Urban Mobility
Christchurch Airport will host the trials using a French made Navya 15 person shuttle, starting on private roads, with the long term aim of moving to public roads once the vehicle has been deemed safe and all regulatory approvals are in place. Christchurch Airport GM Corporate Affairs, Michael Singleton, says the airport is interested in the potential of the vehicle
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Oklahoma State University has announced a new partnership with Zipcar, the world’s leading car-sharing network, to offer its’ program on the Stillwater campus. In a release, OSU says it will initially offer two vehicles, a Ford Focus Hatchback named “Fjordlander” and a Ford Escape named “John”. The vehicles will have reserved spots on campus and are available for rent 24
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SINGAPORE, Oct. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Star Ticket, Redbus of Myanmar, has raised USD$200,000 from Myanmar’s local Internet company, BOD Tech. Thet Mon Aye founded Star Ticket together with her brother, Zarni Nway Oo, to solve a problem which they faced themselves, they were not able to buy bus tickets online to get around from city to city. Now, travelers
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Seoul-based Callbus officially launched two months ago, after a bumpy process fighting government red tape and powerful taxi unions. Since then, the app-linked bus service has taken about 10,000 passengers home after hours, founder Steve Park told Quartz, and attracted several investors including the government and an angel investor. Getting a taxi home at night is an ordeal in Seoul.
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Pilot program is meant to test out ride-hailing as a solution to first mile / last mile challenge and parking problem at transit stations. Lately, Uber has been positioning itself as the ultimate solution to the eternal challenge of shuttling people between transit hubs and their homes, also known as the “last mile challenge.” To that end, the ride-hail giant
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Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group agreed to acquire UK Mail Group for 242.7 million pounds, ($315.5 million), bolstering its presence in one of Europe’s biggest e-commerce markets at a time of booming online orders for clothes, household goods and other merchandise. Deutsche Post, Europe’s leading parcel-delivery company, said the offer of 440 pence a UK Mail share represents a premium
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced that Mahindra has been selected to deliver NGDV prototype vehicles for testing as the result of a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) issued October, 2015. DETROIT, Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Mahindra is one of six vehicle manufacturers the USPS selected to produce prototypes for testing and evaluation. The awardees will have approximately
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The neediest and best-suited areas for what some call “microtransit” is seen to be in the suburbs, industrial areas, and other places where the population density is too low to support full-fledged service. A report going before the Toronto’s Transit Commission’s board on Wednesday recommends that the agency look into launching a pilot project of an “on-demand ride-sharing service concept” as
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BMW Group Financial Services today reveals the five startups selected to join its Innovation Lab. • The first-ever fintech business incubator in the automotive sector. From opening up entirely new types of leases to consumers, through to tackling the barriers young drivers face, the five finalists present a range of innovations that could revolutionise how consumers own and insure cars
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Alphabet Inc. ’s Google has quietly opened its Waze ride-sharing service to San Francisco-area users, expanding a pilot program and confirming the company’s interest in the lucrative ride-hailing industry. Smartphone users in the San Francisco area now can download a mobile app called Waze Rider to request rides to and from work from drivers using Google’s popular Waze navigation app.
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