Micromobility technology has been developed to help achieve simple goals such as keeping electric scooters from being parked on sidewalks. Scooter companies, once the preserve of geofencing technology, are now eager to gain an advantage over their competitors by implementing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), which can be found in cars.
Spin, Voi and Zipp are investing in location-based and camera-based tech to detect and correct bad riding habits. Sometimes, they even slow down scooters to a halt if they're on sidewalks.
City residents are concerned about scooter riders and parkers parking on sidewalks. This is one of their main complaints. This problem is being addressed by tech companies that place the responsibility of riding behavior on scooter operators. Cities may require this type of ADAS technology.
The most cost-effective and feasible way cities can prevent undesirable rider behavior is by using Scooter ADAS. It is far more cost-effective than police officers trying to control rider behavior or address the problem of inadequate cycling infrastructure.
Dmitry Shevelenko is the co-founder and president, Tortoise, which provides automated vehicle positioning services for micromobility businesses. This technology exists in a world where riders have to do things that aren't so great for them, and because there is no other place to go. This is the real driver for the need.
This problem can be solved by cities building bike lanes and scooter parking bays. But until then, operators must assure local authorities that micromobility will work in their favor.
Until cities have a dedicated infrastructure for any new modality, you need to find a way to use technology. Alex Nesic is the cofounder and chief executive officer of Drover AI. Drover AI provides ADAS-based camera-based scooters. This is what we were really after. This is what we want to see in the industry.
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Drover AI is a spin-based company. Luna, another computer vision firm, works with Voi to attach sensors, cameras and a microprocessor on scooters for detecting lanes, sidewalks and pedestrians.
