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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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Comment on Tesla scraps plans for low-cost car amid fierce competition from Chinese EVs, report says by John Hanna

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TESLA: if you're asking this channel's pro-NIO founder for insight about Tesla, you're asking the wrong person. Seeing the "Robo-taxi should give insight to the entry-level steering-wheel-equipped variant as well. 8 what's coming sooner than thought even a few months ago.

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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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Toyota Research Institute joins study of workforce impact from automated vehicles with $75K contribution

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The research will provide several points of insight, including: Identification of the jobs expected to be affected; Quantification of the impact on specific job categories; Identification of the skills that will be needed for the future; and. TRI joins other companies in supporting this research.

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Wisk unveils autonomous four-seat eVTOL air taxi; Generation 6

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Wisk Aero, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, revealed the first self-flying, all-electric, four-passenger vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. Wisk’s 6 th Generation aircraft leverages key learnings and insights from its previous five generations of eVTOL aircraft to deliver a new level of performance.

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Toyota Mobility Foundation and partners to launch Rama4 project to ease traffic congestion in Bangkok

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The critical component of this project is the effective usage of huge and diverse sets of data from several sources such as GPS data from Grab Taxi and Public Buses, CCTV footage and multiple sensors. All the partners believe that this trial project will be “a big step towards Mobility for All.”.

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