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Pakistan-based BusCaro is providing safer transportation options, especially for women

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When Maha Shazhad was 19, she was force to drop out of university in Pakistan because she couldn’t find safe and reliable transportation. Shazhad explained to TechCrunch that 85% of working women in the country have faced sexual harassment at least once on public transport. All rights reserved.

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Sweden sides with Tesla, says transport agency must deliver plates or pay up

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A Swedish court ruled Monday that the country’s transport authority has to get Tesla its license plates, which are being blocked by striking postal workers, or pay up, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported. Tesla won a small battle against Swedish union workers fighting for collective bargaining rights, but the war will continue.

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Why sustainable transportation needs 5G connectivity and digitalisation

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Decarbonising transportation through electrification is critical to helping companies and economies meet net-zero emissions targets. Fortunately, three forces are combining to make this vision for sustainable transportation a reality: connectivity, digitalisation, and cross-sector collaboration.

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Treepz founder Onyeka Akumah on how to succeed in transportation tech

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In sub-Saharan Africa, only 33% of the urban population has access to public transportation, compared to 75% in Europe and North America, according to UN statistics. This lack of access to transportation is in stark contrast to other upward metrics on the African continent, like its growing access to equitable education and healthcare.

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Student transportation startup Z?m to add 10,000 EVs to its platform

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m , a startup that provides optimized transportation services for school-age children, has announced the close of a $130 million Series D raise, bringing its total funding to more than $200 million. m was awarded a $150 million contract to modernize the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) transportation service.

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Shift5 raises $50M to defend transport networks from cyberattacks

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You might not think much about the train or the airplane that gets you from one place to another, but behind any transportation link is a vast sprawling network of electronics, devices and data that keep trains on the tracks and planes in the sky. This visibility aims to help detect threats and defend systems from internet-based attacks.

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Z?m wins $150M from San Francisco schools to modernize and electrify student transport

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m, a startup that wants to upgrade student transportation, a five-year $150 million contract to modernize its transport service throughout the district. m’s transportation solution for SFUSD is expected to save the district $3 million per year on average, based on the cost of the incumbent’s solution. m told TechCrunch.