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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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Continental technologies such as ABS, radar and redundant brake system are being used in series production for robo-taxis for first time. Continental’s braking portfolio includes suitable technologies for robo-taxis, such as the MK C1 one-box brake system. Continental has held a stake in this driverless vehicle manufacturer since 2017.

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Boeing and Kitty Hawk form strategic partnership on electric urban air mobility

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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. The agreement with Kitty Hawk Corp.

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Nissan announces UK production for future generation EV batteries

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Nissan will produce a future generation of EV batteries at its manufacturing base in Sunderland, UK. Paving the way the future generation batteries will be a new £19.4-million Paving the way the future generation batteries will be a new £19.4-million million (US$14-million) grant from the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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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. Nothing like this has ever been attempted on a large scale. government agencies. Mass), Amherst.

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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

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During rush hour, the skies over a large city, such as Dubai or Madrid or Los Angeles, would swarm with hundreds, and eventually thousands, of eVTOL “air taxis.” For the aircraft, the agency designates different categories, or “parts,” for different kinds of fliers. That’s a real challenge, because it’s so complicated.

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TECO 2030 leading project to build hydrogen-powered high-speed vessel for the Port of Narvik

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TECO 2030 has signed an agreement with UiT The Arctic University of Norway—which has a campus in Narvik—to cooperate on enhancing research and education in Norway on hydrogen and fuel cells. The fuel cells that will ensure the boat’s propulsion will be produced at the TECO 2030 Innovation Center in Narvik.

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MIT, GE, Audi launch HubCab Project in New York City

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HubCab tracks more than 150 million taxi rides in New York City over the course of a year. MIT researchers say HubCab technology could not only save people money and time, but allow users to better plan their taxi rides around the city, potentially reducing the number of trips by 40%.