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E-Mobility as a Service & Emerging Modes of Personal Transportation

Our apologies for having being quiet for a while, and thanks to Tyrone for keeping us updated on urban mobility goings on while we’ve been continuing our research, but we’re glad to report that things on the west coast are … Continue reading

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GM’s ENV’s debut at Las Vegas CES

GM debuted their four ENV (Electric Networked Vehicle) prototypes at the recent Las Vegas CES. I was lucky enough to ride in one and they are so cool. Truly, they could revolutionize urban mobility – and yes they do drive … Continue reading

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Cloud Mobility = Cloud Taxi?

Standing at the 5 bus stop on a beautiful Saturday, watching a bus go by that was completely full and waiting another 20 minutes for the next full bus made us think of car sharing, specifically sharing a taxi. Why … Continue reading

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Cloud Mobility = Cloud Taxi?

Standing at the 5 bus stop on a beautiful Saturday, watching a bus go by that was completely full and waiting another 20 minutes for the next full bus made us think of car sharing, specifically sharing a taxi.  Why … Continue reading

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Cloud Mobility

“The underlying concept of cloud computing dates back to 1960s, when John McCarthy opined that “computation may someday be organized as a public utility“. Almost all the modern day characteristics of cloud computing (elastic provision, provided as a utility, online, … Continue reading

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Redcar hypothesis & questions

Ken Greenberg, August 16, 2010: I understand the appeal of coming up with a system that can cope with the highly dispersed polycentric pattern we have inherited in many US cities, notably LA. The REDCAR concept proposes to address this … Continue reading

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REDCAR questions

Question: I am struggling to understand in simple terms what the “redcar” concept is, how it would work and how it differs from what we currently have. Would people still own their own vehicles? Or is it like a bike … Continue reading

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