Urban Mobility
A ride-sharing service app called See Jane Go for women drivers and passengers launched recently in southern California. See Jane Go has started operating in Orange County, California but plans aggressive nationwide expansion, according to Tech Crunch. See Jane Go meets the demand for women-only ride-sharing which was highlighted in informal surveys. As Tech Crunch noted, “…I found that women are uncomfortable as
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Ford is teaming up with major global cities – starting with San Francisco – to solve congestion issues and help people move more easily, today and in the future. The company announced an agreement to acquire Chariot, a San Francisco-based crowd-sourced shuttle service, and collaborating with bike-sharing provider Motivate to expand its transportation solutions in city centers. Ford also is
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Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — A new connected bike promises to be a game-changer for cycling. AT&T will be the exclusive U.S. wireless carrier for the LeEco Super Bike. The bike comes with a waterproof smart device with a 4-inch display, running Android™ software, connected to AT&T’s cellular network. “The Internet of Things (IoT) is creating endless possibilities for consumers and
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When the Department of Transportation released a 30-year traffic report last year, US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told BuzzFeed he thought public transportation would start “behaving more like Uber.” A year and a half later, public transit agencies across the country are not just behaving like Uber — they’re subsidizing it outright for their residents. Altamonte Springs, Florida, 10 miles
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Aug. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Peter Welch, president of the National Automobile Dealers Association, and Annette Sykora, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation, arrived in the flood-ravaged areas of Baton Rouge, La., and announced they would seek to raise $2 million for new-car dealership families displaced by the flooding there. Welch and Sykora are meeting this week with dealers and dealership
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Volkswagen has agreed to fork over about $10 billion in a settlement with U.S. regulators to buy back most of its dirty diesel models at generous rates. But that deal applies only to the company’s 2.0-liter diesel engine, a staple of Volkswagen’s eponymous product line, Jettas, Passats, and Beetles. The company has yet to address the emission cheating in its
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CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On July 16, 80 Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) dealers fired up their grills and hosted individual community fundraising events, collectively raising $160,000 – the highest amount to date – for the USO of Illinois. “This is the fourth year that the CATA has partnered with the USO of Illinois on the Barbecue for the Troops effort, and we’re thrilled that this program
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First-to-Market Program Allows Customers to Request a Test Drive Through Amazon Prime Now Aug. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Motor America, in collaboration with Amazon, announces a limited-time, first-to-market on-demand vehicle test drive program, “Prime Now. Drive Now.,” in which prospective buyers in the Los Angeles/Orange County areas can book 2017 Hyundai Elantra test drives at the location of their choice through Amazon’s Prime Now service
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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Farmers Insurance®, announced the introduction of its new Rideshare Insurance Coverage, which is designed to make Rideshare Insurance Coverage options available for ride-hailing drivers in Michigan, beginning today. The new Farmers Rideshare Insurance Coverage can provide Farmers customers coverage when a driver turns on the ride-hailing application and during the time the driver is awaiting
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Mercedes-Benz Financial Services ranks highest among lenders in the prime retail credit segment for a second consecutive year, with a score of 961, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study Mercedes is followed by BMW Financial Services (959); Alphera Financial Services (941); Lincoln Automotive Financial Services (936); and Infiniti Financial Services (930). Retail leasing segment Mercedes Financial ranks
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