Autonomous-driving chairs will deliver passengers to their gates at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport. First Permanent Installation of Autonomous Mobility Service in North America. San Francisco, December 13, 2022 – WHILL, Inc., a leading developer and service provider of electric mobility chairs, announced today the first permanent installation in North America of its autonomous mobility service at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport. An estimated one in three travelers will need some ...
Inclusive and easy-to-use mobility service increases convenience and mobility for all airport customers November 7, 2022 – WHILL, Inc. (WHILL) announced today that their Autonomous Vehicles Service will be fully implemented at Kansai International Airport in Japan. The commercial application of the service follows successful implementation at Tokyo International Airport, which has been operating since 2020. Kansai International Airport is investing in providing universal services so that everyone, regardless ...
WHILL aims to realize seamless travel by expanding its operation area across multiple floors at airports July 21, 2022 – WHILL, Inc. (WHILL) announced today that they will start a trial at Narita International Airport in Tokyo where the WHILL Autonomous Mobility Service, which automatically transports passengers to their destinations, will work in conjunction with an elevator to travel across different floors. This is the world’s first trial in ...
New Funding Accelerates Smart City Initiatives Using WHILL Mobility Products and Services San Francisco, May 17, 2022 – WHILL, Inc., a leading developer and service provider of short-distance mobility, announced today it closed new funding led by a strategic investor Woven Capital, the growth-stage corporate venture capital fund of Woven Planet, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. WHILL plans to use the investment to scale production globally as well ...
WHILL strengthens management and organization structure with goal of building a worldwide platform for short-distance travel January 4, 2022 – WHILL, Inc. (WHILL) today announced the appointment of Takeshi Niinami, President and Representative Director of Suntory Holdings Limited, as an external board member; Megan Frost, Director of Product Design for iCloud, Maps, and Education at Apple Inc., as an advisor; and Keito Fukuda, who has experience overseeing the construction of ...
