Robotaxis: Beyond Autonomy, It’s About Superior CX

AI, Autonomous Vehicles
I recently participated in an on-stage discussion about the state of autonomous mobility at the Ride AI Summit in Los Angeles. During the event, I engaged in several conversations with other participants about the robotaxi customer experience. The essence of these discussions reaffirmed what I’ve long maintained—customer experience, rather than […]
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Autonomous Vehicles Employing An End-to-End AI Approach

AI, Autonomous Vehicles
Of the many autonomous vehicle (AV) use cases, two continue to receive the most attention: robotaxis and autonomous trucks of various form factors. AI is one of autonomous mobility’s key enabling technologies. To achieve the determinism required in mobility, the AV software platforms in use today incorporated a combination of […]
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  • 08 December 2020
    December 8, 2020
  • Author esimoudis
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New Mobility News Commentary

Autonomous Vehicles
There is no question that the pandemic is having a big impact on new mobility. Passenger transportation is down as reported by the dramatic decreases in public transportation ridership and mobility services rides. At the same time, goods delivery services are growing fast as more households are adopting Ecommerce. With […]
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Requirements for Growing and Scaling Autonomous Mobility

Big Data, Next-generation mobility
This post presents an analysis of the autonomous vehicles innovation lifecycle. It introduces four dimensions for assessing AV innovation performance over time. Finally, it presents six requirements that will need to be addressed before the use of autonomous vehicles can scale for consumer transportation and logistics.
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Seven Implications of Multimodal And Shared On-Demand Mobility

Big Data, Next-generation mobility
On-demand mobility services continue to evolve fast. New solutions are introduced constantly to address changes in consumer urban transportation tastes, or address shortcomings of existing offerings. Consumers demand for personalized transportation solutions that are affordable, convenient, and safe has led to the rapid growth of ride-hailing.  But in cities where […]
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Five Categories of On-Demand Mobility Services Companies

Autonomous Vehicles, Next-generation mobility
On-Demand Mobility Services, and particularly ride-hailing, have emerged as a strong option for consumer urban transportation. In the process, ride-hailing has disrupted the taxi and limo industries and could next disrupt public transportation and last-mile goods delivery. Nowhere is this more evident than in cities such as New York and […]
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  • 15 January 2018
    January 15, 2018
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Five Categories of Auto OEMs Resulting from Next-Generation Mobility

Autonomous Vehicles, Next-generation mobility
In early November 2017, Waymo announced that while it will continue its tests in Washington, California, and Texas, it was ready to start ferrying consumers in its fleet of driverless minivans in Chandler, Arizona. Later the same month GM presented their roadmap for autonomous vehicles and details about the mobility services […]
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