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How the World Views Autonomous Vehicles

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Notably, individuals from China, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) exhibited the highest trust in autonomous vehicles. The survey aimed to understand the global perceptions and readiness for sharing roads with these technologically advanced vehicles.

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Yandex, Uber spin off self-driving vehicles business from joint venture

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As of today, Yandex’s autonomous vehicle fleet has 130 cars, which have driven over four million autonomous miles on public roads in various weather and road conditions in three countries: Russia, Israel and the United States. Recently, Yandex launched Yandex.Rover commercial operations in the Russian tech hub of Skolkovo.

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Arrival and Uber to collaborate on EV for ride-hailing industry; based on Small Vehicle Platform

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Arrival was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with more than 1,800 global employees located in offices across the United States, Germany, Netherlands, Israel, Russia, and Luxembourg. The company is deploying its first three Microfactories in North and South Carolina, US and Bicester, UK in 2021.

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Toyota Motor Europe closing in on 5% market share in Europe; hybrids = 21% of sales

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Sales of the Toyota Corolla more than doubled in the first quarter reaching 21,511 units with nearly three-quarters in Israel, Russia and Turkey. Other highlights of the first quarter include an increase in Toyota AYGO sales of 17% to 19,340 units in the lead up to the new model’s start of sales.

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GM global sales up 7.6% in 2011 to 9.026M vehicles; China and US largest markets

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Other markets that posted significant year-over-year increases include Vietnam (79%), Russia (49%), Turkey (30%) and Germany (21%). More than 15 markets experienced record Chevrolet sales in 2011 with the largest year-over-year increases in Peru (81%), Vietnam (79%), Thailand (57%), South Africa (50%) and Israel (46%). United States.

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Hyundai Motor to establish Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation Center in Singapore

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With Hyundai CRADLE’s presence in Singapore, the company will expand its global innovation network to Southeast Asia, with hubs already established in Korea, US, Israel, Germany and China. In Europe and Russia, where the service industry is mature, the company will focus on businesses that combine products and services.

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Adgero signs €3.5M deal with ultracap manufacturer Skeleton for road freight KERS

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The distribution agreement covers markets in the member states of the European Union, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Israel, Iceland, Canada, the United States of America, Mexico, Brazil, Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China.