The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is going to study dockless escooter-related injuries and incidents in Austin, Texas– a first for the nation’s public health institute. Austin Public Health and the Austin Transportation Department is partnering with three CDC epidemiologists to look at the health risks of dockless scooters. The details of the study […]
Mazda revealed a redesigned version of the Mazda3 on Tuesday, featuring a high-tech engine and advanced safety systems, in a bold bet on compact cars. The Japanese automaker unveiled sedan and hatchback versions of the 2019 Mazda3 at a glitzy event on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Equipped […]
Lyft announced today that they are completing the acquisition of America’s largest bikeshare service, Motivate. Headquartered in New York City, the company is responsible for the growth of the country’s most ridden bikeshare systems, including: Citi Bike (New York), Ford GoBike (San Francisco Bay area), Divvy (Chicago), Bluebikes (Boston Metro area), Capital Bikeshare (Washington, D.C. […]
Bird announced today that it will sell its electric scooters to entrepreneurs and small business owners, who can then rent their fleets as part of a new service called Bird Platform. The company will provide the independent operators with scooters, which they can mark with their own brand, as well as access to the company’s […]
Rivian Automotive’s R1S, an electric SUV has made the LA Auto Show its coming out party. It join the firm;s Electric Adventure Vehicle, the Rivian R1T truck. (see video below) The SUV will ride on the same skateboard platform that the company has designed for its vehicles and will be powered by the same quad-motor […]
GM announced today a major restructuring along with layoffs that will involve “doubling” the company’s investment in electric and self-driving cars, what many have missed in the first round of coverafe is the company has also confirmed that the Chevy Volt will be discontinued. GM will prioritize “investments in its next-generation battery-electric architectures”: “GM now […]
General Motors announced today of plans to lay off 15 percent of its workers and shutter five plants in North America The 5 factories (3 assembly plants and 2 powertrain plants) are: Oshawa Assembly in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly in Detroit. Lordstown Assembly in Warren, Ohio. Baltimore Operations in White Marsh, Maryland. Warren Transmission […]
Inboard, the startup best known for its M1 electric skateboard, has opened sales of its first premium scooter — the Glider, just in time for the holiday season. The company has already sold 285 of the scooters in a private pre-sale, with 80 percent of the orders coming from the United States and 35 percent […]
The 4-month e-scooter pilot program in Portland OR is coming to an end, and next week, more than 2,000 scooters will be taken off the streets by their parent companies. The program began back in July and its last day will be Tuesday, Nov. 20. According to numbers from the Portland Bureau of Transportation, there […]
Ford Motor, Walmart, and delivery service Postmates Inc will collaborate to design a service for delivering groceries and other goods to Walmart customers that could someday use autonomous vehicles, the companies said on Wednesday. The project is the latest to grow out of Ford’s broader effort to develop businesses that could use automated delivery vehicles. […]
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