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Maruti Suzuki looking at transporting more vehicles via railways to cut down costs and reduce emissions

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Maruti Suzuki plans to increase railway transportation to cut costs and emissions. It has invested Rs 1081 crore to commission in-plant railway siding in Gujarat and aims to double production capacity to 4 million units per annum by the end of the decade.

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Visa Expands Contactless Public Transportation Payments Due To Pandemic

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Visa , in response to the rising demand for safer ways to travel, has expanded its partnership with Cubic Transportation Systems to offer contactless payments for public transportation services in over 500 cities, according to a press release.

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Visa: Contactless Is The Cornerstone For A Reinvented Public Transportation Experience

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Mary Kay Bowman , Visa ’s head of seller solutions, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation that some operators had contactless payments already partially available in segments of the public transportation system, while others had it earmarked for a project several years in the future.

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Mastercard, Kisio Team To Streamline Transport Payments

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Mastercard and Kisio, a unit of Keolis, are joining forces to make it easier for people to pay for transportation around a city. Transportation providers will be able to let passengers book their trips in one app. As it stands, most city dwellers have to purchase separate tickets for each mode of public transportation. “As

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HERE Releases New Social Transport App, SoMo

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HERE Technologies , a mapping and location data company, has released a new mobile transportation app called SoMo that hinges on a social aspect, according to a report from VentureBeat. Unlike, say, Uber or Lyft, SoMo allows users to plan trips based on events and friends. SoMo also has more traditional ride-hailing characteristics.

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Have Wheels, Will Heal — Medical’s Transportation Ecosystem?

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The reality is, many Americans fail to pick up their prescriptions or make it to their doctors’ appointments not because they don’t want to go but because they can’t — they lack adequate access to transportation. According to data from the Transportation Research Board, about 3.6 It doesn’t work direct to consumer.

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Ep 28: How Planning Aces Are Made

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It highlights the significance of unit economics, internal metrics like labor and transportation costs, and external indicators that predict market changes and competitive advantage. Brett@pm2consulting.com MADE POSSIBLE BY PLANFUL | Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software.