Season 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…

Rethinking 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…

Mid-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…

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. Which one of these diets will help…

And 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. …

It’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…

In 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…