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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

Green Car Congress

Continental technologies such as ABS, radar and redundant brake system are being used in series production for robo-taxis for first time. Continental’s braking portfolio includes suitable technologies for robo-taxis, such as the MK C1 one-box brake system. Continental has held a stake in this driverless vehicle manufacturer since 2017.

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CARB approves Electrify America’s second $200M investment in California

Green Car Congress

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. Electrify America also will invest in DCFC stations specifically targeting shared mobility drivers: car share, taxis, and transportation networking company (TNC) drivers. In Cycle 2, Electrify America also will continue to invest in the six Cycle 1 metros: Fresno. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.

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Electrify America announces $200M Cycle 2 zero emission vehicle investment plan for California

Green Car Congress

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. Electrify America also will invest in DCFC stations specifically targeting shared mobility drivers: car share, taxis and transportation networking company (TNC) drivers. Electrify America also will continue to invest in the six Cycle 1 metros: Fresno. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. San Diego-Carlsbad.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

Alamouti, cofounder and executive board chairman of Mimik , in Oakland, Calif., Alamouti began his engineering career as a part-time contract worker designing and building mobile-data protocols for taxi dispatch systems at Mobile Data International , in Vancouver. There he helped build Wi-Fi access points with a 2-kilometer range.

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On the World’s Largest Cruise Ship, Thrills and Space to Chill

Baua Electric

It’s stunning,” said Christina Carvalho, a 43-year-old accountant from Oakland, Calif., On the day of the sailing, I headed to Port Miami expecting chaos, but as I got out of the taxi, I was greeted by a porter who took my bag and ushered me to the terminal. 27, said nothing could have prepared them for the vessel’s sheer scale.

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