#transportation

Where is my electric vehicle, #uber?
▻https://hackernoon.com/where-is-my-electric-vehicle-uber-2b8d2c212c18?source=rss----3a8144eabfe

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Last Sunday, I had a shower thought wondering why ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft lack an electric vehicle option. You can share a sedan, hail a luxury SUV, and call a wheelchair-accessible ride. But you can’t choose to ride in an electric vehicle. What gives?Uber facilitates over 10,000 rides every minute. The #transportation unicorn’s 3 million drivers have logged over 5 billion trips worldwide, but very few vehicles in the fleet are electric or hybrid. With this incredible reach, ride sharing companies have much more climate change power than they credit themselves. While some incentives are built in for ride sharing drivers to switch to EVs, Uber does not incentivize the customer. The hybrid, electric, and autonomous vehicle revolution may hit the U.S. eventually, but ride (...)

#climate-change #electric-vehicles #tech

What’s the Biggest Threat to Scooter Sharing in 2019
▻https://hackernoon.com/whats-the-biggest-threat-to-scooter-sharing-in-2019-cf0bfefeb9b8?source=

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What’s the Biggest Threat to Scooter Sharing in 2019?While 2018 was the year when the world learned about e-scooters, 2019 may be the year when the world forgets about them. What changes can be made?The winter came. It came together with snowy sidewalks, cold weather and more news about investors’ chilling interest in #scooter-sharing companies. More precisely, VCs are very cautious about startups’ financials. Vandalism, government regulations, charger fraud — these factors pose a significant threat to the bottom line and the whole phenomenon of electric scooters. But initially, expectations were much more optimistic.Envisioned in sci-fiIf you take a wider perspective, electric scooters are the reincarnation of self-moving walkways envisioned by sci-fi writers 100 years ago: efficient and (...)

#urban-planning #sharing-economy #transportation #electric-scooters

Understanding Starsky Robotics’ Voluntary #safety Self-Assessment
▻https://hackernoon.com/understanding-starsky-robotics-voluntary-safety-self-assessment-126e5df1

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Enhancing Highway Safety for the Long-HaulEight months ago, I joined Starsky Robotics as our Director of Safety Policy. I’ve previously worked on FAA certified avionics, automotive electronics systems, and most recently focused on safely integrating unmanned aerial vehicles into the U.S. national airspace. Safety is a critical concern for each of these industries and is at the core of our approach to automation at Starsky. To that end, Starsky’s first step after raising our Series A was bringing me on board to ensure our commitment to safety is an actionable part of everything we do when putting driverless trucks on America’s highways.Our safety strategy begins with an understanding of the term “safety” itself. At Starsky, we use the International Organization for Standardization’s (...)

#transportation #trucking #autonomous-cars #self-driving-cars

2019 will be the year of #scooters and micromobility
▻https://hackernoon.com/2019-will-be-the-year-of-scooters-and-micromobility-17c04c120806?source=

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A lot is happening in the #mobility industry and more players are emerging.“We have this deeply ingrained car culture in the US that we have to challenge in multiple ways to really get at the heart of it,” said Lyft bike, scooter, and pedestrian policy Caroline Samponaro to Fast Company.The company, that recently entered the bike and electric scooter sharing business, is slowly rolling out a new integration of public transit in its app. As Fast Company pointed out, the new offering doesn’t have any direct financial benefit for the company. “But it sees it as a key part of its vision of moving people away from driving in their own cars,” the magazine wrote. “Bikes and scooters are another piece of the vision” after the company acquired Motivate a global full share bike operator and technology (...)

#transportation #social-media #2019-technology

#blockchain In Supply Chain — Every Story Needs a Hero
▻https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-in-supply-chain-every-story-needs-a-hero-ac858ff02ca3?source=

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Blockchain In Supply Chain — Every Story Needs a HeroWhen the average person thinks of supply chain and logistics, they think complex work flows of operations that propel a product or service from point A to point B. When the average person thinks of blockchain, well, they really have no clue what to think other than Bitcoin or Ethereum. Anyone who has even the slightest inclination of what these two entails will ask, “How does blockchain fit in the picture and how does it improve supply chain?”. Before we can dive into answering these questions, we will cover 1. What makes efficient supply chain management, and 2. Describing what blockchain is and it’s benefactors.Supply-less Solutions Need Hero’s — Efficient Supply Chain Management.Everything Matters, and that’s ImportantAnyone involved in the (...)

#transportation #blockchain-supply-chain #automation #supply-chain

Custom TMS Software: Is It Worth the Effort?
▻https://hackernoon.com/custom-tms-software-is-it-worth-the-effort-c01bf5fb6b0b?source=rss----3a

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The automation of transport #logistics and freight operation is in trend today. Compared with the beginning of 2017, 15–20 % more SMBs are using #transportation management systems these days, which is a huge breakthrough. In large organizations, about 50% of all shippers have already implemented TMS. The forecasts promise even a bigger demand due to the cheapening of TMS maintenance and the benefits it gives.ARC Advisory group research indicates that TMS application brings companies up to 8% of savings, which can be attributed to automated decision making, load consolidation, route optimization, time saving, reduction in carrier overcharges, and automated freight audit.The demand is coupled with supply: more and more TMS solutions are being released. How to choose a good one and whether it (...)

#tms-software #custom-tms-software #freight-shipping

The eScooter Market Opp Is Actually Worth All The Hype.
▻https://hackernoon.com/the-escooter-market-opp-is-actually-worth-all-the-hype-aa35b6e0f405?sour

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If you’re like most, you’ve been stunned by the news of the top two e-Scooter companies, both less than 2yrs old, raising hundreds of millions of dollars despite seeming regulatory concerns. Lime raised $250M from GV (formerly Google Ventures, who also invested in Uber) and word is that Bird Rides is raising something close to $150M from Sequoia. Too much money at Crazy valuations!! You scream. But there is sense behind the seeming madness.Systems case for e-ScootersThe valuations aren’t crazy when you think about the ‘city’ use cases that these vehicles serve. Most urban areas/cities are getting increasingly more dense, especially compared to their humble spacious beginnings. Effective transport systems will need to efficiently use scare urban space. While we hail ride-sharing as a more (...)

#jobs-to-be-done #escooter-technology #transportation #escooter-market #scooters

Flying Cars, Taking to the skies to avoid traffic
▻https://hackernoon.com/flying-cars-taking-to-the-skies-to-avoid-traffic-3d0f7f6ce0a2?source=rss

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It looks like a plane. It definitely is a form of aircraft, but given the name “flying car” denotes it more like an automobile in terms of #transportation service. In the simplest form, “flying cars” are really larger sized version of drones. Drones operate on battery with electro-motors that propel blades which create lift and allow for control. So a flying car is like a larger sized version of a drone, with the ability to transport goods and passengers as a service. It is part of the MaaS or #mobility-as-a-service platform. Think of your DJI drone, much bigger and where you can ride inside.Here are Features of Flying Cars:- All electric, battery operated, no emission or hybrid fuel/electric- VTOL meaning they can vertically take off and land anywhere- Can be autonomous, no pilot or driver, (...)

#flying-cars #uber #autonomous-vehicles

L’ACLU veut savoir pourquoi l’État américain fouille des terminaux lors de vols intérieurs
▻https://www.nextinpact.com/brief/l-aclu-veut-savoir-pourquoi-l-etat-americain-fouille-des-terminaux-lors-

La branche nord californienne de l’ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) a déposé plainte contre la TSA (Transportation Security Administration). L’enjeu : découvrir ce qui motive l’administration dans les fouilles de terminaux électroniques dans les vols intérieurs. Ces fouilles sont monnaie courante pour les vols internationaux, mais ne devraient pas avoir lieu au sein des États-Unis, du moins pas sans des raisons claires. L’association veut donc savoir pourquoi les agents mettent certaines (...)

#Transportation_Security_Administration_(TSA) #smartphone #écoutes #voyageurs #surveillance (...)

##Transportation_Security_Administration__TSA_ ##voyageurs
##ACLU

Pedal-ins and car burials: what happened to America’s forgotten 1970s cycle boom ?
▻https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jun/16/pedal-ins-patchouli-bikeology-americas-forgotten-1970s-cycle-boom #cycling #bicycling #vélo #cyclisme #USA #transport #transportation

Disengagement report for #autonomous_cars in #California 2016
▻https://thelastdriverlicenseholder.com/2017/02/01/disengagement-report-for-autonomous-cars-in-california-2 #transportation #mobilité #driverless

More manufacturers, longer distances driven, no accident. #Google leads with 0.2 disengagement by 1000 miles ! #Nissan looks like it could pick up fast on their heels.

How children lost the right to roam in just four generations
▻http://www.freerangekids.com/how-children-lost-the-right-to-roam-in-just-4-generations #education #children #enfants #parenting #transportation #mobilité

Un siècle de mobilité urbaine en 5 dessins - extrait de « Rien n’est simple » par #Sempé paru en 1962, via ▻https://twitter.com/loouisfernandes/status/673820403639390208
▻https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CVnj-JrWoAAQxfL.mp4

The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of “jaywalking”
▻http://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history

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"100 years ago, if you were a pedestrian, crossing the street was simple: you walked across it.

Today, if there’s traffic in the area and you want to follow the law, you need to find a crosswalk. And if there’s a traffic light, you need to wait for it to change to green.

To most people, this seems part of the basic nature of roads. But it’s actually the result of an aggressive, forgotten 1920s campaign led by auto groups and manufacturers that redefined who owned the city street"

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Fuel taxes versus car taxes to reduce fuel consumption
▻http://www.voxeu.org/article/fuel-taxes-versus-car-taxes-reduce-fuel-consumption
#environment #car #voiture #fiscality #fiscalité #transportation

“Consumers moderately undervalue future fuel costs. This investment inefficiency is too small to justify upfront car taxes to promote fuel efficient cars. A car tax results in a more fuel efficient vehicle fleet than a fuel tax, but fails to induce high-mileage consumers to substitute to more fuel efficient cars. Once we take this targeting effect into account, fuel taxes turn out to be more effective”

Americans have been driving less for 9 years in a row, even though USA’s economy grows:

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Want to burn less oil for transportation ? Plan your cities correctly:
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Source: ▻http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01944368908975398 via ▻https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Revised_petrol_use_urban_density.JPG via ▻http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/planningphotographycom/241696/urban-density-and-sustainability via ▻https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/457244087762948097/photo/1/large
#energy #urban #planning #transportation #car #USA #Europe #Australia #oil

International road connections in Europe are 10% longer and 5% slower than national ones - correlation between borders and geographic obstacles may explain some of that:
▻http://www.voxeu.org/article/roads-deeper-european-integration

#Europe #EU #transportation #roads #borders

What if intersections were designed for pedestrians first, not vehicles ?

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Data collected from hundreds of West African truck drivers gives an overview of road transportation friction:

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Source: ▻http://www.watradehub.com/competitive-environment/transport/corridor-reports-present-detailed-information-road-governance

#Africa #transportation #roads

The secrets of the world’s happiest cities:
▻http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/01/secrets-worlds-happiest-cities-commute-property-prices #urbanism #happiness #transportation

#Cycling propaganda, of course.

In almost every European country, bicycles are outselling new cars:
▻http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/10/24/240493422/in-most-every-european-country-bikes-are-outselling-cars #cycling #car #europe #transportation

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In the #USA, failing to deflate the real estate #bubble and to build mass #transportation has a cost: #labour market inefficiency.
▻http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/november_december_2013/features/stay_put_young_man047332.php?page=all #inequality

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