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Volkswagen progressing with work on quantum computing, develops traffic management system for taxi companies

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For the first time, Volkswagen researchers have succeeded in using a quantum computer to develop a traffic management system that will replace forecasting for urban traffic volumes, transport demand and travel times with precise calculations. Our quantum-optimized traffic management system could help make that a reality.

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Hyundai’s air mobility arm showcases flying taxi for 2028 at CES | Autocar Professional

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Hyundai’s air mobility arm Supernal plans to put its new S-A2 aircraft into production in 2028 ahead of what it expects to be a huge increase in demand for electric aircraft as an alternative to taxis in cities. We need to be ready to meet the demand of hundreds of thousands of aircraft.

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Pike Research forecasts annual global sales of light-duty natural gas vehicles to reach 3.2M in 2019

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million vehicles sold in 2019, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. Although Pakistan also has a large fleet of NGVs, its market has been volatile as the government looks to reduce strains on the country’s NG supplies, according to the report. market largely consists of fleet purchasers rather than individual consumers.

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Juniper Research: taxi sector to lead self-driving market to >22M consumer vehicles on the road by 2025

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Juniper predicts that city-based taxi services will be one of the key early adopters of driverless vehicles. Juniper believes that Level 4 vehicles will not be deployed in any significant numbers until well into the second half of the forecast period (2020-2025), although some OEMs expect to launch some vehicles before 2020.

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MEEF funds 100 Tesla Model 3s for vehicle-as-a-service provider Breathe

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The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds. The Breathe fleet will replace existing gasoline, diesel and hybrid vehicles with Uber which is aiming to be an all-electric platform in London from 2025 onwards.

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CoBank report suggests self-driving vehicles could easily overwhelm current data center market

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Holon Investments estimates the global self-driving fleet could reach 400 million by 2035. Las Vegas announced that starting this year, it will allow Lyft and Motional to deploy a limited fleet of self-driving, driverless taxis with a full-fledged commercial launch slated for 2023. 4% of the datasphere would be stored.

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Tesla’s Robotaxi network could be more profitable than expected: ARK Invest

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In its Big Ideas 2021 report, ARK Invest predicted that consumers would be willing to pay 25 cents per mile for autonomous taxi rides. As a cheaper alternative, ARK forecasted that autonomous ride-hailing platforms would experience widespread adoption in the future. Elon Musk: Tesla FSD V.9 Credit: ARK Invest).

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