Ukraine's Electric Cavalry | May 27, 2022
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Ukraine's Electric Cavalry | May 27, 2022
Ukrainian army is using e-bikes to combat the Russian invasion. Plus, GoPuff gets a new investor and new self-driving operations spread throughout the country.
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Micromobility
The Ukrainian army is using Delfast e-bikes to fire rockets at the Russian troops and take out their tanks / Electrek
The danger of motorcycles is unrivaled by any other form of transportation / via @AlecStapp
Micromobility company Bird drops vehicle sales in pursuit of profitability / TechCrunch
The Boston Consulting Group says micromobility could be beneficial when incorporated into current transportation patterns / BCG
A total of £200 million in funding is being announced for walking and cycling schemes across England / UK Government
Bike-friendly cities and states across the country should create more electric bike incentive programs to promote their use / Street Blog
Harley-Davidson will shut down all but electric motorcycles production for the next two weeks / Reuters
According to a Voi and Women in Transport study, eight out of ten women are concerned about inadequate infrastructure to ensure their safety when using micromobility vehicles / Voi Scooters
Product Launches & Updates
Harley-Davidson e-bikes are getting Google Cloud integration / The Verge
Beefy Zoomers Scooter makes you look good on and off the road / AutoEvolution
Ridehailing, Carsharing, & Delivery
Urban Movement Labs is bringing two new partners on board to help it explore urban air mobility operations in Los Angeles, California / Evtol
This is what Uber announced at its global product event / TechCrunch
It's the end of the cheap rides, folks / Slate
Here's a closer look at Zoox's autonomous robotaxi / TechCrunch
Check out this interesting thread on driver side economics for Lyft/Uber / via @TheRideShareGuy
Investment & Deals
Optibus has raised $100M in a Series D funding round, money that will be used to expand its AI-based mass transit operations platform / TechCrunch
BMW Ventures announced its participation in the Series A-1 financing round of Mangrove Lithium / BMW Group
ChargeLab has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by King River Capital / TechCrunch
Bob Iger, the former head of Disney, joins GoPuff as an investor and advisor / TechCrunch
Macquarie Asset Management and Ferrovial, S.A. have invested $215 million in Inspiration Mobility / Globe Newswire
RJ Scaringe buys $1 million worth of shares of EV maker Rivian / TechCrunch
Cities & Policy
Gatik is taking its self-driving operations to Kansas after the state passed legislation allowing for autonomous vehicle deployment / Business Wire
Miami and Austin will be the test cities for autonomous vehicle technology company Argo AI / TechCrunch
Los Angeles takes down crosswalks allegedly painted by a secretive group called "Crosswalk Collective LA" / NPR
A Tesla driver will stand trial for a crash that killed two people while it was on autopilot / ABC News
Tesla is now offering Supercharger access to non-Tesla vehicles via the Tesla app in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and the UK / The Verge
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