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Who: Uber & SK Telecom ( A South Korean Telecom)
What is the partnership all about? “”all-in-one” service system, which provides vehicle-hailing, chauffeur and parking services with a single app”
What future project is this partnership eyeing? Uber’s call to provide flying car service by 2029
Who is getting into the business of converting old Freightliners into EV trucks? ETruck Transportation
Where: The family company is in Omaha NE
Initial order: 200 trucks from an undisclosed Chicago company
Delivery: 2021
Who provides the charging infrastructure? the customers
The implications: Need an 8-10 hour range, how is the charging infrastructure built
Transport Topics | ETruck Transportation to Convert Used Freightliner Class 6 Trucks to Electric
The State: Florida
What is an electronic driver’s license? A driver’s licensed that is accessed through an app
The benefits:
Tampa Bay Times via Governing | Florida Hopes to Offer Smartphone Driver’s License by 2021
Last week, Virgin announced West Virginia would be the new testing grounds for a hyperloop track.
So, what factors worked in West Virginia’s favor over 16 other locations?
Governing | West Virginia Goes Back to the Future With Transit Technology
California’s Prop 22, supported by gig companies as it allows gig workers to be independent contractors and not employees, has opposition in Black and Latino communities.
Why do Black and Latino community leaders oppose Prop 22?
KPIX | Prop. 22: Black, Latino Leaders Concerned About Measure Backed By Uber, Lyft
The 4 other states Virgin is evening for hyperloop projects: Missouri, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina
Missouri has taken legislative action prohibiting the use of eminent domain for the project.
Missouri Net | Virgin Hyperloop still has its eye on Missouri to transport passengers in tubes
What: Aquiline Drones
Why is this important: 1st in the nation drone sharing app + drone laws are in their infancy
What new issues are created: Who owns or has access to the data that drone collects when it is in use?
What’s happening? A Truck was listed on a car sharing app. While in use on the app the truck was involved in an accident that involved illegal items causing the truck to be seized.
The truck was sold at auction without notification to the owner.
The app compensated the owner.
Does your company have a policy if the gig property is used in a crime? Do the laws or ordinances in your location address the situation?
Denver 7 | Denver man loses truck through car-sharing app Getaround
What question will the Texas Attorney General Office be answering? Whether a driver’s license is required to operate a golf cart on a public street in a master plan community or municipality when the use of golf carts is permitted in those areas by the Transportation Code.
Why does this matter? Can your kids take the golf cart to head over to friends house or get to school? Can an 95 year old woman who gave up her car years ago use a golf cart to go visit her paramour a couple blocks over?
Kids and the elderly…that’s why this matters.
The Hyperloop Company: Virgin
The new HyperLoop location: West Virginia
The details:
Charleston Gazette | Virgin Hyperloop Chooses West Virginia for New Center