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Hyperion Motors Aims At Hydrogen Fuel Cell Refueling

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Los Angeles-based Hyperion Motors says it is taking aim at the hydrogen fuel cell refueling market, with the launch of a product to provide both hydrogen refueling and battery charging. The company said it expects to start rollout of those products in 2023.

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LA Mayor Garcetti Aims At Air Taxi Future

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In a bid to push LA into the high tech world of the Jetsons, Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday that he has kicked off an effort to make Los Angeles an "unmistakable leader on urban air mobility". s transportation network where people can go to fly on an urban air mobility aircraft."

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RepairSmith Acquired By AutoNation For $190M

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Los Angeles-based mobile automotive repair and maintenance startup RepairSmith has been acquired by automotive retailer AutoNation said on Monday. According to AutoNation, it will pay $190M for RepairSmith, in a deal which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.

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Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA

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We decided to take a look at two cities that were at the forefront of the e-scooter revolution – Los Angeles and Paris. Fluctuo, an aggregator of shared mobility data, found the average scooter trip length in Paris was 2.67 Are shared e-scooters the answer to that, or are they just another shitty option? LA is different.

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Flying taxi startup Blade is helping Silicon Valley CEOs bypass traffic

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As part of a new pilot program, Blade has given 200 people in San Francisco and Silicon Valley exclusive access to its mobile app, allowing them to book helicopters, private jets and even seaplanes at a moments notice for $200 per seat, at least. Called UberAIR, Uber will offer short-term shareable flights to commuters as soon as 2023.

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Archer Aviation aims to launch network of urban air taxis in Los Angeles by 2024

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Archer Aviation, the electric aircraft startup that recently announced a deal to go public via a merger with a blank-check company, plans to launch a network of its urban air taxis in Los Angeles by 2024. United Airlines, which has a major hub in Los Angeles, was one of the investors in the deal.