Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

2Ways scooter companies are seeing growth in the new, COVID world: Gotcha Mobility,  Charleston, S.C. Pilot Program for scooter delivery of groceries and take away. 25% increase Spin, Portland, OR, local incentives, $0.20-$0.25 fee cut, in exchange for 1/2 ride fee cut by Spin to increase ridership San Antonio Express News via Governing | Scooter […]

Where: San Antonio, Texas How did scooter ride numbers differ after COVID? March 2019 240,000 scooter rides March 2020 50,000 scooter rides COVID opportunities for scooters? “and the companies left standing will have a technology that the cities actually want. “ When we come out of this, people will be leery of just loading into […]

Where: Seattle How many miles of street are being closed to public traffic? 20 miles What’s the name of the project? Stay Healthy Streets Why is Seattle closing streets in response to COVID? more space for people to walk and bike at a safe distance apart in collaboration with automating street lights, limit the the […]

What smart city project? Toronto’s proposed sustainable community, Quayside project, a bid won by Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet Company What smart city transportation features would the project include? sensor-based traffic signals dynamic curbs underground delivery routes for trucks self-financing light rail transit heated pavement pneumatic waste collection The laundry list of contract issues: Project is […]

Where: France What: France has added conditions to AirFrance’s COVID relief funds What limits are being placed on AirFrance’s COVID funds? If high speed rail services the area within 2 hours 30 minutes, AirFrance has to stop flights Why? To make AirFrance profitable To benefit from the lower cost of CO2 by train To encourage the […]

Who is Moovit? a startup applying AI + big data analytics to track traffic and offer transit recommendations Who is buying Moovit? Intel “at a price believed to be in the region of $1 billion.” What are the implications for autonomous vehicles? reliable, real-time traffic data and intelligent routing is a challenging & crucial element […]

Who: Uber Who will be required to use masks/face coverings: Riders and Drivers How will it be implemented?  Technology will detect if drivers are wearing masks/face coverings before the driver goes online & starts accepting trips How are masks currently being provided to drivers? By the company when drivers are providing rides to essential workers […]

Who: Kuka Robotics, an Apple patent, and others What: peer-to-peer EV charging while driving via telescopic charging booms The data from testing: 65% reduction in EV halts up to 24.4% reduction in required battery capacity Electrek | Peer-to-peer highway EV charging would use telescoping cables between moving cars

5 Ways COVID has impacted EV battery manufacturing: Production Delays Delayed Opening of a Tesla battery manufacturing facility in Berlin Automakers are forming partnerships with battery suppliers Automakers are making large investments in battery manufacturing Automakers are expanding in-house research Electrek | Pandemic threatens EV battery supply, giving power to South Korean battery-makers

Who: SkyCell  What does SkyCell  do? builds hardware and operates a logistics network designed to transport pharmaceuticals How does this transportation differ? utilizes “smart containers” powered by software to maintain constant conditions for drugs regulates strict temperatures & humidity levels controls levels of vibration greater monitoring of location TechCrunch | SkyCell raises $62M for smart […]