mobility

The future of the phone is that the experience becomes distributed. In a way this is already happening, like in the way your Apple Watch talks to you. The attempts to build smart glasses will make a comeback  in the…

10.5 million electric vehicles were sold across the world last year. Almost 4 million more than in 2021. 59% of them were sold in China, where the market grew 82% in a single year despite strict COVID-19 lockdowns. Watch the…

In a noisy media landscape fueled by hype and speculation, it can be tough to know where true value is being created. The infographic attached, which draws from CB Insights’ recent report on 11 Tech Trends To Watch Closely in…

The introduction of different types of vehicles  leads to road safety issues and collision risks so many town councils are evaluating the possibility of developing new lanes, based on an analysis of the vehicle mix, their typical transit paths and…

The next phase of remote work will transform economies, as more companies revise their policies to accommodate employees who have permanently shifted to working remotely, and more workers move to places they’ve always wanted to live but couldn’t. Read more…

Four scenarios—based on consumers’ travel expectations and the popularity of different means of transportation—emerged for how the European travel landscape will look in the next few years. If the growth in passenger kilometers traveled continues on its prepandemic trajectory, 2019’s…

When most people picture what contributes to climate change, vehicles are one of the first things that come to mind. Here in the United States, transportation is the number one contributor to emissions. But you might be surprised to learn…

The status quo bias, halo effect, and ambiguity effect also contribute to the reluctance to adopt new-mobility modes. For instance, the ambiguity effect can limit the use of flexible, ad hoc carpooling because the initial ride (from home to work,…

Nuro, which raised $940 million from SoftBank Vision Fund last year, is allowed to put two of its low-speed electric R2 delivery vehicles on public roads in parts of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, according to the California Department…

To date, travel innovation, such as ride hailing, has contributed to rather than alleviated these challenges. Ride hailing was responsible for two-thirds of the increase in traffic congestion in San Francisco from 2010 to 2016, according to an academic study.…