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Cao Cao and DeepRoute form autonomous driving partnership; Level 4 robo-taxi service

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DeepRoute, an international self-driving vehicle technology provider, and Cao Cao Mobility, a strategically invested business of Geely Technology Group, are partnering to advance the design, development and commercialization of Cao Cao’s Level 4 autonomous robo-taxis service.

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Tesla Model 3 taxi fleet in Paris dispelled following crash despite ‘no technical problems’

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A fleet of 37 Tesla Model 3 all-electric sedans has been dispelled from French taxi company G7’s operational vehicles. On Saturday, a Model 3 in G7’s taxi fleet was being utilized by an off-duty taxi driver who was taking his family to a restaurant. The car hit a pedestrian cyclist, who died.

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Mayor of London: all new London taxis will need to be zero-emission capable from 2018

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The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Nissan Taxi Of Tomorrow debuting on eve of New York International Auto Show

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The 2014 Nissan NV200 Taxi, New York’s Taxi of Tomorrow, will make its global debut tonight at a special event in SoHo with Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn and New York City Mayor Michael R. The new taxi is powered by a proven 2.0L The new taxi is powered by a proven 2.0L Earlier post.).

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Hyundai signs MOU with South Korean government and industry partners to demo EV battery leasing business

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Hyundai Motor signed the MOU with South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy as well as Hyundai Glovis, LG Energy Solution and KST Mobility for the rental of electric taxi batteries and the sustainable reuse of EV batteries in energy storage systems (ESS). KST Mobility then pays a monthly fee for battery usage.

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Prawaas 4.0 to be held from August 29, 31 at BIEC | Autocar Professional

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This includes bus and car manufacturers, fleet owners, as well as partners in metro and LEVs from all 36 States and Union Territories of India. In the past three years, Prawaas has united the Bus, Taxi, and Transport industry to address regulatory needs and system improvements.

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Volkswagen Group launches world’s first pilot project for traffic optimization with a D-Wave quantum computer in Lisbon

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The objective is to offer as many people as possible tailor-made transport possibilities and to ensure optimum utilization of the bus fleet. This would be a meaningful approach for major events in the city area, for example. For this purpose, anonymized geo-coordinates and passenger flow data are used. Volkswagen and quantum computing.

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