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  • A New Kind of Transit Agency #SmartDrivingCar

    A New Kind of Transit Agency #SmartDrivingCar

    If the highest market capitalization lodging company doesn’t own hotels, then does it follow that transit agencies will always need to own buses?  In the above interview, filmed at the 2018 SmartDrivingCar Summit at Princeton, Bern Grush, co-author of The End of Driving, discusses how technology is allowing transits agencies to examine how to best achieve…

  • Viodi View – 07/26/18

    Viodi View – 07/26/18

    Next week’s 2018 Independent Show in Anaheim is sure to draw comparisons to the legendary Western Cable Show. The next three videos provide a preview of what to expect from a show that has the energy and in many ways a similar vibe of the exciting times when the cable industry was still young and the…

  • Rapidly Deployable WiFi Played Key Role in Thai Cave Rescue

    Rapidly Deployable WiFi Played Key Role in Thai Cave Rescue

    A U.S. based company’s outdoor WiFi gear played an important role in the recent Thailand cave rescue.  In a saga that gripped the world, 12 young Thai boys and their soccer coach were trapped for two weeks, before being rescued by Thai Navy Seals. Cambium Networks, a global provider of wireless networking solutions, provided networking equipment…

  • The Corporate Electric Bike Share

    The Corporate Electric Bike Share

    It’s clear that bikeshare is becoming a practical mobility alternative in urban areas, as shown by the recent proliferation of dockless (park anywhere) bikeshare providers throughout the U.S. Dockless bikeshare builds on the earlier success of docked (bike racks) bikeshare. For instant, in June, bikeshare provider Motivate (recently purchased by Lyft), achieved a total of 60M…

  • Autonomous Vehicles – Augmentation or Replacement? #SmartDrivingCar

    Autonomous Vehicles – Augmentation or Replacement? #SmartDrivingCar

    Will autonomy augment or replace the human? Author, angel investor and Cannonball Run record holder, Alex Roy, addresses this question in the above interview, filmed at the 2018 SmartDrivingCar Summit. As the founder of Human Driving Association, his view echos that of car designer and futurist Michael Robinson in that the automation features must improve…

  • Viodi View – 07/09/18

    Viodi View – 07/09/18

    Sometimes the most lasting memory from a family vacation comes from an unplanned activity. One wouldn’t expect a brief stop at a rural gas station to create such a memory. Read more in the Korner, below, about the convenience/gas station that became a highlight of a summer trip to the Lone Star State. Sorry big…