It will operate on Dublin City University campuses and aims to improve e-scooter safety and explore smart city use cases for computer vision-equipped micro-mobility vehicles.
The ultra-lightweight vehicle, designed by Electric Assisted Vehicles and Spin, is aimed at e-scooter companies that need to redeploy their vehicles to meet demand and replace batteries.
Launch will be accompanied by a comprehensive safety regime which inldues a mandatory helmet selfie check to confirm that a rider is wearing a helmet as well as an in-trip look at their ride in progress.
Micro-mobility company Voi is launching a pilot using Captur’s visual support platform that enables residents to report the scooter’s exact location by scanning a QR code.
Duckt will install 150 dock, lock and charge points across the Paris Rive Gauche area to demonstrate how the infrastructure can accelerate micro-mobility to reduce climate impact in the city.
Lime plans to expand its e-bike service to an additional 15 European cities in 2021, while continuing to scale its scooter and moped fleet to offer a multi-modal electric vehicle offering.
Moovit and Beryl are partnering in five UK towns and cities to better connect their rides with public transport for more efficient first and last segments of a journey.
The founding members of Bird, Bolt, Dott, FreeNow, Lime, Tier, Voi and Wind aim to contribute to the development of a coherent policy framework in Europe to help transform urban mobility.
It marks the first concrete plans to roll out the three-wheeled e-scooter, the Spin S-200, which has been co-developed with Segway-Ninebot, via a partnership between Spin and Tortoise.
The Italian connected e-bike sharing solution company has announced a new agreement with Swedish micro-mobility operator Voi Technology to extend and differentiate its e-scooter sharing service in the UK.
Accepted applicants will work with Newlab to design and implement pilots and validate new concepts, unlock new product capabilities, uncover use cases, and explore partnership opportunities.
Through a partnership with Drover AI, the Ford Motor Company unit will use the technology to detect improper sidewalk riding and parking in cities across the US and UK.
Research will focus on the various safety aspects of e-scooter use as well as rider travel behaviour and the challenges and opportunities of the integration of e-scooters within a city.
Along with a first-of-its-kind mobility testing platform and new open spaces, the site plan prioritises the needs of the community with sustainable amenities and recommends abundant green space and biking trails.
During the trial, operator Voi will hold weekly safety pop-up events where ambassadors will be on hand to answer any questions about how to use the scooters safely.
The new micro-mobility platform will launch this winter in Austin, Berlin, Miami and Seattle with Lime aiming to be the one-stop-shop for anyone looking to take a car-free trip under five miles.
WhereIsMyTransport is aiming to map the formal and informal public transport networks of the 30 major cities of the Majority World by 2023 and update the information as they expand.
Voi has been awarded an exclusive tender and will work with Transport for West Midlands to bring e-scooters to major towns and cities in the region including Birmingham and Coventry.
The shared scheme will be run by two companies, Beam Mobility and Neuron Mobility, with a maximum of 1,500 e-scooters made available in the Australian capital city.
Helbiz has expanded its fleet of electric vehicles following an agreement with moped operator MiMoto and will make them available in Italy initially and then across Europe and the US.
Smart mobility hubs, connected vehicles and the re-commissioned Linden LEAP aim to improve mobility and road safety as well as provide community food support.
Trials will take place in dedicated zones in each local authority, covering areas where existing on-highway infrastructure is in place to safely accommodate e-scooter use.
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