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Spin, Segway, Self Driving Scooters Here Now
The developers claim that this new technology could lead to a 10x increase in the number of rides per scooter per day due to two key improvements. San Francisco / California / USA Take a look at this self driving scooter, launched on Thursday 28th January at the Micromobility World Conference by three collaborating companies,…
Clip On Ebike Power Within Seconds
Brooklyn / New York / USA Despite the boom in ebike sales over recent years, there are still far more non-ebikes on the road than ebikes. E-bike conversion kits have been around for many years. But they are relatively expensive and labour intensive to install. There have been some attempts to make conversion simpler such…
Bird Develops Skid Detection System
Skid detection is an important safety and compliance feature that has the potential to deliver significant security benefits to both riders and communities. Ryan Fujiu – Chief Product Officer, Bird. Los Angeles / California / USA Major scooter-share company Bird has developed a skid detection system to help encourage safe and compliant e-scooter riding. Skidding…
From Big Auto to Big Electric
Washington DC / USA It was bound to happen sooner or later. On 17th November 2020, 28 USA corporations founded ZETA, the Zero Emission Transportation Association. Their initial 28 members include electric vehicle manufacturers Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, Lordstown and Proterra. They also include engineering companies, mining industry groups (for copper and lithium) battery companies, electricity…
Why Are Some Countries So Much Safer for Cycling Than Others?
Washington DC / USA The USA’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently published its first bicycle safety report in 47 years. Although, as you’d expect the report is focused upon the USA, we found this interesting chart (below) that shows a comparison of both the popularity of cycling and the death rate across 14 countries…
Two of NYC’s Iconic Bridges to Get Dedicated Bike Lanes
New York City / New York / USA Some new protected lane infrastructure announcements are more significant than others because they represent a ‘step change’ whereby an old ‘impossible’ barrier is smashed. New York City was often in the advocacy headlines between 2002 and 2013 during the term of previous Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who oversaw…
Autonomous Vehicles – Will Active Transportation Rights Prevail?
Washington DC / USA Many people think that autonomous vehicles are still decades away, but with major trials already running, critical policy debates are being held right now that will determine the rights of other forms of transport in an autonomous world. Ever since Cities across the USA started to implement measures to make them…
New Bill Could Mean Massive Growth in Bike and Scooter Share
Washington DC / USA With the change of government in the USA all micromobility advocate eyes have been upon the new administration including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. But the first major step of what advocates hope will be many positive steps towards growing all forms of active transportation and micromobility has come from a much…