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MOIA America Teams with Beep to Grow US Footprint

Through the strategic partnership, MOIA America will provide MOIA’s turnkey autonomous mobility solution. This includes purpose-built, autonomous-ready ID. Buzz vehicles equipped with the self-driving system developed by Mobileye, as well as operator training and enablement.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2018

Uber says small-town public transit partnerships 'critical' to its success

Since bringing the ride-hailing service to Innisfil, Ontario, the town's 36,000 residents have take about 25,000 rides. 

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2018

MDOT, MTA bring Zipcar to select transit stops

Transit riders now will have daily, on-demand access to a vehicle to reach their final destination, which will help improve carbon emissions, among other benefits. 

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2018

Via, Keolis Downer launch Aus. on-demand service

The Newcastle service will initially span the neighborhoods of Warners Bay, Gateshead, Charlestown, and Dudley.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2018

Netflix and terrorism blamed for London Tube ridership decline

Ridership on the London Underground has dropped for the first time in more than 20 year.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2018

Amtrak adds capacity as freeway closure continues to impact Santa Barbara County

Since train tracks reopened on Jan. 11, the Pacific Surfliner has served as the only viable ground transportation option between Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, as drive time on alternate routes between the two counties can take nearly four hours.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2018

Volvo, tech. univ. to develop autonomous electric buses in Singapore

For Volvo, this will be its first autonomous application in public transportation anywhere in the world.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2018

Sacramento RT set to launch microtransit pilot next month

Working similar to Uber, microtransit buses will carry a handful of riders at a time.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2018

Navya introduces first fully autonomous taxi in N. America

The totally electric-powered AUTONOM CAB, which will be operated by Keolis, is able to carry up to six passengers.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2018

L.A.'s Access Services paratransit teaming for autonomous driving pilot

The small-scale pilot with Baidu USA will cover a few short routes in the Los Angeles area, which are still being determined based on analysis of the 45 fixed routes that Access Services oversees in the area.

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ArticlesJanuary 5, 2018

Publisher's Perspective: Demand for on-demand transportation integration rises

Demand-response services are not new, of course. Jitney services, which route dynamically based on passengers’ needs, have been around for literally centuries, back to horse-and-coach days.

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