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7 EO members share how to mitigate rising transportation costs and shipping delays

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Global supply chain issues, increased transportation costs and shipping delays are an ongoing post-pandemic problem. Our small business has absolutely been impacted by higher transportation costs and shipping delays. Utilized lesser-used ports, other modes of shipment (air, rail), or a mix—to diversify the risk.

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Z?m wins $150M from San Francisco schools to modernize and electrify student transport

TechCrunch

m, a startup that wants to upgrade student transportation, a five-year $150 million contract to modernize its transport service throughout the district. m’s transportation solution for SFUSD is expected to save the district $3 million per year on average, based on the cost of the incumbent’s solution. Aside from Z?

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Bolt raises $182M to expand its on-demand transportation network in Europe and Africa

TechCrunch

In the midst of a major second wave of coronavirus infections across Europe, an Estonian startup that’s building an on-demand network to move food and people around in cars, on scooters and ( most recently ) on bikes across developed and emerging markets in EMEA is announcing a major round of funding. billion ($4.3

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Builders and VCs explore the impact of air mobility on urban planning at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

Over the past decade, some of the biggest names in the tech, VC, automotive and aerospace industries have poured millions of dollars into developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. What role should it play — in existing cities and when designing future urban transportation systems?

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Local Motors, the startup behind the Olli autonomous shuttle, has shut down

TechCrunch

Experiencing first-hand the skill and dedication of the people I worked with, I have no doubt AVs (like Olli) are the future of transportation.” The first generation of the shuttle debuted in 2016 in National Harbor, Maryland at a mixed-use development.

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Diamond Age picks up $50M to lay the foundation for the future of houses built by robots

TechCrunch

The side-effect of adding a slice of robotics to the mix is that homes that used to take nine months to build can now be instantiated into existence in a month or so. The company has now developed 26 end-of-arm robotic tools, on top of a 3D printing system that can print concrete for exterior, interior and roof structures.

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Reliable Robotics lifts $100M to take autonomous cargo planes where none have gone before

TechCrunch

They have been experimenting and developing using a Cessna 172, which started flying unmanned flights a couple of years ago. Of course, people are a little twitchy about the safety aspects of self-driving cars — and planes add a literal additional dimension to the mix.