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oBike Singapore and Taiwan to use LPWAN to Track One Million Bikes

oBike Singapore and Taiwan to use LPWAN to Track Bikes UnaBiz Sigfox bike sharing rental sustainable urban personal mobility

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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Taiwan to Launch Kaohsiung Strategies for Urban Mobility

Taiwan to Launch Kaohsiung Strategies for sustainable Urban Mobility electric vehicle scooter bike sharing autonomous vehicle

Taiwan’s second largest city, Kaohsiung, is set to launch the Kaohsiung Strategies for the Future of Urban Mobility as it hosts the EcoMobility World Festival 2017 next month. The Kaohsiung Strategies is slated for launch on October 4th during the month-long festival. Among others, the 12-point framework pledges to prioritise liveability and seamless connectivity in urban planning so as to

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Sumitomo Partners Gogoro to Launch New GoShare Electric Scooter Sharing Service in Japan

Sumitomo Partners Gogoro to Launch New GoShare Electric Scooter Sharing Service in Japan Smartscooter sustainable personal urban mobility electric vehicle

TOKYO, Sept. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Sumitomo Corporation and Gogoro®, today announced a joint partnership and introduced a new Smartscooter (electric scooter) sharing service that will launch this year in Japan called GoShare™. Read Sustainable Urban Mobility Startup Gogoro Completes Series C Investment Round “The Sumitomo Corporation and Gogoro partnership represents two companies that share a similar vision for making the world a better place through

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Thales Wins Ankeng Light Rail Transit Contract in New Taipei City

Thales Wins Ankeng Light Rail Transit Contract in New Taipei City Taiwan Asia sustainable urban mobility public transport

Taiwan is developing a robust LRT network to reduce travel time and reduce traffic congestion TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Third LRT Contract Thales won a new contract for the future Ankeng Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Taiwan. Under the planning of the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems, the Ankeng LRT project is part of the transportation

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Uber Bows to Taiwan’s Ride-hailing Regulations

Uber bows to Taiwan ride hailing regulations partners licensed rental taxi companies

Uber Technologies will resume its ride-hailing service in Taiwan on Thursday after coming to an agreement with the Taiwan’s transport regulators, according to Reuters. The Agreement Uber and the Taiwan transport authorities said that Uber would continue to operate as a technology platform company to develop the taxi and public transport system in Taiwan, and that Uber would partner with

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How Malaysia can learn from Taiwan’s Electric Bike Push

Just weeks after Malaysians pushed back against a ministerial proposal to ban motorcycles from entering capital city Kuala Lumpur in the name of reducing carbon emissions, the latest news from Taiwan’s green vehicle segment may show a better way forward. On Feb 7, 2017, China Post reported that sales of electric bikes hit 20,000 units in 2016, citing the latest statistics from

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Lalamove On-demand Logistics Startup Raises $10M

Lalamove, one of a number of companies offering logistics on-demand in China and across Asia, has closed $10 million in funding as it targets profitability this year. The round was led by existing investor MindWorks with other existing investors, including China’s Crystal Stream (China), AppWorks (Taiwan), Aria Group (Hong Kong), taking part. In addition, Asia Plus from Thailand, where Lalamove

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Gogoro Launches Electric Scooter Sharing in Berlin

Gogoro is on a mission to bring clean, green transportation to cities around the world – and since launching last year in Taiwan they’ve sold over 10,000 electric Smartscooters, rolled out 225 battery swapping stations, and saved 850,000 liters of gas. Today Gogoro is bringing its innovative, stylish scooters to Europe for the first time – by launching a brand

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