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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Auto companies like Kia use CES as a vehicle introduction show This is a look, alphabetically, at some of what was announced at CES 2024, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 9-12. The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. The PV5 should be the first to be released.

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News: 2025 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Mobileye has worked with Volkswagen and other auto companies on ADAS systems, in this case adding nine high-resolution cameras, three long-range lidar sensors, four parking cameras and six short-range lidars. So what does this tell us about a completely unknown brand that is part of one of the largest auto manufacturers in the world?

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Zoox is expanding autonomous robotaxi rides to new US cities

Baua Electric

This past March, Zoox offered an update to its robotaxi taxi operations in its current cities, expanding operational hours and routes. However, it was unclear when Miami or Austin residents may see the bespoke autonomous vehicles cruising around the neighborhoods – tiny areas near the business and entertainment districts, according to Zoox.

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Waymo starts fully autonomous rides in LA tomorrow; Austin later this year

Baua Electric

Waymo has spent the last few months hosting its “Waymo Tour,” where it bounced around small parts of town to offer free rides to locals in various neighborhoods one-by-one ( we experienced it on a chaotic weekend day in Venice Beach ). FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Paris wins gold for transforming into mobility utopia for Olympics

Baua Electric

Paris almost had Drone Air Taxis available for the Olympics but alas… The result: Getting around Paris is easy, fun, quiet and clean Hats off to mayor Anne Hidalgo who set many of these programs in motion. There were also plenty of Ubers/taxis available and late night buses if bikes weren’t available. Nice to have options.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. We recently took a look at a brand-new local iteration run by the local auto club, but using software developed and being used by many others. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex.

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