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Uber sells food delivery business in India to Zomato

Uber said on Tuesday it has sold its food delivery business, Uber Eats, in India to local rival Zomato as the American ride-hailing giant races to shed lossmaking operations to become profitable by next year. As part of the deal, Uber would own 9.99% of Zomato and its Eats users would become part of the… Continue reading Uber sells food delivery business in India to Zomato

Uber: Zomato Acquires Uber’s Food Delivery Business in India

GURGAON, India–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zomato, one of the largest food apps in India, announced today that it has acquired Uber’s food delivery business in India in an all-stock transaction, which gives Uber 9.99% ownership in Zomato. Deepinder Goyal, CEO of Zomato, commented: “We are proud to have pioneered restaurant discovery and to have created a leading food… Continue reading Uber: Zomato Acquires Uber’s Food Delivery Business in India

Uber’s vending machines didn’t work, so now cars are moving billboards – Mashable

Well that didn’t work.Image: cargo By Sasha Lekach2020-01-18 19:13:42 UTC The convenience of grabbing a pair of earbuds or a late-night bag of chips from within your Uber ride has worn off. In-car vending machines — as the snack boxes from companies like Cargo and Vendy were called — in your Uber or Lyft have… Continue reading Uber’s vending machines didn’t work, so now cars are moving billboards – Mashable

Bolt raises €50M in venture debt from the EU to expand its ride-hailing business

Bolt, the billion-dollar startup out of Estonia that’s building a ride-hailing, scooter and food delivery business across Europe and Africa, has picked up a tranche of funding in its bid to take on Uber and the rest in the world of on-demand transportation. The company has picked up €50 million (about $56 million) from the European… Continue reading Bolt raises €50M in venture debt from the EU to expand its ride-hailing business

NextNav raises $120M to deploy its indoor positioning tech to find people in skyscrapers

NextNav LLC has raised $120 million in equity and debt to commercially deploy an indoor-positioning system that can pinpoint a device’s location — including what floor it’s on — without GPS. The company has developed what it calls a Metropolitan Beacon System, which can find the location of devices like smartphones, drones, IoT products or… Continue reading NextNav raises $120M to deploy its indoor positioning tech to find people in skyscrapers

In Las Vegas, a wedding between cars and hi-tech but in the name of concreteness

ces 2020 The technology show proposes workable solutions on the future of mobility and vehicles. Stop to visionary ideas: concept cars with human-sized cockpits and interfaces on display by Mario Cianflone January 11, 2020 CES 2020, the four-wheel novelties and the technology that will change the car 3 ‘of reading More concreteness, less exaggerations and… Continue reading In Las Vegas, a wedding between cars and hi-tech but in the name of concreteness

German Taxi Operator Plans To Add 50 Tesla Model 3s To Its Fleet

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German Taxi Operator Plans To Add 50 Tesla Model 3s To Its Fleet

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January 4th, 2020 by Johnna Crider

One of the perks of owning an electric vehicle is that you don’t have to buy gas. Taxi Norman, out of Dusseldorf in Germany, knows this and has already put into service a couple of Tesla Model S vehicles. The company is now planning to add 50 Tesla Model 3s to its fleet.

Many people who use Uber or Lyft never really consider taxis, but every major city in the world has a n extensive taxi network — often numerous independent operators. German cities have many small operators.

Taxi Norman believes that switching from diesel vehicles to electric vehicles will not only be environmentally friendly, but also profitable. One of their older vehicles costs around 6,000 euros per year in gas and maintenance. A Tesla would only cost around 35 euros per vehicle per month (420 euros per year).

Taxi Norman currently has approximately 150 vehicles, only 2 of them being Tesla Model Ss. The 50 Tesla Model 3s planned for purchase should each cost around 45,000 euros.

“The car has only been driving this morning, and the driver has already received a tip of 15 euros because the customer simply thought it was great to drive in an electronic car.” — Erol Norman, Managing Director, Taxi Norman

The fact that Taxi Norman, in German auto country, is integrating electric vehicles into its fleet from an American car company is a strong message to legacy automakers. It is essentially a demand that they need to wake up before they no longer have a spot in this new auto world — an all-electric one.

As of 2012, there were around 233,900 taxi drivers in the United States. This number is no doubt much higher if you include Uber and Lyft drivers as well. Imagine if every taxi company in the United States added 4 Teslas or other electric vehicles to its fleet. Imagine them replacing their entire fleet and going completely electric. I believe that by the time 2029 rolls around, this will either have happened or be happening.

Tens of thousands of Teslas could be sold each year in the US just for use in taxi services. However, the more important thing is that taxis drive a lot of miles and spend a lot of time idling. So, a Tesla taxi cuts a lot more pollution than a Tesla used as a normal consumer car.
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Johnna Crider Johnna Crider is a Baton Rouge artist, gem and mineral collector, and Tesla shareholder who believes in Elon Musk and Tesla. Elon Musk advised her in 2018 to “Believe in Good.”

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Masayoshi Son rushes to Indonesia with plans for a ‘smart capital’

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Uber to exit Colombia on Jan. 31 after court ruling

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