The Last Mile: Collaborating to Keep Micromobility Rolling in 2021

E-Mopeds Find the Spotlight in Micro-Mobility

Moritz Meenen, Co-founder and CEO of ElectricFeel, sat in with host Shelby Skrhak to discuss the latest in shared electric mobility. Meenen’s company is a shared electric mobility software platform based in Europe helping companies launch and scale shared electric mobility vehicles.

Making the Case for Docking Stations for Scooters

The world of micro-mobility has been a bit of a Wild West. Mass adoption of docking stations could change that, driving benefits for manufacturers, cities, users and the environment.

Pulling Back the Curtain on Skurrt’s Success in Dubai

Those tuning in from the United States may recall the disjointed and unstructured rollouts that micro-mobility companies like Lime and Bird had in metropolitan areas. On the other side of the world, however, green scooters are having their spot in the limelight right now. To understand what made these companies a success when others failed, host Daniel Litwin meets with Ahmed Al Teneiji, CEO and founder of Skurrt. Skurrt is a green scooter company founded in Dubai that has quickly grown to compete with major players in the region, like Lime and TIER.

The Last Mile: Collaborating to Keep Micromobility Rolling in 2021

Like most markets, the first half of 2020 proved a bumpy ride for the micromobility sector. But through resiliency and collaboration, many industry players closed out the year fielding more demand than ever for sustainable and sharable vehicle systems. Across hardware and software, working together will pave the road for a successful 2021. In this podcast, Tony Ho, VP of Global Business Development for Segway, and Vince Cifani, CEO and Founder of micromobility SaaS platform Joyride, speak about the impact COVID-19 had on the industry, and how their companies’ collaborative efforts will ultimately improve micromoiblity for end-users.

How Advancements in Robotics Are Driving Micro-Mobility Innovation with Tony Ho

Tony Ho [https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/tony-ho/], VP of Global Business Development for Segway [http://www.segway.com/], provided his thoughts on how the pandemic’s affected the transportation industry and what exciting innovations Segway’s been working on to improve micro-mobility. “At the beginning of the pandemic, everyone was worried product supply from China would be heavily impacted,” Ho said. “But it turned out the supplier scare wasn’t long, because everyone else shut down due to the pandemic, and the situation became a demand shock.” If there is a silver lining to the COVID-19 crisis, Ho said it's that the micro-mobility industry experienced a relatively quick comeback. Ho attributes a boom in some areas to people looking for different modes of transportation that don’t involve crowds, unlike traditional methods like buses or trains. Shifting focus away from the pandemic and onto what’s new with Segway, Ho said advancements in robotics and AI over the past few years drive technology and innovation within the company. “The computer power and machine learning in robotics are advancing, and the cost is getting cheaper and cheaper,” Ho said. “The need and demand for automation in micro-mobility also provides the impetus for the interest in AI technology.” Ho believes the micro-mobility movement is still in its infancy, and technology is just starting to find its place in shaping the future's transit products. Can AI and robotics bring the operating costs of micro-mobility ride-sharing fleets down? Ho said the answer is yes. “A lot of the autonomous driving technology that exists today can be borrowed and used for kick scooters,” he said. One solution Segway found to solve some issues in kick scooters that made automation difficult was to add a third wheel that encourages better self-balancing. "The three-wheel scooters self-balance and appear to be safer to ride due to their added stability,” Ho said.