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Mobility & Transportation

Insight into all things transportation and mobility, covering driverless vehicles, trends in public transportation, the rise of cycling, ride- and car-share, smart city developments, ITS, and more.

Micromobility, Porche’s new electric vehicle, flying taxis, e-scooters and more!

Micromobility could replace 48% of car trips in 10 US cities
Micromobility could replace 48% of car trips in 10 US cities
The group analyzed more than 50 million car trips and found that 48% of trips in the most congested U.S. metro areas are under three miles. If a fraction of those trips were replaced by shared bikes and scooters, cities would experience less traffic congestion, reduced emissions and a boost to the local economy, according to the research group
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London Is Changing Its Skyscraper Designs—to Favor Cyclists
London Is Changing Its Skyscraper Designs—to Favor Cyclists
Wind tunnels and downdrafts can make life difficult for cyclists and pedestrians. London’s new design rules aim to reduce headwinds.
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Salt Lake City intersection gets makeover sponsored by e-scooter company
Salt Lake City intersection gets makeover sponsored by e-scooter company
The intersection of 300 East and 700 South will be sprouting some color this weekend as Spin unveils a “walkable, bikeable and scootable” friendly initiative.
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Ford Launches Bugs At Sensors Because Keeping Them Clean Is Crucial For Self-Driving Cars
Ford Launches Bugs At Sensors Because Keeping Them Clean Is Crucial For Self-Driving Cars
Engineers at Ford have been working on how to keep sensors on automated vehicles clear of debris like bugs
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Why Micromobility Waste Is Irrelevant
Why Micromobility Waste Is Irrelevant
A short opinion piece on why the discussion on e-scooter waste is irrelevant or at least inflated at times.
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Ride-hailing giant Didi is trying to shame bad drivers and passengers with public lists
Ride-hailing giant Didi is trying to shame bad drivers and passengers with public lists
Resolving disputes is time-consuming, so Didi is posting anonymized lists of naughty users to Weibo
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Mitsubishi Invests in Mobile App Whim
Mitsubishi Invests in Mobile App Whim
Mitsubishi Corp. joined Toyota Financial Services as an investor in a Finnish firm that seeks to offer a viable alternative to car ownership.
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TomTom launches a fully autonomous test car to develop HD maps
TomTom launches a fully autonomous test car to develop HD maps
TomTom has launched its first fully autonomous test vehicle as the Dutch mapping giant looks to improve its HD mapping technology.
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Cities now have three choices for how to regulate e-scooters
Cities now have three choices for how to regulate e-scooters
Cities have three choices for how to regulate e-scooters: be monopolies, aggregators, or platforms.
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Porsche Taycan finally revealed
Porsche Taycan finally revealed
Porsche’s first electric car - It took four years from the “Mission E” concept to the finished series model. It is not only the effort Porsche has put into the development of the Taycan that shows just how important the car is for the company. The Taycan sets the course for future high-volume models.
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China wants 1 million FCEVs on their roads by 2030
China wants 1 million FCEVs on their roads by 2030
The Chinese government is aiming to get a million fuel cell vehicles on the roads by 2030 and is backing up this ambition with massive subsidies – at least in some parts of the country.
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North American Cities Release Vision for Autonomous Vehicle Policy
North American Cities Release Vision for Autonomous Vehicle Policy
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) released the second edition of the Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism, focusing on the near-term policies and decisions that are necessary for autonomous technologies to improve transportation outcomes.
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Netherlands is planning a bidirectional charging network
Netherlands is planning a bidirectional charging network
After several pilot projects on bidirectional charging, the Dutch government is now going on the offensive: it is providing five million euros for 21 municipalities to support them in setting up a total of 472 “intelligent” V2G-capable charging points for electric cars.
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Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises $55 million in round led by Volvo parent Geely
Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises $55 million in round led by Volvo parent Geely
German air taxi startup Volocopter raised €50 million ($55.3 million) in a funding round led by Geely, the Chinese parent company of Volvo Cars, the company announced. The new funds will be put toward achieving Volocopter’s goal of launching a commercial air taxi service powered by its 18-rotor electric aircraft “within the next three years.”
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APTA calls for late-night transit to help service-sector workers
APTA calls for late-night transit to help service-sector workers
A new report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) called on cities to expand and invest in late-night transit service to support the growing population of people who work late shifts, including in the service sector.
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Self-Driving Bugaloo: How Ford Is Keeping Autonomous Car Sensors Squeaky Clean
Self-Driving Bugaloo: How Ford Is Keeping Autonomous Car Sensors Squeaky Clean
When was the last time you thought about how insects affect your driving? Chances are you never have, since they don’t make much of an impact unless a particularly large one gets smeared across the windshield of your car.
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The Commuting Principle That Shaped Urban History
From ancient Rome to modern Atlanta, the shape of cities has been defined by the technologies that allow commuters to get to work in about 30 minutes.
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Techstars Startup Digest Mobility & Transportation is curated by:
Sanathan Kassiedass Sanathan Kassiedass
sanathan.kassiedass@startupdigestmail.com
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