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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco.

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MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

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A new modeling study by a team from MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) and Cornell suggests that using ride-sharing from companies like Uber and Lyft theoretically could reduce the number of taxis on the road in New York City by 75% without significantly impacting travel time. —Daniela Rus.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

His Vodafone team worked on technologies that would limit the use of personal data for advertising and “eyeball-grabbing, because they are very disruptive and can incentivize the spread of disinformation. His team’s studies showed that to get reliable connections, every home would need at least four active receivers, he says.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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For her car sharing had subcategories of: Car sharing is expanding our mobility Roundtrip One-Way Personal Vehicle Sharing (which can include fractional ownership models) Then there’s scooter sharing and bike sharing (also with subcategories of public, closed campus and peer-to-peer [P2P]).

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Daimler creates subsidiary for innovative mobility services; targeting €100M revenue within next 24 months

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Combining programs such as car2go and moovel into one company enables us to offer customers attractive and connected mobility services from a single source. which is headquartered in San Francisco, at the end of December 2012. As part of its effort to achieve this goal, Daimler acquired a financial interest in GottaPark Inc.,

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

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The AutOS platform creates a personalized energy plan for each driver. The always-on connectivity of the unit enables the car to communicate with all of the components of the Better Place network. Inside the car, Better Place manages the vehicle’s energy plan through an on-board computing platform, code-named “AutOS.”

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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A thinking person should ask, “How did the Leaf owner travel the unaccounted miles, the ones that were not e-miles?” We are suggesting that the variation in power and energy from renewable sources can be managed much more easily and economically with the batteries in PHEVs when they are plugged into the grid with a low power connection.

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