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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

Green Car Congress

Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al. —Erhardt.

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Did You Make Your Connecting Flight? You May Have A.I. to Thank.

Baua Electric

The carriers are also using the technology to reduce costs and streamline operations, including saving fuel, said Helane Becker, an airline industry analyst for the investment bank TD Cowen. It’s like Google maps, but in the air,” explained Vikram Baskaran, vice president for information technology services at the carrier.

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EV fleet management startup Zypp eyes USD 40 million from Tribe, others at USD 300-350 million value – ET Auto

Baua Electric

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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We can’t leave questions of Tesla etiquette on Autopilot

EV Central

Now, personally, I’ve tried to use Autopilot a few times, not so much out of morbid curiosity as a feeling of being professionally compelled to do so.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

This is not a technology problem; it’s a business-model problem.”. Throughout his career, he has been a proponent of expanding the reach of technology to more people. I never expected it, given that I have often diverged from mainstream technology into economics and policy. It’s a very dangerous situation,” Alamouti warns.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

While it was picking up steam at that point, in the years since it has morphed and been influenced by changing technology, both in vehicles and in the software that enables the service. Autonomous technology can overlay much of this as well. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex.

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Daimler creates subsidiary for innovative mobility services; targeting €100M revenue within next 24 months

Green Car Congress

The concept’s use of technology makes it possible to rent car2go vehicles on the spur of the moment and later park them at any location within the area served by the system. New technologies are now available that can make parking space searches and reservations much easier. —DFS CEO Klaus Entenmann.