Movements | September 25th, 2020

Sep 25, 2020

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Micromobility

Bird debuts its new foldable ‘Bird Air’ scooter in time for the holiday retail. The new model will be available exclusively at Target and then launch internationally on November 20th. | Bird
Acton and Navmatic partner up to bring improved GPS location to scooters. | Acton
Shared micromobility sales in 2020:

Product Launches & Updates

Uber launches an inter-modal routing feature that allows riders to combine public transit and Uber trips to their destination. “Once the best route is found, you can use Uber to request a trip to the recommended station, all while monitoring real-time transit timetables. It will launch first in Sydney and Chicago later this month.” | News AU
EU ridehailng Bolt launches a walk mode. | LinkedIn
Coord is piloting reservable smart loading zones in Omaha. | Streetsblog
Cowboy’s e-bikes get automatic crash detection and notification features - if the bike detects a crash and the rider doesn’t confirm they’re okay within 60 seconds, emergency contacts are automatically notified. | The Verge

Ridehailing, Carsharing, & Delivery

What do you do with a bunch of empty tourist buses due to COVID? Answer: You build a maze. (Thanks Nick A.) | Mulboyne
The impending autoloan debacle could hurt companies and consumers. | Arkinvest
Amazon is staffing up it’s e-bike delivery team in NYC with Uber and Citi Bike vets. | CNBC
A look at US ridesharing sales and the impact of COVID. | Second Measure

Investment & Deals

U.K. curb management startup AppWay raises a $20 million Series B. “AppyWay offers an advanced platform of accurate, standardised data, APIs and tools for smart kerbside management in the world.” | Finsmes
VanMoof raises a $40 million Series B. | Techcrunch
Uber is looking to sell some of its stake in Didi. | Bloomberg

Cities & Policy

The Long Island Railroad is now providing real-time occupancy data in each car on 100% of its fleet. They use this to tell passengers which cars of their incoming train are empty now and which care are likely to be empty tomorrow. | Mass Transit

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