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Advanced rider assistance systems: Tech spawned by the politics of micromobility

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The desire to achieve something as simple as keeping shared electric scooters off sidewalks has driven the development of some advanced technology in the micromobility industry. Scooter ADAS is probably the most doable and cost-effective method that cities can use to prevent unwanted rider behavior.

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The Station: Arrival slashes EV targets, more Tesla FSD controversy and NHTSA loses its captain

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I don’t have much to say about this since anyone who follows the most basic tenets of society and uses logic understands it is wrong and ridiculous. My one thought: perhaps, it’s time for us all to put our grown-up pants on and stop normalizing this kind of behavior. billion into shared micromobility companies.

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

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D1 has this year been a huge player in growth rounds for some of the very biggest startups: It has made investments in eyewear giant Warby Parker , gaming engine maker Unity , car sales portal Cazoo and fintech TransferWise , collectively with valuations into the multiple billions of dollars. “This shows the frugality of the company.

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Daily Crunch: US dangles reward up to $10M for info on 6 elite Russian military hackers

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million Series B round, bringing its total capital investment to $77.7 million, to deepen its micromobility presence in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the U.K. Robinhood announced plans to lay off 9% of its staff just before the investing and trading service was poised to come out with its earnings. and Canada.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Klaviyo EC-1, micromobility’s second wave, UiPath CFO interview, more

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. “Bootstrapping Klaviyo, it came out of this: ‘Hey, if we are super disciplined about finding a problem that someone will pay us to solve, we have a real company,'” said Hallen. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members.

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Revel’s Frank Reig shares how he built his business and what he’s planning

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He’d seen mopeds used as major, if not dominant, forms of transportation as he traveled around Europe, Asia and Latin America, and he wondered why this logical (and fun) mode of transport was largely absent from American cities in general, and in his hometown, New York City, in particular. Revel secured another $33.8

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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Here are the investors in their own words, for any TechCrunch reader who is interested in hiring, investing or founding a company in the country. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? What’s your latest, most exciting investment? Oh, and one more thing. We just launched Extra Crunch in Israel.

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