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Ford designs Smart Mobility in urban and rural Africa
U.S. automotive giant Ford has geared up to extend Smart Mobility for connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles and big data through Ford vehicles for reaching out to under-served communities in urban and rural Africa. The plan incorporates Data Driven Healthcare with a view to improving healthcare services in rural areas.
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Cabs for Women, by Women: Could Ola Succeed Where Others Have Failed?
G-cabs, one of the taxi companies operating in Gurgaon lists the following as a perk of availing their services: "A Panic button, at both the passenger's and chauffeur's end- assuring a safe journey." In the aftermath of the Uber rape case, this seems like an extremely helpful feature for a taxi service to have. However, what it also points out is that some of the solutions women are looking for in terms of safe travel are already available - at least on paper. There are at least four cab operators in the NCR region which offer women-only services - Vira, Priyadarshini, G-cabs, Sakha - however, people still tend to resort to services like Ola and Uber. A report on The Times of India today points out that Ola cabs now plan to make their services more women-friendly by launching a line of 'by women, for women' cabs. The move comes after threats of banning cab aggregating services like those of Uber and Ola.
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Uber Terms Reserve Bank of India Rules ‘unfriendly’, but Says Will Comply
Taxi hailing service Uber sharply criticized Indian rules that require two-step authentication of credit card transactions and sought 45 more days to comply with the central bank's directive on the issue.
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Intel Unveils New Chip for Mobility Healthcare Delivery
World's largest chip maker Intel Corporation has unveiled a new sensing platform for enabling mobile-based healthcare delivery to masses.
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Indian hospital shows how mobility can improve healthcare in rural areas
By using telemedicine application for mobile devices, Balabhai Nanavati Hospital is demonstrating how mobility can truly transform the way healthcare services are delivered to rural communities.
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Why the World’s Cheapest Car Flopped
When the Tata Nano, a stripped-down minicar priced at around $2,000, was introduced in 2009, it was marketed as a car that would transform the way aspiring consumers in India and other developing countries got around. But the low-cost automotive revolution fizzled. Selling poorly at home and with exports drying up, the Nano has become a cautionary tale of misplaced ambitions and a drag on sales and profit at Tata Motors Ltd, India's fourth-largest auto maker and the owner of Jaguar and Land Rover luxury vehicles.
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Safaricom targets public transportation with M-Pesa
Safaricom is eyeing the matatu industry with a service that will enable commuters to pay fares using mobile money through M-Pesa pay bill numbers. The telco said special till numbers will be allocated to public service vehicle (PSV) operators to allow commuters make payments without incurring transaction charges.
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Gambia: ‘Motorcycles Bring Universal Health Care Closer to Gambians’
The Gambia has been recognised for its success in bringing universal access to maternal health care closer to its citizens by becoming Africa's first country to have enough motorcycles and ambulances to deliver health care to the whole country, a press release from Riders For Health (RFH) revealed.
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