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Guardian Tech
California allows driverless taxi service to operate in San Francisco
Guardian Tech
2 min read · Jun 3rd · The robotic electric cabs will be restricted to less congested times and places until regulators can assess its safety
Reader View · Shared by 35, including Andreas Staub, Matteo Carbone, Marsha Collier
Fast Company
How the Mayflower became the first autonomous ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean
Fast Company
5 min read · Jun 8th · A robotic ship seven years in the making, the Mayflower successfully landed in Canada after navigating a transatlantic journey on its own brainpower and pushing the boundaries of AI in marine…
Reader View · Shared by 49, including LARRY ELKAN
Cities Today
Free public transport alone won’t get people out of cars
Cities Today
3 min read · Jun 16th · New announcements always grab headlines but experts at the MOVE conference in London this week sounded a note of realism: cutting fares alone won’t drive the modal shift that cities need.
Reader View · Shared by 6
Interesting Engineering
The world’s first transoceanic voyage with autonomous navigation is a success
Interesting Engineering
Jun 6th · Automation in maritime transportation has been picking pace and from a few hundred miles gone transoceanic.
Shared by 11, including Merkstatt, Gerd Leonhard
Stuff
Mode Shift: How to set a city up for public transport success
Stuff
5 min read · Jun 19th · Public transport should expand where people can go, in the amount of time that they have, without using their cars, network expert Jarrett Walker says.
Reader View · Shared by 10, including Jarrett Walker
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BBC Future
What would a flying-free world look like?
BBC Future
~14 min read · May 24th · Aeroplanes are incredibly polluting, but could we ever live completely without them?
Reader View · Shared by 144, including Wolfgang Blau, Christo Meid
The New Yorker
When Cars Kill
The New Yorker
20+ min read · Jun 2nd · A boy’s death launches a movement to end pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in New York City and beyond.
Reader View · Shared by 106, including Allison Arieff, Kevin Marks
Gothamist
Do subway riders really think they are 'suckers' for paying the fare? We asked.
Gothamist
6 min read · May 31st
Reader View · Shared by 67
Fast Company
How the Mayflower became the first autonomous ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean
Fast Company
5 min read · Jun 8th · A robotic ship seven years in the making, the Mayflower successfully landed in Canada after navigating a transatlantic journey on its own brainpower and pushing the boundaries of AI in marine…
Reader View · Shared by 49, including LARRY ELKAN
Guardian Tech
California allows driverless taxi service to operate in San Francisco
Guardian Tech
2 min read · Jun 3rd · The robotic electric cabs will be restricted to less congested times and places until regulators can assess its safety
Reader View · Shared by 35, including Andreas Staub, Matteo Carbone, Marsha Collier
The New York Times
Opinion | We’ve Got to Stop Requiring Parking Everywhere
The New York Times
5 min read · Jun 2nd · Mandatory parking rules make housing more expensive. California’s legislature should undo them.
Reader View · Shared by 23, including Brooks Rainwater, Brent Toderian, Jeff Richards, Stowe Boyd
Singularity Hub
Volvo and DHL Are Partnering on Hub-to-Hub Autonomous Trucking
Singularity Hub
2 min read · May 20th · Volvo worked with driverless hardware and software specialist Aurora Innovation on the self-driving systems for its trucks.
Reader View · Shared by 22, including AI, Brian Ahier
TechCrunch
Cruise can finally charge for driverless robotaxi rides in San Francisco
TechCrunch
5 min read · Jun 2nd · Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit of General Motors, has finally been given the green light to start charging fares for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco. The California Public…
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TechCrunch
Nimbus launches tiny EV prototype that’s like a motorbike with a roof
TechCrunch
3 min read · Jun 7th · As shared e-scooter companies have infiltrated cities and e-bike sales have soared, micromobility has been offered up as a panacea to save us all from the ill humors and packed streets caused by gas…
Reader View · Shared by 11, including Horace Dediu
Interesting Engineering
The world’s first transoceanic voyage with autonomous navigation is a success
Interesting Engineering
Jun 6th · Automation in maritime transportation has been picking pace and from a few hundred miles gone transoceanic.
Shared by 11, including Merkstatt, Gerd Leonhard
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uber.design
Rebrand 2018 | Case studies
uber.design
6 min read · From 2018 ·
A tech startup turned global mobility platform in eight
short years: that deserves a holistic brand system that’s instantly
recognizable, works around the world, and is efficient to execute.
Reader View · Shared by 554, including Andrew Chen 🎮, Stephanie A Kowalski, David Hellmann, Natan Souza, Maarten Mieras, Oriol Farré, Dirk Spannaus, Sachin Gawas, Marie-Christine Schindler, Tobias van Schneider, Bill Johnston, Michael Schär, Mark Kaigwa, Fawzi A. Baba-Ali, Scott Williams, Adrian Zumbrunnen, Matthew Stephens, Gabriele, Dominik Grolimund, Chris Messina
The New York Times
I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing
The New York Times
~16 min read · 2020-07-09 · Why do American cities waste so much space on cars?
Reader View · Shared by 390, including Hiroko Tabuchi, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Khoi Vinh, David Madden, Scott Shapiro, Dirk von Gehlen, Jarrett Walker, Matt Turck, Emily Riehl, Owen Williams ⚡, Taylor Lorenz @ VidCon, Hilary Mason, Kara Swisher, Ben Goldacre, Brent Toderian, Cameron Russell, Inga Saffron, Bethany Brookshire, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Bill McKibben
Rolling Stone
Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow
Rolling Stone
20+ min read · From 2017 · Inside Elon Musk's world-changing plans to inhabit outer space, revolutionize high-speed transportation, reinvent cars – and find love along the way.
Reader View · Shared by 373, including Dominik Grolimund, Helmi, Mara Averick, Chris Schultz ✌️, John Battelle, Gerd Leonhard, Daniel Bentes, Diego Paladino, Alexandra Wong, Ward Plunet, Glyn Britton, Merkstatt, Adrian Zumbrunnen, platzh1rsch, Education Architects, M.G. Siegler, Taylor Pearson, Ron McIntyre, Dez S. Papp, Thomas Power
google.com
COVID-19 Community Mobility Report
google.com
From 2020 · See how your community is moving around differently due to COVID-19
Shared by 330, including Natalie E. Dean, PhD, Simon Rogers, danielle 🥽, @NFT_NYC #NFTNYC R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #Metaverse, Martin Varsavsky 🇺🇦, Marc R Gagné MAPP 🍁, Ben Lorica 罗瑞卡, Andy Cotgreave, Eric Topol, Benedict Evans, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Peter Steinberger, Chris Messina, BrendanEich, John Burn-Murdoch, Caitlin Rivers, PhD, Tomas Pueyo, Catherine De Vries, Max Roser, Alistair Milne
Tim Urban
How Tesla Will Change The World
Tim Urban
From 2016 · The story of how change really happens.
Reader View · Shared by 256, including Rhys Lindmark, Tom Connor, Vikram Dutt, Rick Pastoor, Nitin Gupta, Vio
AFAR Media
Electric Planes Are Coming Sooner Than You Think
AFAR Media
6 min read · Mar 9th · Leading airlines like United and EasyJet are making plans, with the first U.S. commercial routes slated for 2026.
Reader View · Shared by 244
The New York Times
How 2 M.T.A. Decisions Pushed the Subway Into Crisis
The New York Times
9 min read · From 2018 · Changes to the signal system and new safety rules have increased delays, an issue that won’t be easy for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to fix.
Reader View · Shared by 215, including Lena V. Groeger, Dominik Grolimund, Merkstatt, sarajo, Jenni Thier, Björn Ognibeni, Jeff Weisbein (cackles.eth), Rober González, Adam Pearce, René Clausen Nielsen
apple.com
COVID‑19 - Mobility Trends Reports
apple.com
From 2020 · COVID‑19 mobility trends in countries/regions and cities. Reports are published daily and reflect requests for directions.
Shared by 209, including Benedict Evans, Nate Silver, The Philippine Star, Peter Steinberger, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Elad Gil, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs, Christophe Barraud🛢🐳, Mathieu von Rohr, Tomas Pueyo, Steve Troughton-Smith, Barry Schwartz, Claudia Sommer, Kanyi Maqubela, Azeem Azhar, Robert Lepenies, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Augie Ray, Thomas Power, Brian Roemmele
Guardian Tech
The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of…
Guardian Tech
~16 min read · 2021-08-03 · The long read: To every age dogged with pollution, accidents and congestion, the transport solution for the next generation seems obvious – but the same problems keep coming back
Reader View · Shared by 205, including Steve Faulkner, Nicolas Kayser-Bril, Tactical Tech, Christo Meid, Grzegorz Wapiński
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