Carr Brothers Activate US Expansion for Fewer Cars on LA Roads

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Los Angeles, US Lug+Carrie founders Daniel and Ben Carr have flicked the on switch for their expansion into the US, with their new Wombi business taking subscriptions in Los Angeles from last last month. Wombi is being billed as the US’s first e-bike subscription service tailored for families, with a unique FamilyFlex bundle that gives…

AusCycling Program to Restore Love of Cycling for Aussie Kids

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Canberra, ACT A new bike education program to give pre-teenage children greater riding skills and confidence was launched last month by AusCycling. The AusBike program will be delivered nationally, for kids aged five to 12, by accredited instructors through cycling and riding clubs, leisure centres and private coaches from Term 4 of the 2023 school…

Share Scooter News: Australian-First Surface Detection Trial, New Neuron GM, Trials in Armidale and Wollongong

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Melbourne, Victoria Australia’s first full-fleet trial of footpath detection and speed limiting technology in rental e-scooters has been launched in Victoria’s City of Melton. Beam has rolled out 150 e-scooters fitted with its Pedestrian Shield technology, which can detect and correct illegal footpath riding by slowing the vehicle down and delivering verbal warnings. Pedestrian Shield…

Australia Hosts Intelligent Transport Systems Global Summit

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Melbourne, Victoria Hundreds of delegates from around the world and throughout Australia visited Melbourne from 28th to 31st August to participate in the ITS Australia Global Summit 2023. Micromobility Report was invited to be a media partner for this event and attended in that capacity. While most of the conference sessions and expo booths were…

Tasmanian Infrastructure Minister Considers E-Bike Power Boost

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Hobart, Tasmania E-Bikes with more powerful motors could be allowed on Tasmanian roads, following a commitment from the State’s Minister for Infrastructure, Michael Ferguson, to consider motors up to 500 watts. Tasmania’s two houses of parliament last month passed a vehicle and traffic amendment Bill that outlaws petrol-powered bicycles and includes a change which allows…

Project Velograph Maps Shows Early Data for Passing Distances

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Adelaide, South Australia Member of the public can now view initial results from an Adelaide study identifying trends in close passes by cars overtaking cyclists, after an online map of the project’s data went live last month. The Project Velograph map, collated from data from nearly 5,400 cycling journeys, shows the median passing distance across…

Pilot Setting Framework for Australian Last Mile Sector

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Sydney, NSW A large-scale trial to help entrench micromobility last-mile delivery services in Australian cities is on track to begin in Sydney in October. The three-month trial will aim to identify obstacles to widespread adoption of e-bike last-mile delivery services in Australia and set benchmarks that encourage the changes needed to foster the sector, according…

30kmh Zones Introduced to NSW Speed Standard

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Sydney, NSW Updated NSW speed limit guidelines have formally included 30kmh speed zones for the first time, with the inclusion heralded by a prominent road speed advocacy group as a win for “child-friendly streets and connected communities”. The revised NSW Speed Zone Standard was released by the NSW Government last month and includes a section…

OneDock Push from $500,000 iMove Grant

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Melbourne, Victoria MicroFleet’s development of the OneDock system gained a major boost this month when the Melbourne-based company received $500,000 in funding from Australia’s national centre for collaborative R&D in transport and mobility, iMove. “microFleet’s OneDock is the embodiment of the future of urban mobility and transportation. It’s sustainable, user-centric, and primed for global adoption.…