Ride-sharing
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Autonomous vehicles are coming. And it won't be too long before hailing a self-driving ride-share pod for the trip to work will be the done thing. Startup Cruise has revealed its vision for just such an autonomous shuttle – the Origin.
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Weekday travel times in the Golden Gate city increased a shocking 62 percent between 2010 and 2016. A growing number of studies are finding that ride sharing services are chiefly to blame The latest ran simulated traffic models with and without ride shares to determine how much impact they make.
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It seems like everywhere you look in a big city, there's someone zipping along on an electric scooter. Many of these will be temporary hires rather than rider owned, and most will be stand-up models. OjO and Austin Commuter Scooter have teamed up to offer riders a sit down alternative.
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Maker of skateboards and rocketskates Acton also has its fingers in the electric kickscooter market, and has announced its first fleet-ready model – the M Scooter Pro – which is due for launch in January 2019.
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Back in 2009, MIT scientists hit created an easy swap-out bicycle wheel that had an electric motor at its heart. In 2017 the Copenhagen Wheel was finally released. Now Superpedestrian is getting into the ride-sharing game with the launch of a new e-scooter today.
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In 2016, General Motors announced a US$500 million investment in Lyft to develop autonomous ride-sharing vehicles, and now Toyota has announced a similar investment in Uber with the same goal in mind.
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In a move that should give Lyft passengers that warm fuzzy feeling of helping the environment while getting from A to B, the ride-sharing company has announced that all its rides around the world will be carbon neutral – starting today.
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It built its success on cars, but Uber hasn't been afraid to explore other forms of transport as it looks to stay ahead of the game. The ride-sharing company is now making a move into transport of the two-wheeled variety, with the acquisition of an electric bike-sharing service called Jump.
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This Tuesday at the Geneva Auto Show, Renault unveiled its electric, autonomous EZ-GO robo-vehicle and ride-hailing concept. It could provide both taxi and Uber drivers with some serious competition in the not-too-distant future.
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Without the proper insurance, a trip in an ambulance can be an expensive affair. A new study carried out by economists at the University of Kansas (UK) suggests that more people are avoiding these costs by turning to Uber when the situation isn't too dire.
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One year ago at TechCrunch Disrupt in London, Volkswagen launched a dedicated company focused on future mobility services called Moia. At this year's TechCrunch Disrupt in Berlin, the spin-off has unveiled its very first vehicle, an all-electric six-seater built for the ride-sharing age.
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Following its partnership with Uber earlier this year, Daimler is making more inroads in the ride-sharing space through a newly announced partnership with US-based startup Via. The collaboration will see a Mercedes-Benz vans take to the streets of London later this year.
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