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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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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. France, South Africa and Nigeria.

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

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This week, we published a four-part series about how Klaviyo co-founders Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen bootstrapped their startup into an e-commerce marketing automation platform now valued at $4.15 Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Part 4: Drama and quirk aren’t necessary for startup success.

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

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The right-to-repair hackers that live somewhere deep within us are mighty pleased. Startups and VC. MassMutual Ventures closed a $300 million fund to back Asian and European startups. Dig deeper with oligochaeta for your data : Mozart data just orchestrated a $15 million round to help startups build a sensible data stack.

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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. ” It’s pretty broad.

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LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program

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From 1,300 applicants, the company picked its first cohort to start building opportunities with the startups. ” 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. NeuroTrainer, Inc.

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