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Shaping the Future of Electric Mobility: Innovation Takes Center Stage at London EV Show 2024
5 Key Takeaways from the 2024 International Mobility Data Summit
Over two dynamic days, the Summit featured insightful panels, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities with leading mobility experts. Key topics included challenges in managing transit data for large cities, the future of open standards, and the role of data in shaping sustainable transportation solutions.
Mobility Makers had the chance to be a part of this event as a partner and to be in the center of Mobility Data Summit
Turning Crisis into Opportunity for a Sustainable Future
The IPCC report came out last year showing that we were failing to meet our Paris climate targets and heading towards a hothouse climate. We cannot afford to lose hope, we must connect and work together globally. This is the essence of what Greentech Festival is trying to achieve. Their events unite leaders in business and society who are committed to deep change and are willing to turn this urgency into action. Empowered by technology and innovation, GTF believes that humankind can and must turn crisis into opportunity.
As Global Head of Product at Greentech Festival, Dr Dale Rickert tells us more about how the events, specifically the GTF Connect series are empowering the future generations and fueling change to create a more sustainable future.
Charging Ahead: Innovations, Applications, and Challenges in Emerging EV Charging Technologies
The electric vehicle charging landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with the introduction of innovative charging technologies that have the potential to revolutionize the way consumers charge their electric vehicles. As economies move to electrify the transport sector, the demand for efficient, convenient, and high-capacity charging solutions has surged.
Muhammad Rafey Khan, Senior Analyst at PTR Inc., a leader in market research and strategy for renewable energy and electric mobility, explores emerging EV charging technologies like vehicle-to-grid, battery-buffered, and wireless charging, highlighting their potential to transform EV charging and the challenges they face in widespread adoption.
Securing Transportation Systems in the Digital Age: The Imperative for Robust Network Design and Cybersecurity Measures
In today’s interconnected world, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated, particularly for transportation agencies that are increasingly reliant on sophisticated technologies to manage and operate their networks and the interconnectivity now found in traffic lights.
Dustin Harber is the Chief Technology Officer of LYT, a provider of cloud-based smart traffic solutions that makes traffic lights smart by enabling them to see and respond to traffic. He emphasizes the critical importance of robust network design and cybersecurity for transportation systems in the digital age.
Pioneers in sustainable mobility EVUM Motors set to make UAE debut at electrical vehicle innovation summit (EVIS)
Founded out of a research project at the Technical University of Munich, EVUM Motors is taking sustainable mobility in synergy with power supply to a new level with its aCar, a fully electrical, zero emissions, all-wheel drive, modular, light utility vehicle.
Martin Šoltés, CEO of EVUM Motors, discusses how the aCar, a fully electric, zero-emissions utility vehicle, is transforming sustainable mobility. With versatile applications and integrated power supply features, EVUM Motors is expanding from Europe into the Middle East and Africa, driving innovation in e-mobility.
Road Freight’s Crossroads
Passenger electric vehicles are achieving rapid adoption globally, yet progress decarbonizing medium and heavy freight transport poses considerably greater challenges. These trucks, buses and coaches account for over a quarter of EU road emissions, despite comprising just a fraction of road vehicles.
Thomas Marx, Global Programme Director at Reuters Events gives us an overview of the road freight industry’s green transition
Why Total Cost of Use is the key to Mobility comparison
The word Mobility means different things to different people. In the UK, it is typically associated with matters concerning mobility challenges, primarily affecting the elderly or disabled community.
Samuel Ellis, Co-founder & CEO of Karfu, tell us about the Mobility comparison and th importance of Total Cost of USE
Enhancing Passenger Experience through Eco-Conscious Travel
In the rapidly evolving world of automotive technology, passenger experience has emerged as a key focal point for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Today, automakers are striving towards creating an immersive and comfortable environment for passengers.
Utkarsh Biradar, Chief Designer, Industrial Design and Visualisation at Tata Elxsi, tells us about the evolution of passenger experience in the automotive industry.
The Consumer Electronics Show focused on the automotive industry
CES 2023: Key takeaways
The 2023 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show, took place from January 5 to 8 in Las Vegas.
Mobility Makers had the chance to be in the center of automotive industry at CES 2023, the global stage for innovation.
Reimagining how cities can leverage holistic platforms for urban mobility solutions
When it comes to designing transit and transportation solutions that reduce traffic congestion and improve on-time arrival rates, we seem to have a problem. It seems we are focused on all the wrong things. It’s not all about building a better vehicle, or the technology that is used inside the vehicle.
Timothy Menard, the founder and CEO of LYT, tell us about the future of connected mobility for our cities.
Connecting the dots: What will enable door-to-door mobility in 2023?
The unanswered question from 2020 and 2021 “what will mobility look like when restrictions will finally be lifted?” is slowly being answered.
Nikki Lagerweij, Product and Proposition Specialist at Tranzer, tell us about the improvement of travel experience after Covid19
Car-as-a-service: pay per use over owning as an emerging global trend
As modern citizens, we value time and comfort together with sustainability. The way we use cars will shift in the upcoming years – car ownership will be replaced by having cars as a service.
Annemari Muru, CEO of Liigu, tell us about the car ownership and car-as-a-service trends.
How can micromobility be beneficial for cities?
Cities and companies globally are facing ever-tightening budgets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing a serious rethink about how they operate and provide services.
Public transit agencies also now need to factor social distancing into their day-to-day operations, cutting capacity on buses and trains and reducing potential customers. But cities also don’t want people getting into their cars and creating more pollution. So, what’s the middle ground?
The Future: Limitless Urban Movement
As more countries around the world turn to micromobility as a solution for urban mobility, discover the benefits of e-scooters.
Josh Baah, Co-Founder at Joos, tells us how the pandemic has changed the way we live in terms of mobility.
On the way to the sustainable mobility revolution
CoMotion LA ’21 : Key takeaways
From November 16 to 18, Los Angeles became the center of sustainable mobility by hosting the 2021 edition of CoMotion LA, the international meeting of the actors who think and imagine tomorrow’s mobility.
Mobility Makers had the chance to be a part of this revolution as a media partner and as a jury of the LA New Mobility Challenge.
The Consumer Electronics Show focuses on sustainable e-mobility
CES 2022: Key takeaways
The 2022 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show, took place from January 5 to 7 in Las Vegas.
Mobility Makers had the chance to be in the center of sustainable e-mobility at CES 2022, the global stage for innovation.
How to achieve reliability in vehicle sharing
Reliability plays a center stage role in most, if not all businesses, and shared mobility is no different. The lack of reliability can then be the downfall of your business.
The rental that never happened’ is every shared mobility provider’s nightmare. Now, as to why that rental didn’t happen can vary, but at the end of the day, in the eye of the potential consumer, it translates to a lack of reliability.
How a Missed Dinner with Grandma Inspired a brand new EV Charging Platform
There are very few points in one’s life that provide deep clarity around what the
world needs.
One fateful day, I was traveling from my apartment in New York City to my
grandmothers house outside Hartford, Connecticut. It was her 90th birthday, and
for the short drive, I had decided to take a buddy’s BMW i3.
How mobile will the future be? Predictions for a second pandemic year
If 2020 was a person, it would most likely be a candidate for the most hated people in the entire history of humankind. Last year took everybody for a ride to a completely different destination than expected, on a road full of potholes, with no traffic signs, cutting through thick fog and with little to no stops for a refreshment along the way.
How mobile will the future be? Predictions for a second pandemic year
If 2020 was a person, it would most likely be a candidate for the most hated people in the entire history of humankind. Last year took everybody for a ride to a completely different destination than expected, on a road full of potholes, with no traffic signs, cutting through thick fog and with little to no stops for a refreshment along the way.
How e-scooters will shape cities this 2022
E-scooters are now exploding in numbers. They have become one of the fastest-growing micromobility options across the US, Europe, and Asia. This growth is prompting cities to reinvent themselves to fully include these means of transport.
The Mearth electric scooter brand understand the e-scooter’s potential to become the #FutureOfTransportation
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