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Toyota, JapanTaxi, KDDI and Accenture to pilot AI-based taxi dispatch support system

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jointly with KDDI Corporation and Accenture, have developed a taxi dispatch support system that predicts demand for taxi services, combining data from taxi service logs with predictions of demographics made by location-based big data from smartphones as well as event information. Toyota Motor Corporation and JapanTaxi Co.,

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Uber pays USD 178 mn to end legal fight with Australian taxi drivers – ET Auto

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An Uber statement described the complaints of the taxi industry as “legacy issues” and said rideshare regulations did not exist anywhere in the world when the company started more than a decade ago.

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DiDi to introduce first shared EV fleet to Mexico; 700+ EVs and hybrids to start

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Launched in April 2018, DiDi Mexico offers its range of ride-hailing, taxi-hailing and food delivery services across 32 cities, covering 50% of the nation’s population. In 2019, the number of trips people have taken with DiDi grow by nearly three and a half times. —Juan Andrés Panamá, Head of Operations of DiDi Mexico.

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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. The study is expected to be published later in 2018.

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Ola Cabs to exit international markets this month – ET Auto

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The firm had announced its rollout in Australia and New Zealand in 2018. 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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DiDi expands GAIA initiative worldwide to facilitate data-driven research in transportation

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In the past five and a half years, Didi Chuxing has served more than 450 million users with a full range of mobility services, including Taxi, Express, Premier, Luxe, Hitch, Bus, Minibus, Designated Driving, Car Rental, Enterprise Solutions and Bike-Sharing. For planners, the large data set offers insights into: Smart traffic lights planning.

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Drivers land better incentives in a crowded ride-hailing space – ET Auto

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In 2018, Uber and Ola drivers protested across the country over reducing cash incentives that the platforms initially used to create supply. Drivers, who are essentially gig workers, have time and again been at loggerheads with larger players like Uber and Ola over the payouts.

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