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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. Continental has developed a production-ready radar system specifically designed for driverless vehicles. Continental has held a stake in this driverless vehicle manufacturer since 2017.

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LPG Ford Transit Connect Taxis going into service in Hong Kong

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Ford Motor Company has added Hong Kong to the list of global cities served by its Transit Connect Taxi, among them New York City, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. The Transit Connect Taxi Ford unveiled in Hong Kong comes equipped with a Ford-engineered, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel system. It has an expected best-in-class 60.5

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Mahindra and REE Automotive to establish a strategic collaboration for the development of electric commercial vehicles

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This will be coupled with Mahindra’s well-established vehicle design, engineering, sourcing capability and manufacturing assets. Preventive maintenance AI. such as commercial vehicles, mid-duty delivery trucks, last mile delivery, passenger cars, taxis and shuttles. Single wheel steer-by-wire technology. OTA updates.

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Renault, Jiangling JV introducing electric sedan and services for ride-hailing at IAA

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Mobilize will unveil Limo, a 4.67m four-door fully-electric sedan, specifically designed for for taxi/private hire (PHV) drivers and fleet, at Munich IAA Mobility 2021. The ride-hailing market (taxis et private hire vehicles, PHV) in Europe is booming; it is set to grow from €28 billion today, to €50 billion by 2030.

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Berkeley Lab analysis finds autonomous electric taxis could greatly reduce US LDV GHG emissions

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Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found that the per-mile greenhouse gas emissions of an electric autonomous taxi in 2030 would be 63-82% lower than a projected 2030 hybrid vehicle driven as a privately owned car and 90% lower than a 2014 gasoline-powered private vehicle.

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Joby completes pre-production eVTOL testing, segues into production prototype flight certification

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Joby Aviation ($JOBY) currently operates as one of the more prominent and promising electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi developers in its growing segment of advanced air mobility (AAM). Following millions in initial funding and a grant in California, Joby began setting up US eVTOL production.

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Symbio intros 40 kW hydrogen fuel cell range-extending module for heavy-duty electric vehicles

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In 2017, Symbio integrated a 15 kW (net) fuel cell range extender in a Nissan e-NV200 electric van, with plans to introduce the vehicle to the European taxi market. o Its digital platform enables customer-specific services and reduces maintenance costs.

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