Apr 4, 2019

Mobility & Transportation - Issue #45

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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.

After a longer hiatus (sorry about that…) a new edition of the Mobility & Transportation Startup Digest.

Have fun and as always: please let us know if you find (or wrote) interesting articles about news and developments in the mobility domain. We are always happy to hear feedback.

Thanks,

Timo, Manuel and James

The European Mobility Startup Landscape

UVC Partners News analysis of the current trends in the mobility industry, map the European mobility startup ecosystem and outline why it’s an exciting time to be investing in the space.

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UX inspiration from history: the Minivan Taxi – UX Collective

The Minivan Taxi started its journey in 1962 at VNIITE (All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Industrial Design), when a talented team of engineers and designers developed an extraordinary car…

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Vision system for autonomous vehicles watches not just where pedestrians walk, but how

The University of Michigan, well known for its efforts in self-driving car tech, has been working on an improved algorithm for predicting the movements of pedestrians that takes into account not just what they’re doing, but how they’re doing it. This body language could be critical to predicting what a person does next.

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Harley Davidson, IBM & Panasonic Create Cloud-Based Riding Experience

Harley Davidson, will team up with IBM and Panasonic to create the cloud-based H-D Connect service, available on the all-new LiveWire electric Motorcycle.

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Introducing Worldview – Cruise

At Cruise Automation, hundreds of software and test engineers interact with data collected on the road and in simulation by our autonomous vehicles. The AV Tools team builds applications to…

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BMW and Daimler invest $1 billion on shared program for all-electric on-demand autonomous mobility

BMW and Daimler, two of the biggest German automakers, are partnering and investing $1 billion into an effort to create all-electric on-demand autonomous mobility:

REACH NOW for multimodal services

CHARGE NOW for charging

FREE NOW for taxi ride-hailing

PARK NOW for parking

SHARE NOW for car-sharing.

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Autonomous Vehicles and the Hidden Parking Problem: Where Will We Park Self-Driving Cars?

However, the truth is quite a bit more complicated. Autonomous vehicles will still require places to park. Moreover, non-autonomous vehicles aren’t going to disappear overnight. These truths together…

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Populus raises $3.1 million to help cities make sense of shared scooters and bikes – TechCrunch

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In Texas tech hub, scooter mania

Austin, Texas, may be at the forefront of cities grappling with the growing influx of scooters as a mode of transportation. Scooters were everywhere during the city’s SXSW showcase this month, and the city has begun issuing permits to regulate their use.

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Tesla will close most of its stores and only sell cars online - The Verge

Tesla will only sell its vehicles online, the company said. The company will shutter many of its brick-and-mortar stores, and fire its dealers. The move came amid the announcement that the electric carmaker will finally begin to sell it’s long-promised $35,000 Model 3.

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