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Al-Futtaim Automotive leads $15m funding round in Indian EV startup, River

Neesha Salian — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:15:28 +0000

Within a short span of two years since inception, River launched its first product ‘Indie’ an urban electric scooter to rave reviews last February

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Etihad Rail, Uber sign MoU to jointly bolster integrated mobility services

Neesha Salian — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:00:30 +0000

The companies will look at integrating e-hailing services and explore the possibility of creating an Uber dedicated pickup and drop-off area for passengers within stations

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Careem, RTA partner to launch ‘School Rides’ in Dubai

Kudakwashe Muzoriwa — Wed, 17 May 2023 17:28:08 +0000

The company said its customers can select the ‘School Rides’ car type on its multiservice app to book affordable school rides for their children

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Dubai issues law regulating autonomous vehicles

Kudakwashe Muzoriwa — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:00:54 +0000

The city aims to deploy 4,000 autonomous vehicles by 2030 and the rollout is expected to alleviate traffic congestion and cut harmful emissions

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Tourists from over 80 countries visited MENA region in 2022, reveals Uber

Neesha Salian — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 03:42:36 +0000

The latest insights revealed that the number of sustainable trips in the UAE doubled with over 9 per cent of trips requested in Q1 2023 being emission-free

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Interview: Islam Abdul Karim, general manager, Yango GCC

Divsha Bhat — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:25:34 +0000

Yango is an international ride-hailing service, operating in more than 20 countries worldwide

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Dubai-based mobility tech company NWTN delivers first batch of EVs

Neesha Salian — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 04:03:39 +0000

The KEZAD assembly facility is NWTN’s first facility in the UAE

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Uber transports 2.6 million riders across Qatar during FIFA World Cup

Neesha Salian — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:07:07 +0000

According to Uber, people from 95 countries used its app while visiting Qatar during the tournament

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Admiral Mobility to bring 5,000 electric commercial vehicles to the Middle East

Divsha Bhat — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:18:10 +0000

The order stems from a strategic partnership between Admiral Mobility and Geely Farizon Commercial Group

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How artificial intelligence can help reduce road accidents

Divsha Bhat — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:30:06 +0000

Daniel Avdagic, CEO of AV Living Lab explains some of the technologies to look out for in 2023 that will focus on road safety

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