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Uber and Waymo partner up for autonomous vehicle push in Phoenix

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Uber and Waymo have partnered up in a new push to expand autonomous ride-sharing and deliveries in Phoenix, Arizona, later this year. ” With 180 square miles of operational territory, Waymo’s Phoenix operations are the largest fully-autonomous service area in the world. ” I’d love to hear from you!

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Driverless ride-hailing increased significantly in San Francisco last year

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Waymo and Cruise were approved to begin operating paid robotaxi trips 24 hours a day in August, though Cruise was required to reduce its fleet by 50 percent by the Department of Motor Vehicles in the same month, due to “concerning incidents.”

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A Waymo robotaxi hit a cyclist in San Francisco – here’s what happened

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The company already has a large fleet of robotaxis in San Francisco, which can be ordered and paid for via its app, and hopes to procure a license in Los Angeles to operate and expand its service. California, too, has made a prime location for the human-less fleet in that robotaxis are immune from receiving moving violations.

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DOE Award Supports Largest Single Deployment of EVs and Infrastructure Yet; Up to 5,000 Nissan LEAF EVs in 5 Regions

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million, for installation of approximately 2,500 charging stations in each of five markets: Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix/Tucson region. Scott Becker vice president, Legal and General Counsel, Nissan North America. Nissan introduced the LEAF on 2 August.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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by ChefTom56 April 7, 2009 7:16 AM PDT This is a great concept, except in the winter in most cities and the summer in Phoenix, so this will only be a part-time ride in the most optimistic sense possible. If a go-cart cant legally drive there, then this thing wont be able to either. It would, however make the vehicle a huge success.

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Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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In early 2016, a US Supreme Court ruling halted the measure’s potential enactment; the legal case is unresolved and the Trump administration has announced it intends to unwind the CPP. The study did find that in Phoenix, one of the 11 cities examined, greater density would have a notable effect on emissions.).