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DiDi partners with SoftBank in Japan for platform services for taxi industry, launches open new energy car-sharing platform

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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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Study of In-use Vehicle Activity and Emissions in Tianjin, China Yields Fleet and Emissions Profiles, Policy Implications

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Light-duty vehicles together contributed to 82% of all distance traveled (passenger cars, 64%; taxis, 18 %), buses and trucks contributed to 11% and 8% of total distance traveled respectively. 13% of passenger cars and 35% of taxis were still using carburetors. Inspection and Maintenance programs for in-use vehicles are weak.

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ABI Research forecasts 400M people to rely on robotic car sharing by 2030

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The new car sharing economy happens in three phases: street rental service, ride sharing taxi service, and robotic service. Why go through the expense of purchasing a car, and then regular insurance and maintenance fees, when we can all embrace the new car sharing economy? —Dominique Bonte.

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ABI Research forecasts global mobility as a service revenues to exceed $1 trillion by 2030

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Its anticipated disruptive impact on traditional transportation modes such as car ownership, buses, trains, aviation, taxis, and rental cars is stirring up not just the automotive but also the entire transportation industry. These findings are from ABI Research’s Mobility as a Service.

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LS polls long over, govt yet to clear taxi operators’ INR 20cr bill – ET Auto

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The dust has settled after the Lok Sabha elections and everyone has moved on, but one aspect remains unsettled: a INR 20 crore taxi bill for approximately 500 vehicles, including SUVs, sedans and luxury vehicles that were hired for the elections. We were assured that we would be paid quickly,” said a taxi operator.

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

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Young electric water taxi service E-lixr is pivoting its previous business strategy to become the USs first operator of all-electric vessels. Here, we learned that E-lixrs initial transport solutions would include electric water taxi services in the US, beginning in Miami.

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ITF report finds self-driving shared vehicles could take up to 90% of cars off city streets; total kilometers travelled increases

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Other findings of the study include: A TaxiBot system with high-capacity public transport will result in 6% more car-kilometers travelled than today, because these services would have to replace not only those provided by private cars and traditional taxis but also all those provided by buses.

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