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In this episode, we publish the Software for Micromobility panel from the Micromobility California Summit.

In this panel, Stacey Randecker Bartlett (Co-Host, The Flying Car) hosts a conversation with William Henderson (CEO, Ride Report), Tiffany Chu (COO, Remix), Alex Kirn (CEO, INVERS), Jake Sion (COO, Transit App), Victor Pontis (CEO, ScooterMap) about how software is enabling and empowering micromobility to be adopted into cities.

Specifically they cover:

- Whether they see the emergence of one app to rule them all

- How software is integrating these services into a multimodal solution that can replace the job to be done of cars

- How software enables the remote fleet management for shared assets

- The software that cities are adopting to manage both shared fleets, as well as planning for their roadspace

- What cities are starting to learn when they’re empowered with software

- How MDS is working and not working for cities and operators

- The challenges around privacy in software and open data standards

- Their take on the potential for autonomous micromobility

Be sure to get your tickets to Micromobility Europe (Berlin, 1st October), as well as sign up to the MM Newsletter at micromobility.io

In this episode, we publish the Software for Micromobility panel from the Micromobility California Summit.

In this panel, Stacey Randecker Bartlett (Co-Host, The Flying Car) hosts a conversation with William Henderson (CEO, Ride Report), Tiffany Chu (COO, Remix), Alex Kirn (CEO, INVERS), Jake Sion (COO, Transit App), Victor Pontis (CEO, ScooterMap) about how software is enabling and empowering micromobility to be adopted into cities.

Specifically they cover:

- Whether they see the emergence of one app to rule them all

- How software is integrating these services into a multimodal solution that can replace the job to be done of cars

- How software enables the remote fleet management for shared assets

- The software that cities are adopting to manage both shared fleets, as well as planning for their roadspace

- What cities are starting to learn when they’re empowered with software

- How MDS is working and not working for cities and operators

- The challenges around privacy in software and open data standards

- Their take on the potential for autonomous micromobility

Be sure to get your tickets to Micromobility Europe (Berlin, 1st October), as well as sign up to the MM Newsletter at micromobility.io

In this episode, Horace and Oliver discuss Horace's visit to Christchurch, New Zealand for the ITSNZ T-Tech 19 conference. For those that don't know, Christchurch suffered a massive earthquake in 2011, levelling most of downtown and killing 181 people. The city has been rebuilt with great cycle/micromobility infrastructure, which has led to Lime Scooters and cycling as a modal being incredibly popular in the city.

In this episode, we unpack:

- why the concentration of political power in cities makes them more likely to be able to quickly adapt to micromobility changes

- how the earthquake parallels the expected increase in volatility in environment we're likely to see from climate change, and how this benefits micromobility.

- how sunk costs in infrastructure can and will hinder the adoption of micromobility, and why this is a mistake.

- How the conformability of small vehicles allows them to permeate further into the city substrate in a way that larger vehicles cannot

- How transport changes how we relate to cities, and the possibilities that we see with them.

- How asset-light models suit an experience driven culture, and how this is a reflection of new forms of status.

Be sure to check out micromobility.io for all the latest, sign up to our newsletter, and get tickets for Micromobility Europe which is happening on October 1st. Please also rate the show - it helps us get recommended to others.

Cheers and let us know what you think on Twitter - @oliverbruce and @asymco

In this episode, Horace and Oliver discuss Horace's visit to Christchurch, New Zealand for the ITSNZ T-Tech 19 conference. For those that don't know, Christchurch suffered a massive earthquake in 2011, levelling most of downtown and killing 181 people. The city has been rebuilt with great cycle/micromobility infrastructure, which has led to Lime Scooters and cycling as a modal being incredibly popular in the city.

In this episode, we unpack:

- why the concentration of political power in cities makes them more likely to be able to quickly adapt to micromobility changes

- how the earthquake parallels the expected increase in volatility in environment we're likely to see from climate change, and how this benefits micromobility.

- how sunk costs in infrastructure can and will hinder the adoption of micromobility, and why this is a mistake.

- How the conformability of small vehicles allows them to permeate further into the city substrate in a way that larger vehicles cannot

- How transport changes how we relate to cities, and the possibilities that we see with them.

- How asset-light models suit an experience driven culture, and how this is a reflection of new forms of status.

Be sure to check out micromobility.io for all the latest, sign up to our newsletter, and get tickets for Micromobility Europe which is happening on October 1st. Please also rate the show - it helps us get recommended to others.

Cheers and let us know what you think on Twitter - @oliverbruce and @asymco

In this episode, we publish a panel discussion from the Micromobility California Summit in January.

Derrick Ko (CEO, Spin), Michael Keating (CEO, Scoot), Sanjay Dastoor (CEO, Skip) and Sergio Romo (CEO, Grin) are interviewed by Cory Weinberg from The Information. They cover:

- The scooter landscape as it was in January, and lessons learnt so far

- The challenges they've faced ins scaling, and what they foresee ahead

- Their changing relationships with cities

- Which competitor company they respect the most

- How OEM's such as Ford are thinking about the space.

- How each of them think about capital raising, and the different approaches taken.

In this episode, we publish a panel discussion from the Micromobility California Summit in January.

Derrick Ko (CEO, Spin), Michael Keating (CEO, Scoot), Sanjay Dastoor (CEO, Skip) and Sergio Romo (CEO, Grin) are interviewed by Cory Weinberg from The Information. They cover:

- The scooter landscape as it was in January, and lessons learnt so far

- The challenges they've faced ins scaling, and what they foresee ahead

- Their changing relationships with cities

- Which competitor company they respect the most

- How OEM's such as Ford are thinking about the space.

- How each of them think about capital raising, and the different approaches taken.

In this episode, Horace and Oliver unpack the Uber S-1 filing, noting, among other things:

- The parallels between Uber's assessment of total addressable market and that which we've talked about on the Micromobility podcast.

- The economics of short trips, and how these skew towards Micromobility vs Uber's existing rideshare business.

- The strategy that makes the most sense for Uber to scale micromobility over the short to mid term.

- We discuss the recent Barclays Bank report on micromobility that also further validates Horace's and Uber's analysis of the market potential.

We also discuss the Micromobility book, the Micromobility Membership and the upcoming Micromobility Summit in Europe on October 1st. For details on all of this, please head to micromobility.io

In this episode, Horace and Oliver unpack the Uber S-1 filing, noting, among other things:

- The parallels between Uber's assessment of total addressable market and that which we've talked about on the Micromobility podcast.

- The economics of short trips, and how these skew towards Micromobility vs Uber's existing rideshare business.

- The strategy that makes the most sense for Uber to scale micromobility over the short to mid term.

- We discuss the recent Barclays Bank report on micromobility that also further validates Horace's and Uber's analysis of the market potential.

We also discuss the Micromobility book, the Micromobility Membership and the upcoming Micromobility Summit in Europe on October 1st. For details on all of this, please head to micromobility.io

New to micromobility? This episode is for you. Been with us all year? There is still plenty of depth and breadth being addressed. In this special episode, Horace and Oliver revisit many of the ideas of the first 20+. It is a great episode for both solidifying one’s understanding and introducing one’s friends and family.

Specifically, they cover:

- How Horace came to micromobility and why it was so initially captivating

- The primary requirement of the micromobility definition (500kg) and the secondary requirements — motor and utility

- Recent growth in global production ability and the China bikeshare bubble

- The push and pull of micromobility

- How success in disruption requires humility for both sides

- The various pain points of modern transportation and how micromobility addresses them

- Jobs to be done and the markets for micromobility

- How the sharing economy allows us to no longer buy for the extremely rare use cases (six sigma)

- Applying our intuitive sense for jobs to be done in computing to transportation

- The significance of the lognormal distribution for car trips

- The evolution rate of micromobility vehicles, which is orders of magnitude greater than that of automobility.

- A few predictions

- The adoption curve and the disruption principle

- Efficiency gains of various modes and environmental impact of micromobility

- The exponential growth of scooter companies in 2018

- The maintenance needs and vehicle design needs of shared vehicles

New to micromobility? This episode is for you. Been with us all year? There is still plenty of depth and breadth being addressed. In this special episode, Horace and Oliver revisit many of the ideas of the first 20+. It is a great episode for both solidifying one’s understanding and introducing one’s friends and family.

Specifically, they cover:

- How Horace came to micromobility and why it was so initially captivating

- The primary requirement of the micromobility definition (500kg) and the secondary requirements — motor and utility

- Recent growth in global production ability and the China bikeshare bubble

- The push and pull of micromobility

- How success in disruption requires humility for both sides

- The various pain points of modern transportation and how micromobility addresses them

- Jobs to be done and the markets for micromobility

- How the sharing economy allows us to no longer buy for the extremely rare use cases (six sigma)

- Applying our intuitive sense for jobs to be done in computing to transportation

- The significance of the lognormal distribution for car trips

- The evolution rate of micromobility vehicles, which is orders of magnitude greater than that of automobility.

- A few predictions

- The adoption curve and the disruption principle

- Efficiency gains of various modes and environmental impact of micromobility

- The exponential growth of scooter companies in 2018

- The maintenance needs and vehicle design needs of shared vehicles