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Archer Aviation and United Airlines plan to launch the first eVTOL air taxi route in Chicago, between O’Hare (ORD) and Vertiport Chicago.
ABT e-Line has partnered with WiTricity to commercialise the introduction of wireless charging for EVs in Europe.
Passengers travelling from Liverpool Lime Street can gain 25% off their Northern train ticket if they use a Voi e-bike or e-scooter.
Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled a newly developed automatic charging robot (ACR) for electric vehicles (EV).
New York City Mayor Adams has announced a plan to help prevent fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in electric micromobility vehicles.
Baidu has been granted the first permits to provide fully driverless ride-hailing services in China's capital, Beijing.
VPorts has signed a MoU with Ras Al Khaimah Airport (RAK) to construct a vertiport for urban air mobility services to and from the airport.
Voi, Dott, Lime, Superpedestrian and TIER have issued recommendations on the best practices for safe and well-managed micromobility services.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has partnered with Beep to deploy shared autonomous vehicles throughout the state.
Dott has unveiled a refurbishment project which aims to double the lifespan of its vehicles and help cut its carbon emissions by nearly 50%.
US Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg has recommended 18 transit projects to receive 4.45 billion USD in funding.
Archer Aviation has announced that the first build of its production eVTOL aircraft, Midnight is nearing completion.
Through a partnership with Unicard, Solent Transport has become the first UK local authority to gain accreditation to sell rail tickets.
EIT Climate-KIC and EIT Digital have awarded 240,000 USD to four cities as part of the first Sustainable Cities Climate Impact Challenge.
Research and advisory firm, Micromobility Industries has launched a Global Incentives and Subsidiary Tracker for small electric vehicles.
The largest 'e-sharing hub' in Europe has opened at Hamburg Airport, providing 120 charging points for electric car shares.
Goggo Network has announced it is joining forces with Oxbotica as part of its vision to to bring autonomous deliveries to Europe.
EasyMile is showcasing its “TractEasy” driverless tow-tractor at the major ProMat 2023 manufacturing and supply chain event.
ATOM Mobility believes there are several things you need to keep in mind when choosing or upgrading your fleet for the 2023 season.
Cubic has been named 'Ticketing Enabler of the Year’ in the 11th Annual Transport Ticketing Awards program.
SkedGo believes that Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) provides many opportunities for cities, businesses and consumers alike.
With more than 200 hours lost to congestion per driver, Kapsch TrafficCom believes congestion-hit cities must do more to improve traffic.
LIFT Aircraft made history this week, completing the first-ever piloted eVTOL demonstration flights in Japan with its aircraft, HEXA.
Pod Point is delighted to announce that it has installed EV chargepoints at 600 Tesco stores across the UK.
Volocopter has entered a partnership, with SITA selected as Volocopter’s preferred digital and IT systems partner for vertiports.
NEXCOM introduces the new VTC 7270, its latest fanless AI powered in-vehicle telematics computer/5G communication hub.
A multi-lane free-flow automated classification and payment solution is set to go into operation between Bognes and Lødingen in Norway.
Daedalean’s Visual Awareness System (VXS) relies on the input from several (one to four) cameras installed on an aircraft.
Comeca, a company specialising in electrical solutions, has announced the appointment of Marion Birkel, new Commercial Director in Europe.
WeCommute, powered by Padam Mobility, is a smart commuting solution to help companies provide accessible, affordable and convenient transport.
Seville is taking charge of improving mobility for millions of its citizens by deploying the Kapsch TrafficCom Mobility Data Platform (MDP).
Padam Mobility believes DRT is an opportunity for public policy makers to address labour shortages in the public transport sector.
May Mobility and Via have announced a partnership to expand the public deployment of on-demand autonomous vehicles (AVs).
Motional has announced that ride-hailing passengers in Las Vegas can now order an autonomous IONIQ 5 robotaxi at night.
Deutsche Bahn's first project to operate autonomous on-demand vehicles in normal traffic will launch in the Rhine-Main region of Germany.
Aberystwyth University is constructing a large-scale robotic testbed for off-road autonomous vehicles and last-mile delivery services.
Zoox, has carried its first passengers in a purpose-built autonomous robotaxi on public roads in California.
81 million GBP in joint government and industry funding has been awarded to 7 projects that aim to develop self-driving transport technology.
Pyka has unveiled its electric Pelican Cargo aircraft, which is the first autonomous vehicle of its class.
At CES 2023, ZF unveiled its latest autonomous shuttle and announced a new partnership with Beep to deliver thousand of units to the US.
Germany's BMDV aims to establish Hamburg as a 'Metropolitan Mobility Model Region,' with up to 10,000 autonomous vehicles by 2030.
In a European first, the autonomous shuttles deployed as part of the Navetty project are operating in Yvelines without an operator onboard
New research from the University of Minnesota outlines how planning for autonomous vehicles (AV) could help make US cities more liveable and equitable.
Carrefour and Goggo Network are trialling the use of autonomous delivery vehicles in the Plateau de Saclay, France.
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved the commercial use of Bosch and Mercedes-Benz's automated parking system.
Baidu has announced plans to establish the world's largest fully-autonomous ride-hailing service area by expanding its operations in China.
Autonomous operations meet the needs for efficiency, business resiliency and employee safety across industries.
The European Transport Safety Council and the UK Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety outline e-scooter safety recommendations.
Bolt has become the first micromobility operator to launch a reckless rider score feature to help tackle unsafe e-scooter habits.
Lyft has launched its latest dockable e-scooter and a new parking and charging station to help deliver an effective micromobility network.
E-scooter hire company Voi has called on the government to set a clear date for e-scooter legislation "to secure the future of the industry".
Micromobility operator, Beam is now integrating its Pedestrian Shield path detection technology within its e-scooter fleet in Auckland.
Dott, Lime and TIER have been awarded a three-year contract to each launch a fleet of 2,000 e-scooters in Madrid, Spain.
Micromobility operator, Beam has launched its fifth-generation e-scooter — the Saturn 5 — in Wellington, New Zealand.
On 19 January 2023, Micromobility Industries hosted Micromobility World to explore how small vehicles will reshape our cities.
Micro-Mobility for Europe (MMfE), has published a first-of-its-kind factsheet on incident data involving shared e-scooters in Europe.
From 5-8 January, CES 2023 took place in Las Vegas, debuting the latest micromobility vehicles from brands such as OKAI and Brightway.
AutoFlight has set a new record for the world's longest fully electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) flight, flying 250,3km.
EHang has completed its first passenger-carrying autonomous flight demonstration in Japan using its EH216 eVTOL aircraft.
Blade Air Mobility and BETA Technologies have completed a test flight of a ALIA-250 eVTOL aircraft at Westchester County Airport in New York.
The UK government has announced a £113m investment in hydrogen and all-electric flight technologies in order to "unlock guilt-free flights".
Skyway and Moonware have announced a partnership to advance the readiness of ground infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft.
Siemens and Skyway have announced a collaboration to develop electrical and digital infrastructure for vertiport operations.
AT CES Las Vegas 2023, ASKA debuted a full-scale, functional prototype of its ASKA A5 drive & fly eVTOL aircraft.
Stellantis and Archer Aviation have announced a partnership to manufacture Archer’s eVTOL aircraft, Midnight.
Hyundai Motor Group's subsidiary, Supernal has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to run advanced air mobility on Microsoft cloud.
Eve Air Mobility has signed a LOI with Volatus Infrastructure to supply a vertiport automation software to manage eVTOL vehicles.
VPorts has announced the creation of its first international electric 'advanced air mobility' (AAM) corridor between the US and Canada.
Archer Aviation has announced plans to construct the industry's first high-capacity eVTOL manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia.
Hyundai has signed a MoU with the Nusantara Capital City Authority in Indonesia to establish an advanced air mobility ecosystem.
Archer Aviation and United Airlines's first eVTOL service will operate between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and New York City.
NASA will be conducting a crash test of an urban air mobility passenger vehicle at the Landing and Impact Research Facility on 9 November.
AECOM and Ferrovial Vertiports recently hosted a vertiport design challenge in which teams were asked to create vertiport design concepts.
APCOA Parking Group has partnered with bp pulse to establish more than 100 EV fast charging hubs across Europe.
Mobility start-ups, Ubiq and Swobbee have announced a partnership to optimise battery swapping logistics for shared mobility networks.
The Stromma Group and Vattenfall have announced a partnership to invest in electric sightseeing boats, with an initial focus on Amsterdam.
Transport Ticketing Global, the largest public transport event for smart ticketing, returns to London, 7–8 March 2023. What can you expect?
WiTricity is partnering with Yutong Bus to provide wireless charging for its autonomous Xiaoyu 2.0 electric buses.
The UK government has announced 60 million GBP in government funding to advance technologies that can help decarbonise the maritime sector.
The European Commission has proposed detailed rules to define what can be considered renewable hydrogen in the EU.
Angel Island Ferry has partnered with PG&E and Green Yachts to launch California's first short-route electric ferry from 2024.
Blaise Transit has been selected to provide demand-responsive transport (DRT) to 23 communities across Nova Scotia, Canada.
BVG has selected Vianova to help improve connections between public transport and shared mobility in Berlin.
ÖBB has simplified the purchase of public transport tickets within Austria by launching a new SimplyGo! feature in the ÖBB app.
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced plans to transform taxis to hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered drives by 2027.
Vay has operated its first driverless electric car on public roads in Hamburg using teledriving technology.
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