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Indian startup The ePlane to develop electric air taxi prototype by March 2025 – ET Auto

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As per the startup’s website, an ePlane will take only 14 minutes to reach a place that will take 60 minutes by a personal vehicle. New Delhi: Chennai-based startup The ePlane Company expects to develop a certifiable prototype of a flying electric taxi by March next year as it works on ways to alleviate urban congestion.

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EV fleet management startup Zypp eyes USD 40 million from Tribe, others at USD 300-350 million value – ET Auto

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The company – which works with delivery platforms including Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto, in addition to bike taxi operators such as Uber and Rapido – has seen its revenue grow nearly three times in FY24 to INR 325 crore. Zypp Electric expects to expand its service to two more cities this year.

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Ola Cabs to exit international markets this month – ET Auto

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The future of mobility is electric – not just in personal mobility, but also for the ride-hailing business and there is immense opportunity for expansion in India. The firm already has about 8,000 electric scooters from IPO-bound sister firm Ola Electric to provide bike-taxis services.

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New FordPass service allows booking and pre-paying for parking

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With park and pay now available on the FordPass platform, members can access these new features by downloading the latest FordPass update on their smartphone. This daily grind has 34% of respondents saying they use other modes of transportation rather than driving: buses, subways and taxis.

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Mercedes-Benz launches new private car-sharing scheme: Croove

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The relevant app will be available to download from December from the Apple iTunes store at first. When Croove is first launched, it will be possible to either collect the vehicle in person or pay extra for a pickup and delivery service. Croove is a smartphone-based platform.

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

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It depends on the use case and on your personal preference. Q: There are a lot of use cases, say, from taxi or ride sharing by companies like Uber or Lyft, where there are problems of driver shortage. So, it is very individual. I would say it may also differ region to region.

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24.4 million customers use Daimler’s mobility services

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With car2go, moovel, mytaxi/Intelligent Apps (mytaxi, beat, Clever Taxi and Chauffeur Privé), the mobility portfolio in the segment of Daimler Financial Services counted 24.4 For US$100 dollars per person and service, Blacklane PASS lets air travellers avoid queues at security and immigration when arriving, departing or changing planes.

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