Could on-street battery swap kiosks make ev taxis turn profitable in dense city centers?

What metrics should cities use to decide between cargo e-bikes and small electric vans for last-mile logistics?

I’ve spent years studying how urban spaces adapt to new mobility solutions, and one question I get asked constantly is: how should cities decide between promoting cargo e-bikes and small electric vans for last-mile logistics? It’s not an either/or choice in many places, but getting the balance...

How can curbside ai enforcement balance micromobility parking and delivery loading zones?

I’ve been watching the rise of micromobility and the explosion of delivery services for years, and one thing keeps coming up in conversations with planners, operators and riders: the curb is clogged. As cities densify, we’re asking the same narrow strip of real estate to serve scooter parking,...

Could tesla's battery swap kiosks cut downtime for urban taxi and delivery fleets?

I keep thinking about the same image: a busy city street where a taxi or a delivery van pulls up to a compact kiosk, a technician or a robot swaps the depleted battery in a few minutes, and the vehicle is back on the road. As someone who follows mobility trends closely at Mobility News, I'm...

How lidar startups like Ouster are making autonomous shuttles safer and cheaper

When I first rode an autonomous shuttle during a business trip a few years ago, I remember feeling both excited and oddly vulnerable—excited about the promise of driverless transit, vulnerable because I couldn't see how the vehicle was perceiving the world around it. Since then, one of the...

Could battery leasing make electric taxis profitable for city fleets

As someone who watches cities and fleets adapt to electric mobility every day, I keep coming back to one big question: can battery leasing make electric taxis genuinely profitable for city fleets? It sounds like a financing trick, but it touches on the core economics of electric vehicles (EVs):...

What cities can learn from Seoul's dynamic curb pricing model to tame congestion

I first encountered Seoul's dynamic curb pricing model during a research trip in 2019, and it has stuck with me ever since. Walking through the city, I watched delivery vans, taxis and private cars jockey for space at the kerbside—yet traffic flowed more smoothly than I expected. The secret...

How modular urban microgrids can keep e-scooters and e-bikes charged all day

I’ve been watching micromobility evolve for years, and one persistent operational headache keeps coming up: keeping e-scooters and e-bikes charged and available throughout the day without resorting to carbon-heavy logistics. Modular urban microgrids offer a practical, scalable answer. In this...

Will ai-driven curb management solve the chaos of pickups, deliveries and micromobility parking in dense downtowns?

Why curb management matters more than everI’ve spent years watching downtowns transform: curb lanes that used to serve private cars are now contested real estate for ride-hails, grocery deliveries, e‑scooters and dockless bikes. The result is predictable—double-parked vans, clogged bike...

I'm increasingly convinced that the next revolution in mobility won't be about a single vehicle or a shiny new battery chemistry — it will be about the software layer that orchestrates movement across cities, vehicles, and people. Over the past years of following startups, pilots, and city...

I often find myself imagining the city as a living, learning machine: streets that reconfigure themselves in real time, vehicles that coordinate like a school of fish, and public transport that anticipates demand before a rider even taps an app. These ideas aren't just science fiction — they are...