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Volkswagen, Mobileye and Champion Motors to commercialize mobility-as-a-service with self-driving EVs in Israel

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Volkswagen Group, Mobileye and Champion Motors plan to commercialize Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) with self-driving electric vehicles in Israel. Operating as “New Mobility in Israel,” the group’s proposal was formally accepted by the Israeli government during a private ceremony at the Smart Mobility Summit 2018 in Tel Aviv.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. Governments in emerging markets and developing economies: Dominican Republic; Ghana; India – two-wheelers and three-wheelers constitute more than 70% of global sales and more than 80% in India.

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Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

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Such apps can’t legally claim to treat or diagnose disease, at least in the United States. There’s tremendous, immediate clinical value in helping people feel better today by integrating these signals into mental-health care,” says John Torous , director of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston.

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Volkswagen Group makes $300M strategic investment in on-demand mobility provider Gett

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Volkswagen has made a US$300-million strategic investment in Gett (formerly GetTaxi), a global provider of ride-hailing services. A month ago, the Volkswagen Group announced plans to launch a legally independent company for the development of mobility services.

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Ford targeting highly autonomous vehicle for ride-sharing in 2021; new tech company investments, staffing up in Silicon Valley

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These levels are descriptive rather than normative and technical rather than legal. —Raj Nair, Ford executive vice president, Global Product Development, and CTO. They imply no particular order of market introduction. Elements indicate minimum rather than maximum system capabilities for each level.

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