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OpenAirplane Targets Los Angeles With Airplane Rental Service

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Tech-savvy users who like services like Zipcar, Uber, RelayRides, and Car2Go are used to being able to now rent and find cars by the hour or day in areas like Los Angeles. So it''s no surprise that airplane pilots are getting their own version of those services, targeted at letting pilots rent airplanes by smmartphone, tablet, or computer.

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Volvo Trucks teases the all-electric semi truck it’s bringing to California in 2019

TechCrunch LA

Daimler Trucks North America said in July it would begin testing 20 fully electric heavy- and medium-duty Freightliner models at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year. Within the project we’ll look at everything from route analysis and battery optimization to servicing and financing.

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With a $3.5 million haul, Dray Alliance joins a booming logistics startup scene in LA

TechCrunch LA

With an angle on a long-neglected part of the shipping industry — the short-haul movement of cargo from docks to logistics centers — Dray Alliance is joining a growing startup scene for logistics businesses based in Los Angeles. Trucking logistics company NEXT Trucking takes in a $21 million haul. The company has raised $3.5

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Interview with Clint Brauer, Greenfield Robotics

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We caught up with founder and CEO Clint Brauer , a former executive from LA's technology industry who went home to Kansas to get back into farming, to learn more about how robotics can be applied to agriculture. Is this something farmers would buy, or is this a service? How did you end up in farming from technology?

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Interview with Rich Branning, Sweep

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We all had a background in different spaces, primarily in the startup and technology space. I grew up in the Bay Area, in an interesting time, in the 200's, where there were lots of emerging technology and innovative companies growing. I think that, in the long term, scooters are actually a commodity.

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The Snap IPO Happened. What Next LA?

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He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected. He wanted to bring the same level of technology focus and energy that Mayor Bloomberg had brought to New York City. But this post is about the broader context of LA.