Santa Monica, California is known as a hotbed of micromobility innovation; it’s where Bird first brought shared scooters to the world, and has been a proving ground for all sorts of other small form factor mobility services and startups. Included […]
When envisioning the future of autonomous driving, the focus is often on the hardware and software that will power the self-driving vehicles. While a lot of R&D in the sector is about getting autonomous vehicles to work within our already […]
On Monday, August 10th, California Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman ruled against Uber and Lyft, granting a preliminary injunction that would require the TNCs to reclassify their drivers as employees. The order will go into effect on August 20th, if […]
Welcome back to your weekly roundup of mobility news from across the globe! Rideshare drivers celebrate a big win in New York as a federal judge orders the state to pay drivers unemployment benefits, Tesla may license its software and hardware (including Autopilot), a […]
When the coronavirus pandemic was in its early stages, and New York City was the American epicenter, public transit ridership plummeted in the metropolis. In mid-April, ridership on NYC’s subway dropped a whopping 92 percent while Long Island Rail Road […]
While TNCs have been fighting the State of California over AB5 and how workers are classified, a related battle has also been brewing on the East Coast. In a win for gig economy workers, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday […]
What a week it’s been! There’s an abundance of news coming out of the world of mobility: Colombia’s Rappi is moving into the food delivery space, NYC’s MTA is poised to announce major budget cuts, China’s EHang sets an eVTOL milestone, Tesla is suing Rivian over […]
July 26th marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It was on that date in 1990 that President George H. W. Bush signed the ADA into law, guaranteeing that those living with disabilities would have the same […]
When the pandemic hit, it hit hard across almost all industries, autonomous mobility included. COVID related lockdowns led numerous AV startups to pause testing, while AV trucking company Starsky Robotics folded under the weight of the weakened economy. In June, […]
Another week has come and gone as the world of mobility rolled along. Uber continues its push into the Software-as-a-Service space, New York State announces plans to spend $701 million on EV infrastructure, Cabify pivots to the delivery space, and a German court charges Tesla with false […]
