Tag: taxi
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British Taxi Firm To Transition To An All-Electric Fleet Thanks To VW
The largest private vehicle hire firm in the UK has announced it will transition to a fully electric fleet and do so with the help of Volkswagen. Addison Lee has announced a £160 million ($219 million) investment in order to become an EV-only taxi firm by 2023. The switch will begin with the company adopting…
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Hyundai RoboShuttle Autonomous Taxi Test Operation to Begin on Aug 9
Hyundai Motor Company has announced that it will begin a test operation of the Hyundai RoboShuttle autonomous taxi (named after ‘Robot’ and ‘Shuttle’) service on August 9. The demand-responsive, high-occupancy vehicle service, powered by autonomous driving and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology; will operate along a 6.1 km route in Sejong Smart City, South Korea. The…
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‘Tesla Taxis’ Dealt Blow As NYC Votes To Remove Cap Exemption For EVs
An up-and-coming ride-hailing service called Revel says it will move forward with its plan to launch a fleet of Teslas in New York City, despite a recent vote removing an exemption that was important to the company’s future. Revel was planning on using a rule set in 2018 that excluded EVs from the city‘s Taxi…
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Le app per i Taxi possono salvarci dalla giungla della mobilità urbana
Sarà capitato a molti, al telefono alla ricerca di un taxi, di vagare da una parte all’altra della strada per cercare il nome della via da dare all’operatore telefonico, o di veder rifiutata – a termine corsa- la carta di credito come sistema di pagamento e, dunque, dover fare tappa velocemente al bancomat. La giungla…
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Electric Taxis In Norway To Use Wireless Car Charging Stations
The Norwegian capital of Oslo will shortly become the first city in the world to implement a series of wireless charging systems for electric taxis. Reuters reports that the job will see charging plates with induction technologies installed in the road at different taxi ranks across town. Finnish utility company Fortum has been tasked with…
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45 Photos From Taxi And Uber Rides That People Just Had To Share
This Is My Uber Driver BeniHe Took Me To The Hospital And Keeping Me Company Since Most Of My Family Lives Out Of The State Source My Uber Driver Was A Slimmer, Cooler, Mustached Version Of Myself Source He Wrote In The Comment That He Will Have A Cat With Him Source Our Halloween Uber…