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Added on the 25/06/2019 16:19:53 - Copyright : BANG Showbiz
Uber has announced it is building an Advanced Technology Center in Paris, France as work continues on plans for its Uber Elevate flying taxi service.
Barcelona, Mar 18 (EFE) .- Barcelona taxi drivers protested in Barcelona against the return of Uber to the streets of Barcelona. Two years later the American multinational has returned to Barcelona to offer its services.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN BARCELONA.
Mobilize goes beyond cars. It offers new ways of transporting people and goods, either with or without a car. The new mobility offers meet the expectations of end customers, companies, cities, and regional authorities.Mobilize brings together Groupe Renault’s activities in mobility, energy, and data-related solutions while leveraging expertise from RCI Bank and Services.It helps foster partnerships and brand-new open ecosystems that bring significant advantages in timing and scaling-up, while also helping to solve the major challenges faced by the automotive industry:Reduce the gap between car usage and cost as cars are currently left unused 90% of the time.Improve residual value to prevent the value of new vehicles from falling by over 50% after 3 years.Contribute to a zero CO2 footprint target.
Uber Eats have unveiled their new drone, with rotating wings, which the company hope will stop food spillages.
Small firms, including German contenders like Volocopter, are in a race with established aircraft manufacturers like Airbus and billion-dollar tech giants like Uber to produce the first air taxis. An array of 18 helicopter-style rotors powered by batteries heave the "VoloCity" into the sky, with the company saying it can carry two passengers with hand luggage up to 35 kilometres (22 miles), at speeds of up to 110 kilometres per hour. In Stuttgart, a new version of the "flying taxi" took off for a public test flight. IMAGES of the test flight