Category: Automotive

Via to provide its Technology and Support Services for Harvard University’s Evening Van Service

Published August 20, 2018 9:00 am, Via NYC
Via to provide its Technology and Support Services for Harvard University’s Evening Van Service
Via’s first university sector project applies the company’s on-demand rideshare technology to the campus environment

Via’s on-demand mobility solutions announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Harvard University for the provision of Via’s rideshare technology and support services for the University’s evening van service.

Students, faculty, and staff can now book rides around campus using an intuitive, and fully customized mobile app powered by Via. This mobile technology directs passengers to the proper location for pick-ups and drop-offs, allowing for quick and efficient shared trips without detours that take riders out of their way. An algorithm directs the vehicle in real-time along an optimized route, keeping passenger wait times to a minimum and reducing inefficient detours.

“We are thrilled to work with Harvard University to provide this first of a kind campus-wide service.” said Daniel Ramot, co-founder and CEO of Via.

About Via

Via is re-engineering public transit, from a regulated system of rigid routes and schedules to a fully dynamic, on-demand network. Via’s mobile app connects multiple passengers who are headed the same way, allowing riders to seamlessly share a premium vehicle. First launched in New York City in September 2013, the Via platform currently operates in the United States, and in Europe through its joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Vans, ViaVan. Via’s technology is also deployed worldwide through partner projects with public transportation agencies, private transit operators, taxi fleets, private companies, and universities, seamlessly integrating with public transit infrastructure to provide the most cutting edge on-demand mobility innovation.

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Kalashnikov Group
Kalashnikov unveiled the CV-1, an electric car prototype, at a Russian defense expo on Aug. 23 2018.

The Russian manufacturer of the infamous AK-47 assault rifle has unveiled a prototype vehicle that it claims can compete with Elon Musk's Tesla range.

Kalashnikov Group presented the retro-style electric car at an exhibition of Russian defense and civilian products just outside Moscow on Thursday.

The powder-blue model is dubbed the CV-1. Kalashnikov said in a statement on its website that its boxy design is inspired by a Soviet hatchback car developed in the 1970s.

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