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More than 800 vehicles are still missing after the Dana. And without a car, there is no help

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Soon a year of the devastating Dana that swept Valencia and there are still many affected who have not found their car. More than 800, as reported Levante-EMV. As the vehicle cannot unsubscribe, many of them either They can collect aid To get a new one. We have talked to one of those affected who lost his vehicle in the Dana. 125,000. It is the number of cars affected by the Dana: The greatest scratch in the history of Spain. The owners of the sinister vehicles have received aid of up to 10,000 euros to get a new vehicle. The problem is that many of them have not yet found their vehicle after floods and is necessary to start the process. Videos and photos. Given the impossibility of peritating so many vehicles in situ, insurers requested videos or photos to be able to certify the damage of the vehicle. Only in this way could they leave it to subsequently be able to opt for the help of the Insurance Compensation Consortium. Jessica Rojas, photographer Resident in Catarroja, he tells us that he was trying to find his vehicle for a long time to be able to make the video-pursue that they asked: “I never found my car. I threw months and months looking for it, I went to all the carees of cars in the area and nothing,” he recalls. Dead end. The impossibility of certifying the damage of the car has left many owners with their hands tied. As they point out in Levante-EMV, in the section of frequent questions of the Insurance Compensation Consortium, This problem appears: The insurance compensation consortium, under the insurance contract that covers the damage of your vehicle, cannot compensate the damage as long as it has no verification of the damage to it. Once the fields currently enabled by the different municipalities have been emptied, the consortium will analyze, case by case, the actions to be carried out. Find the car. Jessica was not the only one who lost the car in her area: “Many neighbors made as a network with the videos we had done in the streets to search for cars.” He believes that he was stolen because he managed to find a couple of cars that the water took next to his, but did not appear. Tools were created to locate lost cars such as the Generalitat or of the affected municipalitiesbut there are still vehicles that nobody knows where they have ended. There are not many options and some of those affected have organized in This Facebook group. In the end yes. Jessica’s case is curious because, although she didn’t have the video they asked for, she did have a video she recorded from her window in which his car was seen before sinking underwater. After many months fighting, he managed to grant him the aid. The amount was much lower than the value of the car, but it could be worse. “I know many people who have not paid anything because they have not found them,” he confesses. Image | Amparo Babyloni, Xataka In Xataka | The deadly trap before a flood like Dana in Valencia: cars. What can we learn from other catastrophes

In 1975 they buried “the worst car in the world” under a 45 -ton concrete vault. Now, they have opened the time capsule

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Is it possible to maintain an unchanged object over the years, the decades or even the centuries? This is what the time capsules try to get, containers in which a sample of various objects is saved with the intention of checking years later if they have resisted the passage of time. Or with the intention that, in the future, the descendants of our descendants have objects that allow them to understand how we lived. Those Time capsules They have buried themselves for scientific purposes (The MIT has several distributed by their facilities that celebrate special events) or have been sent to space. But they have also resulted in crazy particular projects such as Harold Davisson, a local merchant who decided that his was going to contain a car. Specifically, a completely new Chevrolet Vega. Finally open This year, summer in Seward (Nebraska) began in a different way. Hundreds of people gathered in this town of less than 7,000 inhabitants to contemplate what life was 50 years ago. They did not project a documentary on the wall, neither did any of the people live then. They simply opened the one that, in their day, was the largest time capsule in the world. 50 years ago, Harold Davisson, a city place decided to bury thousands of objects so that their grandchildren had a first -hand contact with the past. How did he? Simp NBC News. Among the thousands of objects were letters written by Trish Davisson’s parents, the son who fulfilled his father’s dream when he opened the time capsule. But also thousands of objects donated by neighbors 50 years ago. One of them, they collect in the American environment, was excited to discover the invitation of their wedding. But, without a doubt, the most striking object recovered was a completely intact Chevrolet Vega. The car was a purchase of the creator of the time capsule, who looked around the cheapest car he could buy. Its price was not accidental. The Vega gave so much reliability problems that was known by the nickname “Worse car in the world”. Released in 1970, it is not uncommon for the creator of this time capsule will find the car at a good price. He Chevy Vega was born to be the best car among the most affordable options on the market. From maintenance to fuel consumption, with the Volkswagen Beetle and the first Japanese compacts pressing in the market. But Chevrolet wanted to hurry to throw the car that the result was catastrophic. Fifty years after your purchase, now nobody knows what will happen to this Vega so particular. In MotorpasionTrish Davisson’s words rescue who points to this Vega could be the model with less kilometers from all over the world. With small damage of rust on the hood and in the steering wheel, they now consider if the car will end in a museum although nothing has been confirmed. The Chevrolet Vega was, last July, the crown jewel of the opening of the time capsule. This has also been surrounded by a certain controversy because for years it was the largest time capsule in the world. In 1983, however, Guinness record judges withdrew this category after Oglethorpe University (Georgia, United States) protest ensuring that its time capsule not only It was bigger, it was also older. Angry with the situation Davisson decided that he was going to build a new pyramid -shaped appendix to recover the throne. Since 2000, however, the record has a time capsule designed in Guilford (Surrey, United Kingdom) in which representative objects have been kept on what life was like during the change of millennium. Photo | Isommerer and Sentemalan In Xataka | For Shaquille O’Neal the biggest obstacle to conducting a supercar is its height: they have manufactured a tailored corvette

“It is impossible to make an electric car with SEAT if we want to earn money”

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The current interim CEO of the brand has put a brake on any short and medium term electrification plan for SEAT, focusing the entire electricity bet of the group in Cupra. In fact, it has been in the Munich Motor Show where some of the coupra models that will mark the future of the brand have been seen. An electric SEAT that does not arrive. “Today it is impossible to make an electric car with SEAT if we want An interview With the media. The shadow of An electric volkswagen for 20,000 euroswhich would materialize according to the company in 2027, unbalance all SEAT electrification plans. “If Volkswagen sells at that price, how much should Seat sell?” Haupt continued. The Raval Cupra makes an appearance at the IAA Mobility. Image: Cupra A two brand strategy. The decision to keep Seat out of the electrification responds to a clear commercial logic that HAUPT himself explains: “Seat today is an ideal complement to coupra, because they are in different segments, aimed at different customers.” While Cupra is positioned right now as the premium and sports brand that can assume electrification costs, Seat will remain in the field of combustion and hybridization. To this strategy is added the launch next month of The new versions of Ibiza and the Aronademonstrating that the company wants to continue betting on renewing its range of supervent vehicles. Cupra takes the electrical prominence. The group’s electric future is concentrated exclusively in Cupra, which next year will launch the ravalits entrance model from 25,000 euros with up to 450 kilometers of autonomy. This vehicle will occur in Martorell next to the Volkswagen Id.polowith an estimated capacity of 300,000 units annually between both models. HAUPT has also presented in Munich the Cupra Tindayaa concept car that will reach production “at the beginning of the next decade” and that marks the new brand design language. Of figures goes the thing. In the first semester, Seat and Cupra barely reached an operational benefit of 38 million eurosand Haupt It has been clear on the need to “reduce our cost structure.” Tariffs to the coupra tavascan manufactured in China have negatively impacted these results, although the manager is optimistic about a resolution before the end of the year after negotiations with Brussels. The future is still electric, but not for everyone. Despite how resounding his words have been with Seat, Haupt maintains that “the day will come where I suppose that the amount of electric cars will exceed combustion. That will allow us to improve component prices and make the electric car more affordable for the consumer and cheaper for us.” Meanwhile, the group continues to make the decision to play with Cupra and Seat to satisfy its entire audience. Cover image | SEAT In Xataka | Volkswagen presents the ID. Cross concept and the least is the car: the buttons return and forget the rare names

Volkswagen presents the ID. Cross concept and the most important thing is not the car, it is the flying in its strategy

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The automotive segment celebrates one of its big weeks. The Munich Motor Show, now renamed IAA Mobility, brings together these days to theThe manufacturers that present their novelties For the coming months, and one of them is a Volkswagen that has taken the appointment as a crucial event to rethink the future of its electric cars. Have already confirmed that They will stop using rare names for their EV And they have taken the opportunity to show their new SUV 100% electric: The ID. Cross concept. It will be ‘Made in Spain’ and a key piece to fight against the avalanche of Chinese cars. In addition, the buttons return. Change of concept. Something worth clarifying is the name. Id. Cross is like the electric version of the Volkswagen T-Cross, but that surname ‘Concept’ can mislead when indicating that it is a prototype. In this case it doesn’t seem like something like What Jaguar did a few months agosince the images that the brand has shared have a more street air than prototype. It is expected that the final version is similar to what they just showed. But the important thing is the name. VW wants to give a fly to some of its recent policies, the choice of the name being a sample that The experiments are over. The new pole will be the pole and this new SUV is an ID. (which identifies your electric family) with the surname ‘Cross’. The numbers are also over They can confuse more than anything else. SUV + EV = Win. About design, as our partners detail Motorpasionwe have a car very similar to the combustion T-Cross. It has 4.16 meters long, 1.83 wide and a height of 1.58 meters. The main trunk will be 450 liters, similar to the combustion version, but add another 25 liters in a small compartment in the front. That it is a SUV, although with a compact size, it is a very interesting strategy in terms of potential autonomy. VW has not given details about its capacity, but it has indicated that it will have 420 km approved WLTP and a 175 km/h tip. It will be based on the MEB platform and will be built in the same money as its cousin, the Skoda Epiq: that of Landaben In Pamplona. “Id. Cross shows that we offer again, finally, the correct name. With this new generation of VE, we now meet our promises” – Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen This combination of Urban SUV Together with EV, he promises to be one of the golden egg chickens for manufacturers, since it is A very demanded format And, in addition, the extra space in front of a compact or utilitarian allows to install a larger battery, reducing the time that passes in the plug and expanding its versatility. It wasn’t so difficult Back to the button. Apart from the outside, VW has shown images of the interior of this ‘concept of preerie’. Very diaphanous, soft colors, different materials and completely folding seats to maximize the load. We will see how this translates into the final model, but there are two elements that are very important. On the one hand, the screens are not missing. We have two: one behind the 11 -inch steering wheel with the digital instruments and another 13 -inch central for the entertainment info system. But something that is obvious and that, curiously, VW does not detail in its release It is the return of the buttons. Companies have launched Tactile controls on screenssomething that has been eating the physical buttons Even in brands that seemed to star in the ‘resistance’ To this trend. The problem of the screens is that they can fail and are less intuitive than a button. VW minimized these physical controls by installing digital buttons that gave several headaches to the brand, and After the alluvion of criticismcomes the flying that the company itself already warned with that “It is not a mobile, it is a car“ In these images, however conceptual they are, we see that there are a lot of buttons both in the steering wheel and under the central screen, as well as a joystick that seems to control for that infotainment screen. Declaration of intentions looking at China. Thus, and as much as it is not a final car (although it will be necessary to see how much the unit of this of Preserie moves, the id. Cross confirms the change of course of a brand like VW: the buttons return, the family names return. And those decisions are consolidated with a model that will be vital for the company for a very simple reason: the competition in this sector will be fierce. In the same Mobility, Stellantis has received with open arms A ship arrived from China up to LEAPMOTOR B10. Although the Chinese brands are consolidating in the West with All types of motorizationsthey continue to have great interest in electricity for those who control the world battery market, and this B10 is the result of the Agreements between Stellantis and Leapmotor To assault the 100% electric compact terrain in which the ID wants to compete. Coss. In fact, the VW model is somewhat more compact with an autonomy similar to that of B10. The last of the concepts. The competition is served with rivals such as the Renault Scénic E-Techhe Byd Atto 3 or the MG ZS EVbut to see this new id. Cross we will have to wait. In its presentation, the brand has confirmed that the ID will first arrive. Polo, then the id. Polo GTI and later, but in 2026, the definitive version of this ID. Cross. On the price they have not said anything, but taking into account the segment in which they want to compete, it is expected to be positioned in the 30,000 euros window. At the moment, the IAA Mobility has served to see a clear response from the German brand to two controversies in … Read more

Europe has hope placed in the electric car of 25,000 euros and Volkswagen already knows who will manufacture it: Spain

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Volkswagen ID. Polo, Raval Cupra, Skoda Epiq and Volkswagen ID. Cross. Those are all the cars that Volkwagen has commissioned Spain. The company has commissioned the bulk of its urban vehicles to our country. It will do it with four cars that will be key, for better or worse, in the medium -term company strategy. Confirmation. It will be in Martorell, Barcelona (Volkswagen ID.P Polo and Cupra Raval), and in Landaben, Navarra (Skoda Epiq and Volkswagen ID.cross) where the Volkswagen group will manufacture its smallest electric. The company has confirmed it at the IAA Mobilitythe Münich hall focused on electric vehicles. It will be its four electric cars that will fly over 25,000 euros. That is to say, The “affordable” offer The group will be manufactured in Spain, a strategy that we already sensed partially but that was about to be confirmed. 25,000 euros electric car hub. The arrival of these four models to our country is, on paper, great news for the company’s workers. Martorell has long been positioned as the central nucleus of the strategy, with A battery plant “by your side”its projection as Component supplier And, now, with the two cars awarded. Landaben takes another very important pinch. The Volkswagen ID. Cross, which is just a concept, will be one of the company’s great assets in the segment. The Volkswagen T-Cross promises to be one of the most important electric/medium term electric. The EPIQ will be the “affordable” option. In addition, in both cases the SUV body fits perfectly into the electric car since it is the body preferred by the public and facilitates to fit greater battery capacity in the car without sacrificing the space. Investment. In your event, Volkswagen has pointed out that a total of 10,000 million euros will be invested. 70% will be in charge of the company that are divided into the electrification of the Barcelona plant (3,000 million euros), Navarra (1,000 million euros) and the 3,000 million euros of the Sagunto plant. The remaining 3,000 million euros correspond, according to the company, with the investments of the auxiliary companies to mount these cars. Key models. Spain has become a key region for the future of the company. Right now, it has four of the models that aspire to generate a qualitative leap in sales within the German group and the plant that will produce the batteries for all of them. The sale of these cars is especially relevant because in 2027 manufacturers have to Place below 93.6 gr/km of CO2 in the average emissions of the cars that have sold. The figure is already hard and needs the sale of large volumes of electricity but it will be Much more in 2030 When that maximum figure is reduced in half. If the political plans are maintained, the cars that occur in Spain should despite substantially in the company’s results accounts Volkswagen is interested in prioritizing the sale of these cars that, by price, should be easier to sell. The risk. The other face of the currency is evident: that cars are not sold. Although manufacturers are obliged to press in this market (due They present obvious inconveniences when they are taken out of the city. Right now, that electric, cheap and “for everything” car or that allows “anywhere” even with space limitations does not exist. That role played by the Seat Ibizato give an example, it is in danger of extinction if the manufacturer does not opt ​​for a substantial electrification of mechanics. Spain, leader. Spain has managed to find its hole in the electric car market. Although has been threatened by brands (and in fact it is made) it will be taken to take some of the cheapest electric to countries with less expensive labor, such as Morocco, Spain has managed to offer itself as an attractive country to produce cars with the lowest profit margin. Volkswagen’s bet is not alone. Stellantis will also produce its smallest models in Spain. Vigo and Zaragoza will be key in the production of smaller cars, the mounts About the Stla Small platform. It is a battle that has earned France or Germany whose operational costs are higher and need to produce higher costs (and less volume) to justify its production. Photo | Volkswagen In Xataka | If the question is if the cars were “cheaper” regarding your salary in 1975 than now, we have made accounts

Latin America and Africa are a juicy caramel for car manufacturers. And the Chinese industry is already moving file

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The Chinese automotive industry has launched to the ambitious adventure to conquer the world. Yes last year We were talking about tariffs And both the United States and Europe looking for trying stop the expansion of the Chinese electric carnow we talk about huge ships from the main companies bringing their cars. But China Not only is your eye on Europe. It is already moving towards Africa and Latin America. Restrictions. Apart from bringing their cars to our borders, Chinese companies are moving forms for expand your dealer network in Europeas well as They operate their own factories. To ‘skip’ tariffs and restrictions, instead of manufacturing cars in the usual way, they do so by removal kits and put. But it is evident that these tariffs imposed on the electric car have been the trigger for the export to the West to cover other territories. In fact, brands such as ByD came to rethink their international strategy in some markets, and those alternative destinations outside the traditional axis are those that have lower commercial protection and greater growth potential. Africa (the north, especially) and some Latin American countries stand out for their lower customs obstacles and local policies that encourage the industry.

Protect Trump is a headache, so the secret service has bought a armored golf car: the Golf Force One

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That Donald Trump likes golf is not a secret. It spends many hours in some of the fields that its organization continues to manage and, in fact, this sport was A throwing weapon in one of the presidential debates against Biden. It is not uncommon to see the current president driving his golf car, but recently he has seen him with something … strange: a golf car that It looks like the Batmobo And that he has already been nicknamed as ‘golf force one’ in allusion to the imposing Air Force One, the presidential plane. And, contrary to what we can think of first, it is not an eccentricity. The ‘Golf Force One’. A few days ago you could see a curious stamp in the Trump Turnberry field in Scotland, owned by … Trump. The tycoon was about to throw some holes with his son Eric when an army of the typical golf cars was seen accompanying another much more peculiar. It is the one you can see in the following image and that the press soon called ‘Golf Force One’. The minibesty that accompanied Trump In the field a security team formed by controllers for all who wanted to access, as well as different snipers stationed in strategic sites was deployed. Trump was in a conventional car, but this vehicle was followed closely that, as different police sources, affirmed the environment The TelegraphIt was a armored golf buggy. The minibesty. Part of the president of a country is the armored car. In the displacements, the authorities use them as a security component, and if you are Putin, Kim Yong Un (Apart from the car, has a armored train) or the president of the United States, it is evident that you need a armored car. The beast is the presidential armored cara mole that has all types of shields, but also active defensive systems that seem taken from a spy tape. And, obviously, comparisons with Buggy have recently seen there. The vehicle has been identified as a Polaris Ranger xa UTV (‘Utility Task Vehicle’, for its acronym in English), which is basically a robust buggy designed to transport loads on difficult terrain, with traction that is usually 4×4 and with safety systems such as antivuelco cages. Now, this ‘Golf Force One’ is not a Ranger X as it comes out of the factory, but one modified with equipment that is kept secret, but that includes a closed cabin and, at least on the front, a armored windshield. There are no more details, although a White House spokesman confirmed The War Zone that it is a new addition to the presidential fleet of special vehicles. Priorities. Polaris Ranger are not new in US authorities. The base version is sold for $ 20,000 (although Trump’s must cost a lot, much more due to that armor pack) and have been seen in border patrol tasks. Returning to the golf course, he saw the president driving his ‘cart’, but the ‘Golf Force One’ followed him closely. And it is something that is not only logical, but also necessary. In the golf courses there is a very strict regulation on vehicles that can circulate on the grass, since too much weight can ruin it. A armored glass is not particularly light, but a reinforced UTV is still weighing less than the beast and its nine tons. Follow it closely while Trump moves in his conventional car makes sense for a rapid extraction maneuver for any danger, and it is a safety measure more in an environment than It is a headache For your entourage of bodyguards. Polaris models to patrol the border It makes … meaning. A golf course, however private it is, is a huge open space, turning the players into very simple whites. In July 2024, the attempted murder during a rally held in Pennsylvania He went down in history For the powerful photographs that were captured and what resonated worldwide, but although it did not make so much noise, in September of that same year there was a second attempt. While the future president played at the Trump International Golf Club in Florida, another of his fields, an agent of the Secret service He saw something suspicious near the fence of one of the holes: a overshadowed face and the barrel of a rifle. The alleged shooter was caught And he is in prison waiting for trial, evidencing what we comment: a golf course makes you an easy target … and a armored buggy can be a good way to protect the president. In the end, beyond that it is a vehicle with all the meaning, Trump’s picture driving his car while the ‘golf Force One’ and a retahla of conventional buggys follow it is … curious. Images | Polaris, Macgyver Solutions In Xataka | Everything that wanted to be the Tesla Cybertruck without success is the impressive Lamborghini Rezvani Knight

The main car manufacturing countries, exposed in a devastating map that shows the Asian domain

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It depends on what car segment let’s put the magnifying glass, but I know esteem that in 2024 They sold Between 75 and 85 million vehicles worldwide. It is a growth of more than 2% compared to the previous year, and if you have wondered which country is the one that manufactures the most cars, this map responds to perfection and highlights its own name: China. There are also trend changes that should be analyzed. Asian domain. Prepared by Visual Capitalist With data from the OICA (International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers), we can see in blue the countries that dominate cars manufacturing. China produced more than 31 million Of vehicles in 2024, the United States more than 10.5 million and Japan more than eight million. Among the three, 54% of all vehicles built during the past year, but we put the focus on Asia. Apart from China and Japan, India with six million and South Korea with four million are two other countries of that Asian “axis that contribute to the domain of the area in exports worldwide. All have more or less stable production compared to the previous year, being Japan that stars in a 10% decrease in production, but staying between the powers. The opposite case is Thailand, which closes the Top 10 with 1.4 million vehicles produced, assuming a 20% downturn compared to the previous year.

A certificate that converts any car into a luxury

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In the city-state of Singapore, it is not uncommon that A Toyota Yaris Cross comes out for more than 120,000 euros. And it is that at the purchase of the car you have to add a certificate to circulate through its streets that It has become a luxury object. This certificate can cost tens of thousands of dollars, and it is mandatory to go through the hoop if we want to drive our own car through its streets. The most restrictive system in the world. Since 1990, Singapore forces its citizens to acquire a Certificate of Entitlement (COE) Before you can buy any vehicle. This certificate, which is obtained for auction every fifteen days, can reach 100,000 euros for vehicles with more than 1,600 cubic centimeters or 130 hp of power. The little ones require a certificate of about 72,000 euros. With this, the government intends to keep the car park below 950,000 vehicles throughout the country.

What you rent is not a taxi, but only a driver for your car

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Forget everything you know about taxis and VTC. The new in China is not to rent the services of a vehicle with its driver, but to rent only the services of a driver. The alternative, especially for those who return from a party night, seems perfect. Hello, I need a driver. In this type of service the client performs the request through a mobile app that geolocates, and after confirming the request, the magic arrives. Minutes later comes the driver we had asked and will take us where we want with our own car. These types of applications are known as Dàijià (代驾) (“designated driver”) and are present in the country For years. Skateboards. The curious thing, in addition, is how that driver comes, that when he appears he does it with an electric scooter (or perhaps a compact electric bicycle), something that allows him to move from one point to another in the city where the service operates. Upon reaching your vehicle, that driver or designated driver folds the path and puts it in the trunk. Once it reaches destiny and park your vehicle, take out the stick of the trunk and leave with it. If you drink do not drive. Chinese laws are very hard with drunk drivers, and since 2011 the penalties are severe if the police detect one of these drivers. As in countries like Spain, these drivers are exposed to fines, suspension of driving card and even prison sentences. A social conflict. But it is that in China drinking is a especially important social practice, especially in the business world. Sharing a drink is a way that trust and bonds of union between those who do it. In fact, a traditional toast in China, “Ganbei” (干杯), means “empty cup”, and encourages everyone to finish their drinks even if it is also acceptable to drink only a little. Finishing drinks, yes, is seen as a sign of respect. A perfect solution. That conflict that exists between “having to drink” and driving its car has made this type of services Dàijià They have been located as an ideal solution for each other. A recent statement of the Ministry of Public Security indicated how there had been a significant drop in the number of mortal traffic accidents in the last decade. Li Jiangping, director of the Traffic Management Office, explained that the data is especially positive considering that since 2011 the number of motor vehicles has been increased by 89% and that of drivers by 123%. Millions of journeys. According to the Ministry, the number of accidents in which there were three or more fatal victims had fallen 59.3% since 2012. In that same statement the Ministry indicated that one of the factors of that fall in the accident is that “most people choose to use services of designated drivers after drinking, with the number of requests reaching an annual average of 200 million.” Two giants compete in China for that market. In China there are two great protagonists in this segment. On the one hand it is e-Daijiawhich cleared the land in 2011 upon discovering the service to millions of users. Until 2015 its market share was 90%, but in July of that year Didi launched its own service, Didi Daijiawhich integrated into its own application putting it easier than ever its millions of customers in China. That unleashed a price war that ended up benefiting users and, of course, these services, which have become a unique and interesting alternative to traditional VTCs and taxis. Image | Didi In Xataka | The imminent Tesla Robotaxi will have the worst rivals he could imagine: those who are already developing China

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