Urban Mobility
in Punggol, Tengah and Jurong, LTA Seeks Feedback and RFI from Stakeholders Singapore has called for feedback as it seeks to roll out self-driving bus and shuttle services in three towns beginning 2022. The Request For Information (RFI), launched on Nov 22 by the Ministry of Transport and the Land Transport Authority (LTA), will be open until May 31, 2018.
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oBike partners UnaBiz in adopting geolocation for one million bikes on Sigfox Global IoT Network SINGAPORE, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — oBike — Singapore’s first homegrown smart, stationless bike-sharing company partners UnaBiz — Asia’s first dedicated IoT (Internet of Things) network operator, to roll out geolocation services for one million bikes on Sigfox Global LPWA (Low-Power Wide-Area) Network, starting with Singapore
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50,000 oBikers Joined Hands donated RM10,000 PrayForPenang Campaign Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 14 November 2017 – As Malaysia banded together in alleviating hardships encountered in Penang due to the recent severe floods, oBike’s PrayForPenang Campaign to help those affected by the floods was concluded successfully on 12 November. As part of this campaign, oBike, the first smart dockless bikesharing operator, provided
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On Nov 8, the city of Las Vegas started a yearlong pilot of a self-driving shuttle in partnership with AAA of Northern California, Nevada & Utah and the transportation company Keolis. But it soon hit a speed bump. Putting a dent in Self-Driving Vehicle Less than two hours after the autonomous vehicle (AV) hit the streets, it collided with a delivery
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Singapore wants Autonomous Vehicles in public transportation and car-sharing services to avoid potential pitfalls of worsened congestion, surging personal car ownership and increased pollution As Singapore prepares to host the second Autonomous Vehicles Asia Conference next January, much has happened in its autonomous vehicle (AV) space over the months after the first conference back in February 2017. Autonomous Vehicles Asia
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Volvo Buses has received an order for 50 Volvo 7900 Diesel Hybrid buses to Singapore ESKILSTUNA, Sweden, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) has awarded Volvo Buses an order for 50 Volvo 7900 Hybrids in continuation of its efforts to build a more environmentally friendly public bus fleet. “Not only can commuters expect quieter
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The First Large-Scale Electric Car Sharing Service in Southeast Asia (ASEAN) BlueSG Pte Ltd has unveiled the locations of its first batch of 30 charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) ahead of the roll-out of what will be Singapore’s first large-scale EV-sharing programme in December. Bluecar EV In a statement on September 27, it said the sharing program will enable
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and Dominates Southeast Asia with Two Million Users SINGAPORE, Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — oBike, Singapore’s first homegrown station-less smart bike-sharing company, has emerged as the market leader in Southeast Asia (ASEAN), hitting a momentous milestone of two million users across Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Sustainable Urban Mobility As part of its aggressive international expansion, oBike also announced today its ride into Phuket at a Memorandum of Understanding ceremony between the Governor of Phuket, Norraphat
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SHAGNGHAI, Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — oBike, Singapore’s first homegrown station-less smart bike-sharing company, announced today its securing of a US$45 million Series B round of funding. Its investors include a leading global transportation platform; Grishin Robotics, a venture capital firm founded by Dmitry Grishin, who is the co-founder & chairman of Mail.Ru Group, as well as several family offices in Southeast Asia. Since its launch in Singapore in January
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EV Tax Exemption The Philippines is proposing new excise tax law that would exempt electric vehicles (EVs) from excise duty. The proposed exemptions are part of the House Bill 5636, which the House of Representatives passed on May 31, and the Senate Bill 1408 currently under consideration. The proposed law also exempts hybrid vehicles so long as its drive system “consists of
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