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The University of Texas at Austin is the first in the nation to curb scooter speeds with geofencing limitations.
Scooters moving above 8mph would be slowed electronically by the scooter powers that be.
Texas Monthly | The University of Texas’s Scooter Speed Limit Is a Glimpse of the Future
The city first to offer wireless EV charging: Oslo
The business at the forefront of this trend: clean energy company Fortum
Initial target consumer: taxis & car services while between fares
E&T Magazine | Oslo to become first city to offer wireless EV charging
1) City planning. better infrastructure from real trip route traces like bike lanes
2) Scooter Rule Enforcement. compliance tool
3) Scooter use enforcement. hello 1000 scooters in restricted zones
4) Safety. ensuring fleets are sufficiently maintained
5) Public Tranit options. planning last mile transit options.
Mother Board | Scooter Companies Split on Giving Real-Time Location Data to Los Angeles
Los Angeles County approved a TNC tax. Details are not approved, a 20-cent per trip fee is estiamted to generate revenue of $401 million over 10 years.
Long Beach Post | Should drivers be charged to use roads? Metro moves to study the idea
Researchers discovered that Xiaomi’s popular M365 scooter can be hacked to control accelerating and breaking.
Wired | A POPULAR ELECTRIC SCOOTER CAN BE HACKED TO SPEED UP OR STOP
Fort Lauderdale chose Envision Solar International Inc.’s EV ARC product to provide emissions-free charging for electric fleet vehicles.
The city rational:
Next Gen Transportation | Fort Lauderdale Fleet Goes With Solar-Powered EV Charging
Where: Boise, Idaho
How much is Boise willing to pay mass transit riders to use ride share to get to mss transit?
Are there limitations? Yes, the ride share ride must be within 2miles of certain mass transit stops
Other cities getting on board? yes, Minneapolis & Seattle
How did this start? Portland started a 4 month pilot program with scooter companies that involved data sharing. The report from the pilot program.
What did the data sharing report show?
What takeawy did Portland have? “It is better to ask permission and work with local regulators than risk being run out of a community.”
Are there examples of what happened when scooter companies didn’t ask for…
An EV stakeholder group that includes:
10 recommendations for cities from the stakeholder group:
Who: San Jose Mayor
Where: San Jose California
How to innovate or get out?
How far will San Jose take it? San Jose if it passes a geo fencing ordinance would be the first in the nation to do so
Mercury News | San Jose mayor to scooter companies: innovate or get out