Ride AI by Micromobility Industries
Technology:Gadgets
This week’s episode of the Ride AI podcast is a mind-meld between automotive analyst Ed Niedermeyer and tech-innovation scholar Horace Dediu about why the car industry is ripe for disruption. Their conversation is a reflection on the transformative power of past innovations like computers and phones, and the need to imagine a better future for mobility. Together they discuss:
The concept of unbundling the car for different trip types and purposes, similar to computing devices
Observation that the world seeks to improve cars, but they are already highly optimized
Critique of current approaches by companies like Tesla and Apple, which aim to fit new technologies into the existing car model
Emphasis on the need for truly disruptive innovation in mobility, either through cheaper, more accessible options or new directions of competition
Discussion on the potential for self-driving technology to transform mobility by enabling new experiences and connections
Examinations of the challenges of building an EV that is both cheap and has extensive battery range
Why investors are over-focused on cars as a platform at the expense of other autonomous driving use-cases, like agriculture, defense, and transit.
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88: Revisiting High-End Shared Micromobility - The Bond Model with CEO, Raoul Stöckle
87: Talking subscriptions and premium brands with David Hyman, CEO of Unagi Scooters
86: Measuring Micromobility and Talking Hypercars
85: The Dott Model - talking European micromobility with co-founders Maxim Romain and Henri Moissinac
84: Designing cities for Micromobility with Skye Duncan, Global Designing Cities Initiative at NACTO
83: The War On Cars - Talking with Doug Gordon
82: The biggest bikeshare in America - talking with Laura Fox, Lyft's General Manager for Citi Bike in New York
81: Markets for Trust - why blockchains matter with Horace Dediu and Anders Brownworth
80: Decarbonizing Transport with Andrew Salzberg, Loeb Fellow and former Head of Transportation Policy at Uber
79: The agile incumbent: talking e-bikes with Ian Kenny and Chris Yu of Specialized
78: Products vs Platforms: the end of the Segway and the start of Apple in Micromobility
77: Talking the future of Mobility-As-A-Service with Jake Sion, COO of Transit
76: Ebikes, Maps and Adword Dystopia
75: A trip down memory lane with Jump founder, Ryan Rzepecki
74: Vanmoof Again! - Talking S3/X3 with CEO Taco Carlier
73: A Slow and Steady Approach to Micromobility - Ben Bear from Spin
72: Micromobility, pricing, politics and Friedrich Hayek
71: Recode's Kara Swisher being interviewed by Felix Salmon on post-car travel/micromobility
70: Micromobility operations with industry veteran Tarani Duncan - ex-Citibike, Jump and Mapbox
69: The largest micromobility manufacturer in the world - Tony Ho of Segway/Ninebot
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