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Bosch developing sensor box for air taxis using production-tested components from automotive

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Bosch is working on sensor technology for air taxis. The Boston Consulting Group predicts that people around the world will take 1 billion flights in air taxis in 2030, once sharing services have also established a presence on fixed routes above the ground; most of those air taxis will be capable of operating without a pilot.

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GM Gives Up On Cruise Origin and Pivots to Chevy Bolt EUV for Autonomous Taxi Service

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The Origin project began in 2020 with a partnership between GM and Honda, but the effort lost steam, and the automaker cut production in November 2023 after its Bolt EV autonomous taxis ran into several issues during testing. Images: GM, Shutterstock] Become a TTAC insider.

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ALYI Expects To Begin Generating EV Rideshare Revenue This Year Entering $16 Billion Motorcycle Taxi Market

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DALLAS, Aug. The post ALYI Expects To Begin Generating EV Rideshare Revenue This Year Entering $16 Billion Motorcycle Taxi Market appeared first on EV Obsession. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alternet Systems, Inc.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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As part of a program to develop the needed flight rules and communications systems, we are leading a consortium of a dozen companies and universities, called the North Texas Cohort , that is operating an experimental air corridor north of Dallas, Texas. The benefits will be well worth the effort.

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Ford designates BAF Technologies as Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) for gaseous fuels

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BAF’s alternative fuel vehicle upfitting capabilities include aftermarket compressed natural gas (CNG) conversions of Ford-manufactured vans, cutaway shuttles, taxis, pick-ups and light-duty trucks. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, BAF was acquired by Clean Energy in October 2009.

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Yellow Cab Chicago Awards Clean Energy 10-Year Contract to Build and Operate Two CNG Fueling Stations

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Taxi Affiliation Services (TAS), which operates Yellow Cab Chicago, has awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a new 10-year contract to build and operate two new CNG fueling stations and sell fuel to the company’s growing CNG taxi fleet. Yellow Cab Chicago and its affiliates plan an initial deployment of 100 new CNG taxis.

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Report: GM’s Cruise Plans to Resume Offering Rides Before 2025

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Reports have also claimed that it also intends on charging fares as part of an autonomous taxi service due sometime in 2025. The company has been running its cars in Phoenix since April and added Dallas and Houston in recent months. Last month, Cruise hired former Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. executive Marc Whitten as CEO.