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ARKHAUS founders venture into electric water taxis with new Miami-based service, ‘E-Lixr’

Baua Electric

The innovative founders of ARKHAUS , a solar-electric floating social club, are venturing into a new segment in marine sustainability around Miami. Today, the team shared plans for a new electric water taxi service, codenamed “E-Lixr,” to help alleviate urban congestion. Miami is a poppin’ place.

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

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Arizona-based startup Local Motors has unveiled Olli ( earlier post ), a 12-passenger minibus that may hit university campuses in Las Vegas and Miami later this year. Otherwise, smaller driverless vehicles (including taxis, rideshare services and private cars) could potentially eliminate the need for public transit.

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E-lixr pivots business model to enable a globally unified electric water taxi network

Baua Electric

Young electric water taxi service E-lixr is pivoting its previous business strategy to become the USs first operator of all-electric vessels. Together, theyformed ARKHAUS, an innovative new social club on the waters of Miami, which we have covered on Electrek in the past.

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Zoox is expanding autonomous robotaxi rides to new US cities

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This week, the company announced plans to start testing in Miami, Florida, and Austin, Texas, as it looks to begin commercial ride-hailing operations in the cities it’s already established in. This past March, Zoox offered an update to its robotaxi taxi operations in its current cities, expanding operational hours and routes.

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Waymo to launch robotaxis in Tokyo in early 2025

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Waymo announced that it is partnering with Japanese taxi company Nihon Kotsu for the initial phase, where human drivers will operate Waymos cars so that the software can map the city. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Japan, for its part, amended its laws to allow level 4 autonomous driving on its roads.

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Arkup unveils its latest solar-electric modular houseboat, complete with Starlink

Baua Electric

Arkup is a Miami-based company founded in 2016 to provide customers with state-of-the-art livable yachts that are luxurious and resilient but also sustainable. The company should not be confused with ArkHAUS , a fellow Miami-based company establishing an exclusive, zero-emissions social club on the water and an incoming water taxi service.

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eVTOLs incoming: Market outlook reports 1,044 vertiports being planned globally by 2028

Baua Electric

We’ve seen regions like the United Arab Emirates, China, and Korea put funding and research into commercial eVTOL operations , such as air taxi networks. Still, the US has several startups looking to establish their services in North America in congested coastal cities like Los Angeles and Miami. What do you think?

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