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Viodi View – 02/04/23

In this issue, we catch up with an old friend whose idea of retiring is service, service, and more service. While the autonomous vehicle world is in turmoil, credible companies displayed shared, electric, autonomous shuttles at CES2023 that could impact the way some of us get around in some places in a few years. Finally, […]

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Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment CES2023 Electric Vehicles

Autonomous Mobility – Beyond the Amusement Park

For decades, Orlando amusement parks have provided a tangible look at the future. Oceaneering has been building the future seen at amusement parks in its Orlando manufacturing and test facility for decades as well. Oceaneering’s expertise goes well beyond the amusement park and includes products that serve aerospace, maritime and cargo logistics, and government and […]

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Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment CES2023

Automotive Grade Autonomous Electric Shuttle – #CES2023

With double wishbone suspension, a premium interior, and a cabin that attenuated the din of the CES2023 crowd, HOLON’s autonomous electric shuttle promises a comfortable ride for up to 15 passengers through city streets. The HOLON mover is purpose-built to move people in fixed geographic areas with speeds limited to 37 MPH (60 km/h). As […]

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Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment Robots

Zoox – Slow and Steady Road to Autonomy – #CES2023

The fable goes that the tortoise beat the hare in its race by its slow and steady pace. Slow and steady is the approach that Zoox is taking to achieve safe and sustainable autonomous mobility. In the above interview, filmed at CES2023, Paul Escobar, Senior Public Policy & Safety Strategy Manager for Zoox, describes how […]

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Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment Smart Driving Car Summit

Removing Roadblocks for Others – Stephen Still

Stephen Still’s memorial to Heyward Patterson at the 5th Annual SmartDrivingCars Summit provided a tragic example of why better mobility options are needed for the people in countless neighborhoods and regions of the U.S. As background, Heyward Patterson was the so-called jitney driver providing rides to the grocery store for people in Buffalo without a […]