Ford is acquiring Autonomic and TransLoc, two of its partners, in deals that will help its new mobility business take shape. The acquisitions follow Ford’s announcement at CES earlier this month that it would be working with Silicon Valley-based Autonomic, a transportation architecture and technology provider, on its forthcoming Transportation Mobility Cloud open platform for cities… Read More
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URB-E’s launching a scooter sharing network at college campuses and hotels
URB-E, the startup that creates foldable electric scooters, is launching a transportation system designed to promote scooter sharing on colleges campuses and other large residential developments. One of URB-E’s first deployments is on USC’s campus in Los Angeles, where they will provide over 40,000 rides this year. Campuses like USC will pay URB-E for the entire system, which is… Read More
You can travel on this futuristic skateboard without a remote
StarkBoard doesn’t require a remote or an app to get going. You can just hop on it and use your body-weight to control the electric board. Developed by the German startup Stark Mobility, the board features two hub motors that let you go as fast as 20 …
View More You can travel on this futuristic skateboard without a remoteHow cities can harness the good — and avoid the bad — of the new mobility movement
In late September, London made headlines when it stripped popular ride-hailing app Uber of its license to operate in the city. The wall-to-wall coverage that followed the decision was a sign, if any more were needed, that we are on the cusp of an urban mobility revolution. Read More