Originally a small start-up from Estonia, Taxify has skyrocketed in the last two years to become one of the fastest growing ride-hailing companies in the world and a truly global place to work. Our team has grown to over 450 people across 23 countries and 55 nationalities. At the end of February a part of… Continue reading Taxify gathers in Cape Town for Winter Conference 2018
Category: Mobility Companies
An analysis of CEEPR’s Paper on “The Economics of Ride-Hailing”
An analysis of CEEPR’s Paper on “The Economics of Ride-Hailing” By Jonathan Hall, Chief Economist The on-demand workforce has grown considerably over the years. In the US alone, more than 750,000 people drive with Uber. And while on-demand work still accounts for a relatively small portion of the total US labor force, it has emerged… Continue reading An analysis of CEEPR’s Paper on “The Economics of Ride-Hailing”
Electric mobility: Yonne charging stations made accessible to EV drivers from all over Europe
An innovative partnership between SPIE, SDEY and Hubject Saint-Denis, February 28th, 2018 – SPIE CityNetworks, Hubject and the Departmental Energy Association of Yonne (SDEY) are joining forces to provide charging solutions for electric vehicles that can be accessed by EV drivers from all over Europe. Charging stations belonging to the Departmental Energy Association of Yonne… Continue reading Electric mobility: Yonne charging stations made accessible to EV drivers from all over Europe
Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video
Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video To bring Waymo’s technology to life, we leaned on the unique format of 360 video. By Meiling Tan, Head of Marketing, Waymo Waymo has been working on self-driving technology since our early days at Google in 2009. Today, we have the world’s first and only… Continue reading Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video
Waymo reaches 5 million self-driven miles
Waymo reaches 5 million self-driven miles The Waymo odometer rolled over to 5,000,000 in February: our self-driving cars have now covered five million miles on public roads. That’s a major milestone. Yet what’s really exciting for us is how we’re picking up speed. Our 1st million miles took six years to complete. Our 4th million… Continue reading Waymo reaches 5 million self-driven miles
This is what happened around the world in Urban Mobility
This is what happened around the world in Urban Mobility Welcome to the weekly news roundup by Splyt, the place where you can find the most important news in the Urban Mobility space. This week, we have divided the headlines geographically. We hope you enjoy the read! MENASA: Careem, Moovit Following the trend of ride-hailing platforms offering… Continue reading This is what happened around the world in Urban Mobility
The Responsive Network (Part 3/3)
The Responsive Network (Part 3/3) The future of shared mobility in cities Everything we’ve worked on has led to this. In Part 1 and 2, we wrote about the good and the bad about buses. Finally, here in Part 3, we’re proud to share our most significant innovation to date and the culmination of all our work… Continue reading The Responsive Network (Part 3/3)
Via Awarded Contract to Develop Singapore’s On-Demand Public Bus Service
Via, the leading developer of shared ride technology, has been selected by Singapore’s Land Transit Authority (LTA) to leverage its best-in-class ride matching and routing algorithm to incorporate on-demand technology into Singapore’s public transit system. Via’s technology connects multiple passengers who are headed the same way, allowing riders to request a ride in real time… Continue reading Via Awarded Contract to Develop Singapore’s On-Demand Public Bus Service
Bad Bus (Part 2/3)
Bad Bus (Part 2/3) Smart bus on a dumb route In Part 1 we wrote about the good stuff. Now here’s the bad. But don’t worry, there’s a Part 3 as well, where the Jedi returns… We’ve learned a fair amount about buses over the year, developing our own smartbus, and launching a route in London: CM2.… Continue reading Bad Bus (Part 2/3)
Uber might be backing out of SEA but is making sure to stay in London & more
Uber might be backing out of SEA but is making sure to stay in London & more Welcome to our weekly urban mobility news digest — this week we are trying something new: we’ll present you last week’s most important news in a short single-story read. Let us know what you think, whether you like it or would… Continue reading Uber might be backing out of SEA but is making sure to stay in London & more