Could tesla's battery swap kiosks cut downtime for urban taxi and delivery fleets?
I keep thinking about the same image: a busy city street where a taxi or a delivery van pulls up to a compact kiosk, a technician or a robot swaps the depleted battery in a few minutes, and the vehicle is back on the road. As someone who follows mobility trends closely at Mobility News, I'm...
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How lidar startups like Ouster are making autonomous shuttles safer and cheaper
When I first rode an autonomous shuttle during a business trip a few years ago, I remember feeling...
Could battery leasing make electric taxis profitable for city fleets
As someone who watches cities and fleets adapt to electric mobility every day, I keep coming back...
What cities can learn from Seoul's dynamic curb pricing model to tame congestion
I first encountered Seoul's dynamic curb pricing model during a research trip in 2019, and it has...
How modular urban microgrids can keep e-scooters and e-bikes charged all day
I’ve been watching micromobility evolve for years, and one persistent operational headache keeps...
Will ai-driven curb management solve the chaos of pickups, deliveries and micromobility parking in dense downtowns?
Why curb management matters more than everI’ve spent years watching downtowns transform: curb...
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Smart Cities
Can AI predict traffic jams before they happen? Inside the world of predictive mobility
Every morning on my way to work, I watch the traffic map on my phone light up with red lines and bottlenecks—an all-too-familiar snapshot of urban congestion. Despite advances in navigation apps and real-time traffic alerts, we still often find ourselves stuck in jams that seemingly appear out of...
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Electric Vehicles
How Hyundai's e-pit superfast charging stations are redefining EV road trips
As someone who lives and breathes innovation in transportation, I’m always on the lookout for technologies that don’t just promise change but actively reshape our daily mobility experiences. Over the past few years, the electric vehicle (EV) landscape has rapidly evolved, from new battery...
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Sustainable Mobility
Why cargo e-bikes are becoming the secret weapon of sustainable urban deliveries
Over the past few years, I've observed a quiet but powerful revolution rolling through our cities — quite literally. While electric cars and autonomous shuttles often steal the spotlight, there’s one unsung hero of urban mobility that’s making a real, tangible impact on the ground: cargo...
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Sustainable Mobility
How Paris redesigned its streets to prioritize bikes over cars—and what other cities can learn
As someone who's been closely following the evolution of urban mobility, I’ve always been fascinated by how cities can reclaim space from cars to make room for people. Few cities offer a more compelling case study than Paris. Over the last few years, I’ve watched in awe as the French capital...
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Electric Vehicles
Why Toyota’s solid-state battery breakthrough could reshape the global EV market
The electric vehicle (EV) industry is evolving at breakneck speed, and every so often, a breakthrough emerges that has the potential to transform the entire landscape. Recently, Toyota made headlines with its announcement of significant progress in solid-state battery technology. As someone who's...
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Autonomous Tech
Can sidewalk robots coexist with pedestrians? The urban challenge of autonomous delivery
As I strolled through the bustling sidewalks of downtown Paris last spring, something curious caught my eye—a small, boxy robot, quietly humming along at walking speed, weaving carefully between pedestrians. It looked like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it was real. A sidewalk delivery...
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Electric Vehicles
What makes VinFast the EV brand to watch in emerging mobility markets
When I first came across VinFast, it was during a mobility expo in Frankfurt a couple of years ago. Among the sleek European giants and EV pioneers from Silicon Valley, this relatively unknown Vietnamese brand stood out – not just for its bold designs, but also for its ambitious mission: to...
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Micromobility
Are ikea’s urban micromobility hubs the missing link in city logistics?
In recent months, a quiet revolution has been rolling out in select city centers, mostly unnoticed by the masses. And yet, if you’ve passed a new IKEA pickup point squeezed between cafés and coworking spaces, you might have already seen it in action — IKEA’s urban micromobility hubs. When I...
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Sustainable Mobility
What volkswagen’s id.buzz teaches us about the return of stylish, sustainable mobility
There’s something magical about seeing the Volkswagen ID.Buzz on the road for the first time. For me, it was both a moment of nostalgia and an invitation to think differently about mobility’s future. The ID.Buzz is more than just a modern iteration of the iconic VW Microbus—it’s a bold...
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Electric Vehicles
Why nissan’s electric van strategy could change last-mile delivery forever
Over the past few years, I’ve spent a lot of time diving into the evolution of last-mile delivery—those final crucial steps in any logistics journey that bring goods directly to our doorsteps. It’s a space teeming with innovation, urgency, and sustainability challenges. When I first heard...
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