2022 | WHILL
WHILL Announces Autonomous Mobility Service in North America
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 ...
WHILL Announces Full Implementation of WHILL Autonomous Service at Kansai International Airport
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 Announces Stealth Products Partnership
Power chair experts team up to assist mobility-impaired consumers with a broader range of medical conditions PRESS RELEASE OCT 24, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO, October 24, 2022 (Newswire.com) – WHILL, Inc., award-winning provider of electric mobility chairs, and Stealth Products LLC, announced a new partnership whereby seating and positioning options have been curated specifically for the WHILL model C2 power chair to address a wider range of mobility issues for consumers. After testing dozens ...
WHILL Autonomous Service – Airport Environments [Narita Airport]
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WHILL MaaS- Healthcare Environments
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Model C2 Receives MM Product Award
Lightweight, ultra-maneuverable power chair recognized as the optimal mobility device for traveling with mobility challenges PRESS RELEASE AUG 11, 2022 09:00 EDT SAN FRANCISCO, August 11, 2022 (Newswire.com) – WHILL, Inc., a leading developer and service provider of electric mobility chairs, announced the WHILL Model C2 received the 2022 Mobility Management Product Award. The Mobility Product Award program honors outstanding product and technology development by mobility and accessibility manufacturers. The WHILL C2 was recognized ...
World’s first autonomous mobility service linked to elevator system allows transportation between multiple floors at Narita International Airport
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 ...
WHILL Secures Funding from Woven Capital to Scale Short-Distance Mobility Service Globally
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 ...
Suntory Holdings’ President Niinami appointed as external board member, Apple’s Frost as advisor, and Fukuda from Mercari as new CTO
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 ...
