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Leveraging legacy DNA 6th May 2021, 11:00 “With great power comes great responsibility” is not just a quote popularised by a superhero franchise (originally penned by Voltaire). Just ask the aviation original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) charting their routes across the world of advanced air mobility (AAM). Where flying over urban populations is concerned, there is a responsibility for the safety of their passengers and those their aircraft fly over. Noise is also a big factor. In October 2020, Embraer’s market accelerator Embraer X (X for exponential) launched its first project – E...

28 April 2021, 11:04 pm (Photo : Screenshot From Commons.Wikipedia.org) Uber Makes Covid Vaccine Booking Much Easier: Make an Appointment and Reserve a Ride Uber is now launching over half a dozen new features. One particularly useful feature is in line with the current pandemic and how people will be able to get vaccinated faster. Uber's new Covid vaccine booking feature allows users to set vaccine appointments at Walgreens and simply reserve themselves a ride in order to get their jab. Uber COVID Vaccine Booking The company now homes in on a useful business model that will be able to finall...

Uber adds vaccine booking, car rental delivery in new product push Uber is launching more than a half-dozen new features, including one that will let users book vaccine appointments at Walgreens and reserve a ride to get their jab, as the company homes in on a business model that will finally deliver profitability. The features, announced Wednesday, fall under what Uber is describing as its “go get” strategy. It’s also meant to mark a return to more “normal” business operations following 14 months of shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The numerous features that include vacci...

littlewolf1989 Dispatch solution creator SmartHop invests in two new locations following $12M series A round earlier this year, exhibiting the trucking industry's significant interest in technology despite woes the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic might have caused. New chief of staff, coming from Uber Elevate, Amy Liu will spearhead the new New York office while the company also moves into Bogotá, Colombia. SmartHop says that it has increased its number of employees by 31% just this year and plans to double its 2020 headcount by the end of 2021. Later this year, it plans to launch a new tool...

Joby Aviation’s JoeBen Bevirt and Reid Hoffman to talk about building a startup, the future of flight and SPACs Joby Aviation founder JoeBen Bevirt has spent more than a decade developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft — an effort that was largely shrouded in secrecy until January 2020 when the company announced a $590 million Series C round of funding that was led by Toyota Motor Corporation (that round later expanded to $620 million). The buzzy announcements continued with Joby’s acquisition of Uber Elevate and then culminated in February with its b...