Published inThe Startup·Jan 7, 2021We Are the TrafficWhy Ride Services Are Not The Problem — There’s a saying about road congestion — you are not sitting in traffic, you are the traffic. And it’s particularly apt today as cities point fingers about the source of our traffic woes. Many cities have decided that ride services like Uber and Lyft are the problem, and that autonomous…Autonomous Vehicles8 min readAutonomous Vehicles8 min read
Published inSmarter Cars·Updated Dec 28, 2020Member-onlySmarter Cars Podcast — Winter UpdateSeason 6 of the Smarter Cars podcast will launch on January 4th — and we’ll be talking about the current state of micromobility in Europe. In case you missed any of our Season 5 episodes, here’s a recap with links to the episodes: Jody Kelman Director of Product Management, Lyft’s Self-Driving Platform We discuss Lyft’s two-pronged approach to autonomous…Micromobility15 min readMicromobility15 min read
Published inSmarter Cars·Oct 9, 2020The New Mobility HandbookRethinking How We Get Around Cities — I’m pleased to share my new book, available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. The New Mobility Handbook is an introduction to the urbanist policies and new mobility solutions we need to reduce our dependence on cars and encourage multimodal transport. The New Mobility Handbook builds on my work…Autonomous Cars6 min readAutonomous Cars6 min read
Jul 4, 2020Member-onlySeason 5 — Smarter Cars PodcastMid-Season Recap of Interviews — We’re midway through Season 5 of the podcast. In case you missed any episodes, here’s a quick peek at the interviews so far: Jody Kelman Director of Product Management, Lyft’s Self-Driving Platform We discuss Lyft’s two-pronged approach to autonomous vehicles. Lyft has partnerships with Aptiv in Las Vegas and Waymo in Arizona, where partner vehicles are made available with…Autonomous Cars7 min readAutonomous Cars7 min read
Published inWhat to Eat·May 31, 2020Slow Carb or Keto?Your Personality Type Matters — Michael Pollan says to “eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” Seems like a good idea. Pollan has 64 rules which are helpful. Other folks have come up with a variety of more specific plans — slow carb, keto, whole 30, LCHF, Ornish. …Diet8 min readDiet8 min read
Published inThe Startup·Apr 8, 2020Member-onlyHow to Reboot Micromobility In CitiesAnd Make Shared Scooters A Sustainable Business — Even before the coronavirus pandemic confined us to our homes and reduced travel to essential workers and trips, our transportation system was broken. Too much car traffic, no one riding the bus, plenty of pollution, and road accidents. …Micromobility11 min readMicromobility11 min read
Apr 1, 2020Member-onlyWhy Shared Micromobility Will Survive Post-PandemicIt’s No Riskier Than Your Grocery Cart — When the stay at home orders are lifted and we get back to work, will we interact with the world differently? How will we use various transportation modes? Some have suggested that shared micromobility, buses and other shared modes (like carshare and rideshare) will be shunned due to fear of…Transportation4 min readTransportation4 min read
Mar 24, 2020Member-onlyScooter Surveillance Goes To WashingtonIt feels like a year has passed in the time of the pandemic. But it was just late February when I wrote about the City of Los Angeles using its Mobility Data Specification (MDS) tool for real time tracking of scooter riders. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) requires…Privacy3 min readPrivacy3 min read
Published inThe Startup·Feb 28, 2020Member-onlyThe Golden State of Scooter SurveillanceIn the City of Angels, the Devil’s in the Data — Here in California we are early adopters of new technology — and guinea pigs for new ideas. We don’t blink an eye when an autonomous vehicle or one wheeled-scooter-thingy rolls down the street. And most of the time we’re okay with technology companies gathering our data so we can have…Privacy6 min readPrivacy6 min read
Published inSmarter Cars·Jan 27, 2020Ep. 37 — Sam Baker — Wunder MobilityIn this episode of the Smarter Cars podcast, we interview Sam Baker, co-founder and COO of Wunder Mobility. Wunder Mobility provides technology to help companies launch and scale shared mobility services worldwide. We discuss Wunder Mobility’s business in Europe, its expansion to the US, the role of cities in encouraging…Transportation1 min readTransportation1 min read
