delivering vital medical supplies into rural areas. In the industry referred to as a fixed-wing aircraft.