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Transit officials checked out Elon Musk’s tunnel and tried very hard not to mock it

sudshr47 March 22, 2019

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Virginia transit officials don’t seem very impressed with Elon Musk’s tunnel and they had a very hard time trying to hide it.

The state’s public transit subcommittee is in talks to invest billions of dollars to upgrade its transportation systems. However, the board was worried that rail infrastructure projects would soon be rendered obsolete by technology like Elon Musk’s much-hyped tunnel. So, earlier this year Elon Musk’s Boring Company provided a tour of its tunnel in Southern California to Virginia transit officials.

This week, the transit professionals who experienced Musk’s tunnel shared their opinions to the subcommittee. Read more…

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Whim, the all-in-one mobility app for ride sharing, public transit, and rentals is coming to the US

sudshr47 January 24, 2019

MaaS Global, the company behind the all-in-one mobility app Whim, which offers a subscription service for public transportation, ride-sharing, bike rentals, scooter rentals, taxis, or car rentals will be making its U.S. debut later this year. The company will choose its American launch city from Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, and Miami, according to Sampo Hietanan, […]

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Neuron Mobility raises $3.7M to bring e-scooters to Southeast Asia’s cities

sudshr47 December 6, 2018

Despite the rise in electric scooters in the U.S., you’d be forgiven for thinking that Asia — the region where bike-sharing foreshadowed the rise of e-scooters — has been left off the party. But e-scooters have quietly been in the region for some time and now they are beginning to ramp up. Singapore-based Neuron Mobility is […]

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Google launches new travel-planning tools

sudshr47 September 27, 2018

Slowly but surely, Google is expanding its portfolio of travel offerings that now range from hotel- and flight-booking services to trip planning tools. Today, it’s launching yet another set of new travel features that focus on travel planning and hotel bookings. Maybe the most interesting new tool, especially if you are planning to travel over […]

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Latin America is the next stage in the race for dominance in the ride-hailing market

sudshr47 September 7, 2018

Nathan Lustig Contributor Nathan Lustig is an entrepreneur and managing partner at Magma Partners, a seed-stage investment fund in Santiago, Chile. More posts by this contributor Latin America’s Groupon Mafia A new era for startup investing in Latin America As the number of competitors in the ride-hailing industry dwindles, geographic expansion is emerging as the […]

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Lyft wants you to ditch your car for its promotional experiment

sudshr47 July 31, 2018

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For car owners, spending 31 days without using your car is quite a challenge. But Lyft wants to prove otherwise with its latest promo, #DitchWithLyft.

Lyft thinks you can live without driving your own vehicle if you car share, take public transit, ride bike-shares, and of course, use Lyft. So it’s offering the first 100 people who sign up and promise to stash away their car for the month of August $550 in transit credits. 

That breaks down to:

  • $300 in Lyft shared ride credit

  • $45 in Divvy Bike credit

  • $100 in Zipcar credit

  • $105 in ‘L’ and bus monthly pass

Lyft’s own roots were as a carpool platform, Zimride, which partners with Zipcar, and it recently acquired bike-share platform Motivate, which runs the Divvy bike program in Chicago. So these aren’t unexpected partnerships for this promotional event. Read more…

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Seth Rogen is officially the new voice of Vancouver transit

sudshr47 July 26, 2018

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Seth Rogen is now the official voice of Vancouver’s TransLink’s buses and SkyTrains, because why not?

The Vancouver native offered to voice announcements for the city’s transportation system after TransLink cut ties with Morgan Freeman — who was originally slated to do the announcements — after he was accused of sexually inappropriate behavior in May.

Freeman’s spot was initially a promotion collaboration with Visa, however, the Vancouver Sun notes that Rogen offered to do the announcements for free. 

“Mr. Rogen offered to work with TransLink free of charge and we accepted his offer in the pursuit of providing a better customer experience and to share pride in the region,” said TransLink spokesman Steve Vanagas. Read more…

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Elon Musk has new plans to tunnel into Chicago

sudshr47 June 14, 2018

If you’re planning to fly into Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport at some point in the future, you might be pleasantly surprised by the transit options. The city struck a deal with Elon Musk today to move forward with its plan to build a high-speed rail between O’Hare and downtown Chicago. In November, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced […]

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With Morgan Freeman out, Seth Rogen offers to be the voice of Vancouver public transit

sudshr47 May 25, 2018

Seth Rogen is the public transit hero we need.
CNN published an exposé of Morgan Freeman’s alleged sexual misconduct and harassment on Thursday, detailing his inappropriate behavior with eight women. Freeman was signed on to be the voice of Vanc…

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Uber, Lyft pledge to co-exist with public transit, but they’re still a big traffic problem

sudshr47 February 3, 2018

Let’s call them transportation goals.
With 15 transportation companies, including ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft, signing an ambitious list of “shared mobility principles” this week, these companies are promising to “prioritize people over vehicles….

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Not a joke: Sydney’s public voted to name its newest ferry, Ferry McFerryface

sudshr47 November 13, 2017

Boaty McBoatface’s legacy lives on.
Last year Transport NSW started a public competition last year in Sydney, Australia, to name their latest ferry. And now an official name has now been announced: Ferry McFerryface. 
More than 15,000 suggestion…

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