2019 | WHILL

WHILL Expands Airport Trials of Self-Driving Personal Mobility Devices to North America

Furthering the MaaS model worldwide, WHILL Airport Mobility Service brings autonomous trials to airports in Dallas and Winnipeg.   SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2019 – WHILL – makers of the cutting-edge Model Ci and Model A Intelligent Personal Electric Vehicles (EVs), today announced the trials of its autonomous driving Personal EVs at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG) as an initiative to further the current mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) ...
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WHILL Autonomous Driving Trial for Personal Mobility Devices to be held at Haneda Airport

Travelers with or without limited mobility can experience smooth and innovative transportation at the Haneda Airport by test driving WHILL’s Intelligent Personal Vehicles San Francisco – October 28, 2019 – WHILL, Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Airport Terminal (JAT) today announced the trial of the WHILL autonomous driving Personal Electric Vehicles (Personal EVs) at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.   By joining with Japan Airlines and Japan Airport Terminal, WHILL ...
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WHILL and Tokio Marine Holdings Establish Capital Alliance to Expand Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) Initiatives Worldwide

The new alliance includes a significant financial investment from Tokio Marine Holdings   San Francisco – September 30, 2019 – WHILL, maker of the cutting-edge Model Ci and Model A Intelligent Personal Electric Vehicles (EVs), today announced its capital alliance with Tokio Marine Holdings, a multinational insurance holding company headquartered in Tokyo, to help further the rapid growth of WHILL’s Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) initiatives. The additional funding comes on the heels ...
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WHILL and Scootaround Team Up to Offer Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) Model for Large Venues and Urban Transportation Worldwide

With WHILL’s Intelligent Personal Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Scootaround’s device rental, repair and service platform, together they have the ability to evolve personal mobility and transportation   San Francisco Bay Area, CA – August 20, 2019 – WHILL – makers of the cutting-edge Model Ci and Model A Intelligent Personal Electric Vehicles (EVs), and Scootaround – a leading personal transportation solutions company, today announce the merger of both companies to ...
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2019 Japan-U.S. Innovation Program Selects WHILL as SunBridge Emerging Leader Award Winner

At WHILL, innovation is one of our main goals, which is why we are so honored to announce that our founder Satoshi Sugie has been named the Emerging Leader – Japan at the Japan-US Innovation Awards this year. Given his years of hard work, we are thrilled to see him receive such recognition.   Press release from the Japan-U.S. Innovation Awards Program below:   San Francisco, CA – The Japan ...
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WHILL Retires the Model M Power Wheelchair

As of March 1, 2019, sales of the WHILL Model M power wheelchair have been discontinued. When the Model M was released, the intention was to service a segment of mobility device users who had more complex seating requirements as well as have the option to get a portion of the device covered through insurance. ...