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The robotaxi companies still havent resolved differences with San Francisco, and they still arent speaking the same lanaguage

Last we, we reported that the California PUC had called Waymo and Cruise into a hearing July 31 to answer questions of the sort the city of San Francisco has been aski...

The Mobility Data Specification 2.0 includes data standards for other forms of urban mobility, beyond just bikes and scooters. The next generation of the specification can now be used to better manage taxis, TNCs and more.

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles's Department of Transportation will be prohibited from disclosing mobility service data via its open source ...

The smart management and analysis of micromobility data is part of making the devices integrated pieces of the larger transportation ecosystem and vision, experts say. In Chicago, Populus will help manage this data effort.

Last modified on Tue 3 Aug 2021 04.23 EDT In the 1890s, the biggest cities of the western world faced a mounting problem. Horse-drawn vehicles had been in use for thousands of years, and it was hard to imagine life without them. But as the number of such vehicles increased during the 19th century, the drawbacks of using horses in densely populated cities were becoming ever more apparent. In particular, the accumulation of horse manure on the streets, and the associated stench, were impossible t...

Lacuna Raises $16M, Aims to Muscle Up City Mobility Programs As cities look beyond the pandemic, a Silicon Valley startup secures funding as it helps local officials better manage scooters, deliveries and other challenges. Data modeling combined with open source technology is key. July 09, 2021 •  Jung Fitzpatrick The pandemic battered public transit, squeezed ride-sharing operations and, in some cases, clogged roads with e-commerce delivery trucks, lifel...

Sharing data between mobility operators can deliver valuable insights into how their services are used, but sharing data is no easy matter.

Save this story for later. New York City used to be an early adopter of new transportation modes. In the late eighteen-sixties, New Yorkers took up the velocipede, a primitive version of the bicycle. Half a century later, the city embraced the automobile, and eventually made free parking available for the fossil-fuel-burning machines—a remarkable giveaway of expensive public space that many carless citizens would like back now. New York also engineered and built a subway system, above ground ...

Los Angeles will soon have an ‘innovation zone’ for testing mobility products This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has announced the creation of the city’s first Transportation Technology Innovation Zone ...