US-based Verra Mobility has partnered with motorway operator APRR to provide toll management services in France.
David Roberts, CEO of Verra, says: "Initially, we will be focusing on providing toll services to our rental car company partners throughout France.”
The partnership will allow Verra to expand to other countries to make travel in Europe more connected, Roberts adds.
Vera intends to develop products for fleets that allow drivers to use electronic toll lanes without having to slow down or stop
September 9, 2019
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US-based Verra Mobility has partnered with motorway operator 4193 APRR to provide toll management services in France.
David Roberts, CEO of Verra, says: "Initially, we will be focusing on providing toll services to our rental car company partners throughout France.”
The partnership will allow Verra to expand to other countries to make travel in Europe more connected, Roberts adds.
Vera intends to develop products for fleets that allow drivers to use electronic toll lanes without having to slow down or stop to pay tolls.
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Daimler subsidiary Car2go has made its electric car rental service available to Parisian users in a 77km square area within the city’s Périphérique motorway.
Drivers are charged between €0.24 to €0.34 per minute depending on the location and time of the rental, and can charge the vehicles at around 1,100 charging stations in the French capital.
The details flesh out Car2go’s announcement last year of plans to deploy 400 electric Smart EQ Fortwo vehicles in the city. The company intends to add more ve
Waymo is closing its operations in the US city of Austin following an increase in investment in the Detroit and Phoenix areas.
A spokesperson told Austin Inno: “As a result, we’ve decided to relocate all Austin positions to Detroit and Phoenix. We are working closely with employees, offering them the opportunity to transfer, as well as with our staffing partners to ensure everyone receives transition pay and relocation assistance.”
Last month Waymo sent an email to users, which appeared on Reddit, saying
Grab has received $300 million to further accelerate its expansion in South-east Asia.
Justin Leverenz, senior portfolio manager at Invesco – the company which has put up the cash - says the investment will support Grab in its “bringing more everyday services, greater accessibility and convenience to users in South-east Asia”.
Earlier this year, Grab began working with property developer Sinar Mas Land to deploy electric scooters in Indonesia and to help strengthen BSD (Bumi Serpong Damai) city’s posi
ReachNow has scrapped its car-rental services in Seattle and Portland following a corporate “realignment”, says The Seattle Times.
ReachNow offered rentals for BMWs and Mini Coopers and launched a ride-hailing service last year.
In May, the company announced to some of its customers that it was shutting down its ride-hailing service, saying that its third-party vendor could no longer support their business.
Last November, ReachNow - a BMW subsidiary - integrated car-sharing and ride-hailing int