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Jim Manning

Jim has written for ETHNews, Next Reality, 1stSlice and many more. Contact him at jmanning@comotionglobal.com




Micromobility  / Mobility-as-a-Service  / Top News
Bye-Bye To Breeze Bike Share, Santa Monica’s Shared Cycling Service
Jim Manning Posted On August 14, 2020


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 […]


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Future Mobility  / Smart Cities  / Top News
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs’ Subsidiary Moves to Build Smart Roads for AVs
Jim Manning Posted On August 13, 2020


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 […]


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Mobility-as-a-Service  / Top News
Uber & Lyft Threaten Shutdown If California Ruling Isn’t Overturned
Jim Manning Posted On August 12, 2020


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 […]


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Top News
Week in Review: TNCs lose in NY, Tesla may license Autopilot, Karma eyes IPO
Jim Manning Posted On August 3, 2020


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 […]


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Public Transit  / Top News
Where’s the Evidence? Mass Transit May Not Pose as Big an Outbreak Risk as Previously Thought
Jim Manning Posted On July 30, 2020


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 […]


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Mobility-as-a-Service  / Top News
Uber and Lyft Drivers Win Unemployment Benefits in NYC
Jim Manning Posted On July 29, 2020


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 […]


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Top News
Week in Review: ADA Turns 30, Silicon Valley’s Squabble, More Food Delivery Funding
Jim Manning Posted On July 27, 2020


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 […]


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Policy  / Public Transit  / Top News
A Look at Accessibility Improvements to Mass Transit on the 30th Anniversary of the ADA
Jim Manning Posted On July 24, 2020


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 […]


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Future Mobility  / Public Transit  / Top News
From Dawdling Delivery Bots to Self-Driving Semis, Autonomy of All Sizes Keeps Rolling Along
Jim Manning Posted On July 23, 2020


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, […]


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Week in Review: Tesla charged with false advertising, NY State to spend $701M on EV infrastructure, Cabify pivots to the delivery space
Jim Manning Posted On July 20, 2020


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 […]


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