Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Fresh off a $500 million investment from Toyota, eVTOL air taxi developer Joby Aviation has taken its aviation technology to Japan for the first time to demonstrate sustainable flight capabilities for its business partner, which you can view in the video below. Fuji as its backdrop.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2022

HP Taxis, Prins Alternative Fuel Systems and SBL-Automotive revealed [link] of the plug-in hybrid range-extended electric LEVC TX taxi and VN5 van allowing the range extender engine to run on LPG and CNG and their renewable counterparts of biopropane and biomethane.

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Teslarati

JUNE 24, 2021

Revel CEO Frank Reig called out “shortsighted bureaucracy and entrenched interests” for blocking the Tesla Model Y New York City taxi fleet that the company planned to launch. On Tuesday, the NYC TLC successfully blocked Revel from launching a Model Y taxi fleet by an overwhelming five-to-one vote. Credit: Revel.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Japan is quickly becoming a hub for eVTOL and air taxi technology. This morning, Archer Aviation announced it is the latest sustainable aviation developer to sign a deal in the region and implement aerial taxi transportation, beginning with Soracle Corporation’s purchase of up to 100 Midnight eVTOL aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2019

Continental technologies such as ABS, radar and redundant brake system are being used in series production for robo-taxis for first time. This year, Continental’s technology for driverless vehicles will be in production for the first time in French company EasyMile’s EZ10 autonomous shuttle.

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EV Central

AUGUST 12, 2024

But more like giant flying drones rather than anything you enjoyed from Blade Runner , Back to the Future , The Man with the Golden Gun or even Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. US startup Joby Aviation says is launching air taxi services in Dubai in early 2026, its craft carrying a pilot and up to four passengers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

NEXT is a Houston-based company developing the biorefinery which, at full production, could produce up to 50,000 barrels per day of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), renewable diesel, and other renewable fuels. million into NEXT, as long as the company meets certain milestone targets. UAV could invest as much as $37.5

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2021

Revel, a New York City-based ridesharing company, will launch its fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis in the Big Apple in early August after a mix-up with NYC’s regulatory agency, the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). A Giant Game of Telephone: The Revel Tesla Model Y Taxi Situation Explained.

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Baua Electric

JULY 12, 2024

Southwest Airlines is the latest major airline to explore the possibility of eVTOL air taxi travel and has chosen Archer Aviation’s technology to help get it there. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a network of electric air taxi operations across multiple airports, beginning in California.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2021

The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) recently approved its pilot program to introduce more battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to the yellow taxi industry. Gravity means to participate in TLC’s BEV pilot program with a fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis. seconds are eligible to join the program. . Credit: Gravity ).

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Waymo started in San Francisco earlier this year , but during this time, the company was only allowed to sell rides to passengers if the car still had a human behind the wheel to ensure safety. Google), is nearing full autonomy approval in San Francisco.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Nissan began a field test of new mobility services as part of a partnership to promote future community building in Japan. The partnership agreement between three local governments and eight companies aims to develop new modes of transportation, and to promote the use of renewable energy, in the Hamadori area of Fukushima Prefecture.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

Uber and Hyundai Motor Company announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network and unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). —Eric Allison, head of Uber Elevate.

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Teslarati

JUNE 25, 2021

Each week I go ‘Beyond the News’ and handcraft a special edition that includes my thoughts on the biggest stories, why it matters, and how it could impact the future. Revel is an independent company attempting to make this happen. New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission: A Giant Game of Telephone.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

have established a partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry. The partnership will utilize DiDi’s advanced AI technologies to build ride-hailing platforms to enhance efficiency for both taxi operators and drivers. In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1 In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2023

Last week, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced that it would begin using new software, sold by a company called CAL Analytics, for monitoring uncrewed aircraft in a bid to prepare for an influx of new futuristic vehicles to fly in the state. “It Of course, other states are also trying to snag a piece of this future industry.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

At the same time, the survey results also suggest enthusiasm for autonomous robot-taxis. Many of the survey responses—from the highest interest in robotaxis to the highest confidence in AV safety—suggest that China could become the epicenter for ‘all things AV’ in the future.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2018

Voyage, a startup in the autonomous taxi space, entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Renovo, a mobility technology company, to license Renovo’s AWare OS for use across its global fleet of automated vehicles. Voyage is focused on expanding its reach while improving its autonomous capabilities.

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EV Central

MAY 24, 2024

You might think some of Tesla’s past moves – cutting prices, actually building the Cybertruck, Ludicrous Mode – were out there, but truly, you won’t believe where the brand is going next, as Elon Musk prepares to gamble the future of the company on EVs that really, genuinely can drive themselves, and something called “Cybercab”.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2022

Volvo Cars is integrating and testing wireless charging technology in a live city environment together with selected partners, evaluating its potential for future electric cars. Last year, Volvo Cars took part in launching the Gothenburg Green City Zone initiative, which aims to achieve emission-free transport by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

Kia is exploring diverse ways to help people and businesses move beyond traditional automotive, and the company expects its PBV models to be an important part of future mobility. The Niro Plus is our first step into the world of PBVs, a market that holds great potential for future development.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2019

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have invested in Aurora to accelerate development of autonomous vehicle technologies. With the new investment, the companies have agreed to expand research to a wide range of models and to build an optimal platform for Hyundai and Kia’s autonomous vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2019

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. Science Advances Vol.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

Boeing and start-up Kitty Hawk Corporation have entered a strategic partnership to collaborate on future efforts to advance safe urban air mobility. The strategic partnership will bring together the innovation of Kitty Hawk’s Cora air taxi division with Boeing’s scale and aerospace expertise. Kitty Hawk Corp., Kitty Hawk Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Pony.ai, a global autonomous driving technology company, has been issued a fully driverless autonomous vehicle road test permit by the Beijing Intelligent Connected Vehicle Policy Pilot Zone. is in the first batch of only two AV companies. With this new permit, Pony.ai square mile) area in the pilot zone in Yizhuang, Beijing.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2021

This year, for the first time, we are conducting field trials in Germany, in which the self-driving system by Argo AI will be used in a version of the future ID. As part of their cooperation, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen have invested equally in Argo AI, a company specialized in software platforms for Autonomous Driving.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Ricardo has partnered with UK-based technology company Brightec to develop a smartphone app which will enable hybrid vehicles to sense that they have entered a clean air zone and encourage a switch to electric mode. The award of funding was made by the Geospatial Commission in partnership with Innovate UK.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

Private carrier IndiGo’s parent company InterGlobe Enterprises is planning to launch an all-electric air taxi service in India in 2026 through which passengers can zip between Connaught Place in Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana in as little as 7 minutes for around Rs 2,000-3,000.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

While at first, the CityAirbus will be flown by a pilot, it’s equipped with an operational automated flight mode that could enable future autonomous flying. Of course, Joby Aviation has its own air taxi that is 45.2 Perhaps closer to people talking loudly. dBA when flying overheard, which it says is quieter than a typical conversation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2016

Nissan will produce a future generation of EV batteries at its manufacturing base in Sunderland, UK. Nissan’s UK battery plant is one of three Nissan battery production sites globally, also providing battery modules for Nissan’s all-electric van, the e-NV200, which is manufactured in the company’s plant in Barcelona, Spain.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2015

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found that the per-mile greenhouse gas emissions of an electric autonomous taxi in 2030 would be 63-82% lower than a projected 2030 hybrid vehicle driven as a privately owned car and 90% lower than a 2014 gasoline-powered private vehicle. Greenblatt & Saxena (2015).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The agreement marks the selection of EGTS International’s Electric Green Taxiing System to be evaluated as a new option on the A320 Family—referred to by Airbus as eTaxi. Taxiing-related carbon and nitrous oxide emissions would be cut by more than half. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

Air taxi developer Archer Aviation has announced a new partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which will initiate their mutual research into future advanced air mobility (AAM) applications with what they see as the lynchpin of the new tech’s performance – powerful but safe batteries.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

All told, at least 250 companies worldwide are angling to revolutionize transportation in and around cities with a new category of aviation, called urban air mobility or advanced air mobility. When you figure in autonomy, you go from $3 a mile to 50 cents a mile,” says Anderson , citing studies done by his company.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 8, 2024

Last week, reports surfaced that Tesla had canceled its affordable car project as CEO Elon Musk pivoted to focus on autonomous taxis. Though he called the reports fake news, Musk is pressing ahead with his plan to develop Robotaxis, but said the company would reveal the taxi project on August 8.

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Cars That Think

JULY 8, 2023

All over the world, startup companies, government agencies, universities, and airlines are collaborating to launch an entirely new category of aviation based on electric aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and efficient horizontal flight. The benefits will be well worth the effort.

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