Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

Where are cameras being used to measure social distancing: Times Square in New York Miami Beach Abbey Road in London Ruthven Museums Building at University of Michigan Jersey Shore at Seaside Heights + more Who made this pivot? A Michigan based startup, Voxel51 How is this possible? Street cams are public, which allows the data […]

Where: Miami Dade How is Miami paying ride share when it stopped overnight public transportation? bus passengers to obtain vouchers value up to $45 for personal rides limited number of routes running overnight Miami Herald | A transit system in crisis, Miami-Dade buying Uber, Lyft rides on overnight bus routes

Where: Utah How did Utah increase out of state boating fees? a $20 fee for non-Utah resident boaters who launch watercraft in any of the state’s bodies of water What does the fee increase support? eradication of aquatic invasive species Is there an economic cost of aquatic invasive species? Yes, Idaho in 2009 estimated: zebra […]

Who: BLINK What is the charging capacity of the mobile charger?  supports 240-volt AC charging up to 9.6kW of charge 1 mile range per 1 minute of charging Yahoo Finance | Blink Charging Unveils First to Market Portable Emergency Electric Vehicle Charger

Pre-COVID daily passenger average: 2.2 million Passenger averages after COVID: 108, 310 TSA | TSA checkpoint travel numbers for 2020 and 2019

In California, signatures are being submitted for a ballot measure to defeat AB 5 that defined gig economy workers as employees and not independent contractors. Supporters of the Ballot initiative: Protect App-Based Drivers & Services, funded by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash Supporter messaging with COVID: “The recent pandemic has highlighted just how important app-based services and drivers […]

A potential Post-COVID market for scooter rental companies is scooter sales as consumers may seek to avoid germs by buying scooters in lieu of renting scooters. Tech | Coronavirus Threatens Shared E-Scooter Companies

Bird & Lime: Layoffs, cost cutting Wheels: Launched self cleaning handle bars & brake levers on their e-bikes How does an e-bike self clean?  By utilizing light that uses mineral nano-crystals to create an oxidation reaction that is stronger than bleach Revel: Free rentals for healthcare workers in New York Tech Crunch | The Station: […]

The pivot for auto manufacturers: manufacturing ventilators How are auto manufacturers pivoting? GM is partnering with Ventec Life Systems to help increase production of respiratory care products such as ventilators Ford says it is working with the US and UK governments Tesla is in talks with Medtronic Tech Crunch | Ford, GM, Tesla given the ‘go […]

Where: Missouri How far as the legislation moved? Through the Missouri House What will HB 1963 (2020 | MO) do? Define Hyperloops so that they receive P3 funding This puts hyper loops on the same funding plane as light rail and ports The catalyst for the HB 1963? Missouri is in the top 10 of […]