This summer, an oddly-named startup named Cavnue was chosen by the state of Michigan to build nothing less than “the future of roads” — a 40-mile corridor running from downtown Detroit to Ann Arbor. Renderings depict “smart curbs” automatically reserving […]
Los Angeles is so much at the heart of mobility innovation that, despite its car-capital reputation, my fiancé and I decided to live here without vehicles of our own. Our choice often draws stunned reactions from many of our famously […]
For the millions of Californians who have come to rely on ride-hailing services, these are tumultuous times. Last month, the two dominant ridesharing services – Uber and Lyft – came perilously close to halting operations throughout California as the result […]
You know that anxiety you feel when you’re at the ticketing machine, in front of a long line of impatient people, trying to figure out what type of bus pass you need? Or that trickle of sweat that starts to […]
Swoop is a Los Angeles-based transportation startup that aims to bring small, local limousine operators into the digital age with a new software-as-a-service platform helping them adapt in this COVID-19 era. With a fresh injection of capital, Swoop is ramping […]
“Our IoT (Internet of Things) world is growing at a breathtaking pace, from 2 billion objects in 2006 to a projected 200 billion by 2020. That will be around 26 smart objects for every human being on Earth!” –Intel We […]
With Control Group, a digital/physical technology company we founded in New York, we had a vision that the Internet was coming into physical spaces, and when it came into cities, we could shape it into something we called a “Responsive […]
As the world begins to emerge from the initial impacts of COVID 19, the hydrogen industry is being presented with an unexpected opportunity. Economic stimulus, as the global community promote a green recovery, is providing the chance to accelerate hydrogen’s […]
The economic, medical, and social shocks and aftershocks of the global COVID-19 crisis have many pining for life to get “back to normal.” Conversely, cities from London to Paris have announced plans to permanently close large sections of now empty […]
Growing up in Los Angeles, there was no greater rite of passage than getting a drivers license and having “freedom” – usually, at 8am on your 16th birthday. The notion of cars representing the American Dream (the bigger the better!) […]
