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Remote-controlled delivery carts are now working for the local Los Angeles grocer

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Tortoise started by equipping electric scooters with cameras, electronics and firmware that allow teleoperators in distant locales to drive the micromobility devices to a rider or deliver it back to its proper parking spot. The company still remains bullish on its initial application in micromobility.

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Daily Crunch: Lookout sells consumer security segment for $223M to become ‘pure-play enterprise company’ 

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In light of the micromobility industry’s growing popularity, the Japanese government has been proactive in loosening e-scooter regulations to further stimulate this sector, Kate reports. Three more from the TC+ team: We got this : Workers are wary — but also optimistic — about AI , writes Kyle.

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Investors feed the meter for curb management startup Automotus

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New investors include Ben Bear, Derrick Ko, and Zaizhuang Cheng of micromobility company Spin. For instance, one newly announced pilot project with Santa Monica and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator will monitor a one-square-mile zero-emissions delivery zone in the city. The startup is still small, with just 11 full-time employees.

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LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program

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” I spoke with Dr. Rhee in great detail earlier this year, to figure out how startups can work with LG Nova: LG and the hunt for the next-gen corporate incubator. DUCKT – Universal charging infrastructure solution dedicated to micromobility vehicles: bikes, e-bikes and scooters.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more

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Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. Rebecca Bellan interviewed Veo CEO Candice Xie about the micromobility startup’s “old-fashioned way” of doing business. “I Why Amazon should pay attention to Shein. Image Credits: Chevrolet. Image Credits: MaC Venture Capital / Wonderschool.

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Newsletter: Natural juice, less sugar + Fast food drones

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The spray, sold mostly under the name Enovid, targets the virus in the upper airways, preventing it from incubating and reaching the lungs. Our micromobility enabler Superpedestrian launched its first fleet of seated LINK e-scooters in the city of Baltimore, WBAL reports.

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Newsletter: GoDaddy’s startup pick + WSJ’s miracle material

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Superpedestrian acquires Navmatic to enhance e-scooter safety OurCrowd electric scooter operator Superpedestrian has acquired Navmatic, a startup that helps micromobility operators locate vehicles and correct their movements in real time, TechCrunch reports. hours of work), and lost about 1.6

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