Mobility & Transportation - Issue #37

While 2018 was the year when the world learned about e-scooters, 2019 may be the year when the world forgets about them. What changes can be made?

The Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, or PAVE, coalition was announced Monday at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. The aim of PAVE is educate the public and policymakers about the potential of automated vehicles.

CES 2019 saw Swiss automotive firm Rinspeed unveil its latest offering, the microSnap, a two-seater vehicle that its makers claim has the same dimensions as a Renault Twizy.

Toyota hopes to eventually license its Guardian technology to other automakers.

The concept car has wheels on robotic legs which can unfold in rough terrain.

Segway-Ninebot has morphed its electric scooter for use in new kinds of transportation vehicles: the Shared Scooter Model Max and the Loomo Delivery robot.

Daimler Trucks plans to focus its attention on automated driving and as a result plans to pause testing of truck platooning the company announced last week in Las Vegas during the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Will driverless vehicles become the next big thing in the accommodation industry?

Designed to be “future proof,” Byton’s M-byte starts at $45,000 and targets a variety of established automakers moving into the battery-car space, including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla.