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China Firm Launches AI "Life Assistant" That Can Order Food, Hail Taxis
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a "life assistant" mobile app.
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"Paratha Kha Raha Hoon": Uber Driver's Honesty Wins Internet
The government recently held a meeting with ride-hailing platforms Uber and Ola amid a rise in consumer complaints.
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Passengers Can Now Call For A Driverless Taxi In China
An autonomous driving startup Pony.ai along with company BAIDU announced that they have received permits from the Chinese government to provide robotaxi ride hailing services to the general public.
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UK's Urban-Air Port Tests Operations for World’s First Ventiport, Meant for Drones, Future Flying Taxis
A pop-up urban port for delivery drones -- and one day, potentially flying taxis -- launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking. Developed by UK firm Urban-Air Port, the port is named Air-One.
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Pony.ai Gets Taxi Licence for Self-Driving Vehicles in China
Pony.ai, a self-driving tech company has obtained a taxi licence in China to operate some of its driverless electric vehicles and charge fares. The company also won approval last year to run paid driverless taxi services in Beijing, China.
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Hail A Taxi, It Flies, Lands On Top Of Your Office: It's Coming Soon
Fed up with traffic jams? Imagine a world where your taxi takes to the skies and lands on top of your office building, recharges and sets off afresh.
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Malaysia's AirAsia Group Plans Air Taxi, Drone Delivery Service
As part of the group's diversification push, it also aims to launch a ride-hailing service next month as COVID-19 continues to hit air travel.
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Volkswagen And Uber Launch Pilot Project With Electric Vehicles In Berlin
Volkswagen in collaboration with Uber has launched a pilot project for the utilisation of electric vehicles within the sustainable ride hailing service Uber Green.
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All-Electric Ride Hailing Platform Blusmart Introduces New Services In Delhi NCR
One of the first all-electric ride hailing platforms in India, Blusmart has announced several new services for its customers. The company has introduced new digital wallet option for contactless payments, hourly rentals and referral services. The announcement comes at a time when users are shying away from mass public transit systems in the wake of...
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Meet The California Taxi Driver Who Saved Elderly Woman From $25,000 Scam
A taxi driver is California is being hailed for saving an elderly woman from being scammed out of $25,000.
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"Flying" River Taxi Tests Seine Waters In Paris
A "flying" electric river taxi hailed by its creators as the future of clean city transport is being put through a battery of tests in Paris this week, with a view to being in service by the spring.
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Mahindra Acquires 55 Per Cent Stake In Ride-Hailing Firm Meru Cabs
Mahindra & Mahindra will acquire a 55 per cent stake in radio taxi firm Meru Cabs, the company has announced in an exchange filing. The Indian auto giant will be making a primary investment of Rs. 103.5 crore by a fresh issue of shares in the company, in tranches. The final purchase price will be arrived at after making customary closing adjustmen...
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Activist Trupti Desai Drops Sabarimala Visit Plan Amid Protests: 10 Facts
Activist Trupti Desai has called off her plan to visit the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala over concerns of law and order, and is returning to Pune. Although the seven-member group led by the Pune-based activist arrived at the Kochi airport this morning, she was unable to leave the building or even hail a taxi because of the protesters outside. Ms Tru...
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Air Taxi To Cut Travel Time In Mumbai By 90%: Uber
Taxi hailing company Uber Wednesday claimed that its air taxi can cut travel time in a congested city like Mumbai by 90 per cent. It had named Dallas and Los Angeles in the US as the first two cities for the commercial launch of its aerial taxi service by 2023 and has been on the lookout to select an international city as its third partner.
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Uber Says Its Air Taxi Could Cut Travel Time In Mumbai By 90%
Taxi hailing company Uber on Wednesday claimed that its air taxi could cut travel time in a busy city like Mumbai by 90 per cent. It had named Dallas and Los Angeles in the US as the first two cities for the commercial launch of its aerial taxi service by 2023 and has been on the lookout to select an international city as its third partner.
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China Firm Launches AI "Life Assistant" That Can Order Food, Hail Taxis
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a "life assistant" mobile app.
-
"Paratha Kha Raha Hoon": Uber Driver's Honesty Wins Internet
The government recently held a meeting with ride-hailing platforms Uber and Ola amid a rise in consumer complaints.
-
Passengers Can Now Call For A Driverless Taxi In China
An autonomous driving startup Pony.ai along with company BAIDU announced that they have received permits from the Chinese government to provide robotaxi ride hailing services to the general public.
-
UK's Urban-Air Port Tests Operations for World’s First Ventiport, Meant for Drones, Future Flying Taxis
A pop-up urban port for delivery drones -- and one day, potentially flying taxis -- launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking. Developed by UK firm Urban-Air Port, the port is named Air-One.
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Pony.ai Gets Taxi Licence for Self-Driving Vehicles in China
Pony.ai, a self-driving tech company has obtained a taxi licence in China to operate some of its driverless electric vehicles and charge fares. The company also won approval last year to run paid driverless taxi services in Beijing, China.
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Hail A Taxi, It Flies, Lands On Top Of Your Office: It's Coming Soon
Fed up with traffic jams? Imagine a world where your taxi takes to the skies and lands on top of your office building, recharges and sets off afresh.
-
Malaysia's AirAsia Group Plans Air Taxi, Drone Delivery Service
As part of the group's diversification push, it also aims to launch a ride-hailing service next month as COVID-19 continues to hit air travel.
-
Volkswagen And Uber Launch Pilot Project With Electric Vehicles In Berlin
Volkswagen in collaboration with Uber has launched a pilot project for the utilisation of electric vehicles within the sustainable ride hailing service Uber Green.
-
All-Electric Ride Hailing Platform Blusmart Introduces New Services In Delhi NCR
One of the first all-electric ride hailing platforms in India, Blusmart has announced several new services for its customers. The company has introduced new digital wallet option for contactless payments, hourly rentals and referral services. The announcement comes at a time when users are shying away from mass public transit systems in the wake of...
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Meet The California Taxi Driver Who Saved Elderly Woman From $25,000 Scam
A taxi driver is California is being hailed for saving an elderly woman from being scammed out of $25,000.
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"Flying" River Taxi Tests Seine Waters In Paris
A "flying" electric river taxi hailed by its creators as the future of clean city transport is being put through a battery of tests in Paris this week, with a view to being in service by the spring.
-
Mahindra Acquires 55 Per Cent Stake In Ride-Hailing Firm Meru Cabs
Mahindra & Mahindra will acquire a 55 per cent stake in radio taxi firm Meru Cabs, the company has announced in an exchange filing. The Indian auto giant will be making a primary investment of Rs. 103.5 crore by a fresh issue of shares in the company, in tranches. The final purchase price will be arrived at after making customary closing adjustmen...
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Activist Trupti Desai Drops Sabarimala Visit Plan Amid Protests: 10 Facts
Activist Trupti Desai has called off her plan to visit the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala over concerns of law and order, and is returning to Pune. Although the seven-member group led by the Pune-based activist arrived at the Kochi airport this morning, she was unable to leave the building or even hail a taxi because of the protesters outside. Ms Tru...
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Air Taxi To Cut Travel Time In Mumbai By 90%: Uber
Taxi hailing company Uber Wednesday claimed that its air taxi can cut travel time in a congested city like Mumbai by 90 per cent. It had named Dallas and Los Angeles in the US as the first two cities for the commercial launch of its aerial taxi service by 2023 and has been on the lookout to select an international city as its third partner.
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Uber Says Its Air Taxi Could Cut Travel Time In Mumbai By 90%
Taxi hailing company Uber on Wednesday claimed that its air taxi could cut travel time in a busy city like Mumbai by 90 per cent. It had named Dallas and Los Angeles in the US as the first two cities for the commercial launch of its aerial taxi service by 2023 and has been on the lookout to select an international city as its third partner.
