BYD Group to invest €10 million in Electric Bus Assembly Site

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BYD Group to invest in Electric Bus Assembly Site in France

in Hauts-de-France. At a press conference in Beauvais on Thursday, March 23, Isbrand Ho, Managing Director of BYD Europe, accompanied by Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts-de-France Region; Caroline Cayeux, President of the Beauvais Urban Community; Christian Sandowski, Mayor of Allonne and Business Development Delegate to the Beauvais Urban Community; Philippe Vasseur, President of Nord France Invest and Special Commissioner

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Uber’s Arizona Crash Highlights Need for Company to Accept Responsibility

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Uber's Arizona Crash Highlights Need for Company to Accept Responsibility when robotcar fails Consumer Watchdog

When Robot Driving Technology Fails, Consumer Watchdog says. While the driver of the other vehicle may have technically been at fault in the Arizona Uber crash, it could well be the case that the robot vehicle did not behave as a human-driven car would have, contributing to the crash. SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A crash involving an Uber

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China’s First Dockless Bike-Sharing Startup Pushes Bike Toward the World

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Dai Wei the founder and CEO of China's leading bike sharing company ofo

BOAO, China, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — “The act of bike-sharing could someday become a lingua franca, connecting people around the world,” said Dai Wei in a speech last Thursday at the Boao Forum for Asia, a high-level meeting for Asian leaders in government, business, and academia held in Hainan annually. Dai, the 26-year-old founder of China’s wildly successful bike-sharing startup ofo, is the youngest entrepreneur ever to address this

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Why Women Safety in Ride-sharing Matters

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Women Safety in Ride-sharing Matters

Last week, Malaysians pondered a question: is a Muslim female takes a ride-sharing service with a male driver, does that constitute khalwat? Khalwat means close proximity between a male and female who are not forbidden by blood ties from marrying. Such situations are forbidden and are often the subject of enforcement raids by Malaysian religious authorities. The Federal Territories’ Mufti office took

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SingPost and TUMCREATE launches trial of Electric Vehicle for Mail Delivery

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SingPost and TUMCREATE launch trial of electric vehicle for last mile connectivity for logistics

Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) and TUMCREATE will on 28 March 2017 commence a road trial of a prototype electric three-wheeler that is environmentally friendly and features innovations to boost mail delivery efficiency. Developed by researchers with the support of the management team at TUMCREATE, in conjunction with SingPost, the customised vehicle will serve as a test bed for concepts that

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Finance Minister Proposes to Collect Taxes from Ride-sharing

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Canadian Finance Minister propose collect taxes from ride sharing companies lUber

On Wednesday, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled a budget that, if approved, would force Uber and other ride-sharing companies to pay GST and HST, just like conventional taxis. According to the minister, this initiative aims to give Canada a more fair and efficient tax system, and “level the playing field” for cab services competing with companies like Uber – according to

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Malaysian Ride-Sharing May be More than Uber and Grab

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Malaysian Ride-Sharing May be More than Uber and Grab

Two weeks ago, the Malaysian ride-hailing and ride-sharing scene seemed on the verge of a milestone as Uber and the umbrella body of local taxis agreed to join forces. But that alliance has since been put on hold amid fierce opposition by some taxi drivers. Protests against ride-hailing services have continued, the latest coming outside the Malaysian Parliament this week. Yesterday, Malaysia’s neighbouring country Indonesia

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Geely’s London Taxi Company Opens New Plant to produce Electric Taxis

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Geely London Taxi Company Opens New plant produce electric taxi

Geely’s London Taxi Company wants to lead the charge to sustainable urban mobility – and towards the end of this year will release the world’s first zero emission capable purpose-built taxi on to the streets of the UK and Europe. The London Taxi Company (LTC) today announced the official opening of the UK’s first car plant dedicated solely to the production of

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Allianz Worldwide Partners Insures EasyMile Driverless Shuttles

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Allianz Worldwide Partners Insures EasyMile Driverless Electric Shuttles

Third party liability & motor own damage cover for autonomous driving vehicles   Regular exchange on self-driving experiences and technology Allianz Worldwide Partners and EasyMile have signed an International Framework Agreement to establish insurance solutions for EasyMile’s shared driverless transportation projects as of January 1, 2017. Since the start of the worldwide cooperation, first projects have already been launched in

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Green Commuter Launches All-Electric Vanpool Car Sharing Service

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Green Commuter using Tesla Model X to start first car-sharing vanpool services in US

in the U.S. using Tesla Model X, 7 Passenger SUVs March 21, 2017 10:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Commuter has started vanpool operations in Los Angeles utilizing all-electric 7-passenger SUVs. Green Commuter’s business model is to rent its fleet of zero emission vehicles for vanpool and car sharing. With its proprietary technology, Green Commuter leases its fleet

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