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Microsoft to open London AI office, Tesla scraps entry-level EV plans
Microsoft is opening a new office in London dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) research and development. The tech firm's AI boss Mustafa Suleyman said it will advertise roles for "exceptional individuals" in the coming weeks and months. But he has not said how many jobs will be created. Microsoft is a major investor in ChatGPT-creator…
Dott, Lime and Tier chosen for 12 month TfL e-scooter pilot
Transport for London and London Councils have announced Dott, Lime and Tier Mobility as the winners of its prized e-scooter pilot, confirming last month’s suspicions based on job postings by the companies. Last year, the government legalized e-scooter rental trials by local authorities, although private e-scooter riding both on the road or pavement remains illegal. Five boroughs…
Just 1 in 3 London Boroughs signed up to e-scooter rental scheme
Cities across the globe have embraced e-scooters as a key way of enabling citizens to get around efficiently in a way that limits carbon emissions, writes Ashley Noris in Transition Earth. Paris, for example, recently announced the creation of a new wave of docking stations. However, one major European city has significantly lagged behind the…
Lime adds e-mopeds to its line up
Electric vehicle company Lime is to add e-mopeds to its platform, starting with rollouts in Paris and Washington DC. Lime claims the addition of mopeds makes it the first micromobility provider to offer three shared electric vehicles on one platform: e-bikes, e-scooters and now e-mopeds. Designed to complement Lime’s e-bikes and e-scooters, the e-moped is…
Lime partners with what3words to find mis-parked e-bikes and scooters faster
E-bike and scooter provider Lime has partnered with geocoding system what3words to help members of the public report mis-parked e-bikes and scooters more easily. The partnership will allow Lime users and members of the public to report the exact location of an incorrectly parked vehicle using what3words. By identifying the what3words address for the 3m…
E-bike boom continues in London, claims Lime
Cycling is on the rise in the capital, despite the colder weather, with Lime reporting a 127% uptake in e-bike rides between March and October 2020. The micro-mobility company has also achieved its 2 million rides milestone in the capital alone. The number of trips taken in October this year has increased by 24% compared to…
What’s the future for electric scooters?
Ashley Norris of Transition Earth argues that electric scooters will play a vital role in our future transport infrastructure... It might be hard to believe, but there was a time not long ago when the future of electric scooters hung in the balance. Detractors said they were unsafe, they cluttered up city streets. Those in…
Lime electric-assist bikes to launch in London boroughs of Brent and Ealing
Electric-assist Lime bikes will be available in London for the first time from Friday. A fleet of 1,000 Lime e-bikes is to be placed throughout the boroughs of Brent and Ealing, where they can be hired and unlocked via a smartphone app. The dockless bikes cost £1 to unlock and 15p per minute of ride…
