Uber leak: Broken laws and lobbied governments | July 15, 2022
Plus, Ducati adds two folding e-bikes to its portfolio, and Amazon returns to the restaurant delivery market
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Micromobility
Chinese cities are embracing cycling as a means of promoting healthy living / Global Times
Users and sellers in China are disabling speed limits on their battery-powered two-wheelers / Bloomberg
An inside look at the manufacturing process at Ampler Bikes / Electrek
Who said micromobility can’t be fun? Take a look at this mind blowing and emotional short by Peter France / Youtube
Take a dive into Apple's eight-year quest to develop a self-driving car / The Information
Increasing gas prices, environmental concerns, and ease of transportation are driving a cargo bike boom in the UK / The Guardian
Lime is developing its own sidewalk detection technology / TechCrunch
Product Launches & Updates
New details released on Triumph's first electric motorcycle / Electrek
Take a look at the new Honda MS01 Electric Scooter / InsideEVs
Ducati’s portfolio expands with two new folding e-bikes / Electrek
Estonian-made Äike T may have just become the world's best electric scooter / Electrek
Ridehailing, Carsharing, & Delivery
An Uber leak reveals the company broke laws, deceived the police, and secretly lobbied governments / The Guardian
New Amazon cargo bikes will replace vans in London / Bloomberg
Uber and Lyft drivers can now purchase insurance from Stable Insurance, a startup insurance company / Coverager
There's a robot car outage jamming up San Francisco / Wired
Travis Kalanick's vision of Uber's growth included violence against drivers / Engadget
Walmart announced an agreement to buy 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles from Canoo / TechCrunch
Here are some reasons why DoorDash has expanded beyond restaurant meals - and what other marketplaces might learn from this / via @omooretweets
Commercial car fleet manager SG Fleet has partnered with e-bike subscription service Zoomo to provide electric bikes for last-mile deliveries / ZAGDaily
Investment & Deals
Ziki has officially closed their $6.75M Seed Round! / via @ZikiKitchens
A Grubhub and Amazon Prime partnership brings Amazon back to US restaurant delivery / TechCrunch
RAW Charging announced that it has successfully raised growth capital for its £250 million EV charger installation plan / Raw Charging
APFusion has raised $6.5 Million in a series of seed financing co-led by Left Lane Capital & Bedrock Capital / PRNewswire
The Swedish battery maker Northvolt AB has reportedly secured new funding at its $12 billion valuation from last year / Bloomberg
UK Electric bike manufacturer WAU has been awarded £650,000 from the Angel Investment Network / Cycling Industries
Volvo Group Venture Capital AB invests in Optibus Ltd to accelerate the digitalization and electrification of the global public transportation sector / Volvo Group
The most recent round of funding for May Mobility, $111 million Series C, is expected to help it reach driver-out operations by 2023 / TechCrunch
Cities & Policy
There's a surge in demand for Denver's e-bike rebate system / 9News
A $21-billion transit plan for Metro Vancouver has been approved / Vancouver Sun
An award of $33.5 million has been announced for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System to advance its transition to zero-emission fleets by 2040 / Intelligent Transport
The New York City Public Housing Authority is banning electric bikes indoors after a series of battery fires / Street Blog NYC
In Denver, Lyft and Lime report record e-bike and scooter use due to gas prices / Greeley Tribune
New Products, Features, and Data Points
With the layoff of 150 employees and a slowdown in hiring, Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle technology startup, became the latest tech company to reduce its staff / TechCrunch
In an effort to combat heavy, expensive battery packs, startups are developing faster-charging battery cells / Green Car Reports
Hackers can remotely unlock and start Hondas via a key fob flaw / TechCrunch
Ford registers trademarks for electric versions of the Maverick and Ranger pickup trucks / Electrek
Around five percent of Rivian's workforce is expected to be laid off / Engadget
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