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Vivacity Labs and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have announced the roll-out of AI-controlled ‘smart’ traffic junctions to accommodate the increase of active travel modes, such as cycling and walking, in the city during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using sensors with inbuilt artificial intelligence, Vivacity enables TfGM to anonymously identify different …
Read More »Delfast launches crowdfunding campaign to construct e-bike R&D centre
Delfast has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fundable with the goal to raise $3 million. The Fundable campaign plan is to construct an e-bike R&D centre to accommodate the rising demand and fulfil the requests Delfast has already received. The company experienced a 405% increase in sales in Q2, when …
Read More »Gazelle to accelerate e-bike sales development in UK with three new appointments
Royal Dutch Gazelle is accelerating its e-bike sales development in the UK with three new account managers. The account managers are Mike Isaac, South, Andrew Nicolson, Midlands, and David Sharp, North. They will all be working together on building a ‘high-quality’ distribution network for the Gazelle e-bike brand in the …
Read More »More e-scooters and parking bays being made available across Yeovil
More e-scooters and parking bays are being made available across Yeovil as part of the town’s e-scooter trial scheme. Micromobility operator Zwings is working in partnership with South Somerset District Council to run the scheme. Users can recommend new parking bay locations by emailing community@zwings.co.uk. The operator is also offering …
Read More »The Big Issue teams up with ShareBike to launch e-bike scheme
The Big Issue has teamed up with ShareBike to launch an e-bike scheme. Big Issue-branded e-bikes were modelled this week by Big Issue founder Lord John Bird in Cambridge as he launched the scheme to support previously unemployed people back into work. With plans to launch a fleet across the …
Read More »Tier completes $250 million Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Tier has announced the completion of a $250 million Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Existing investors, including Mubadala Investment Company’s financial investment arm, Mubadala Capital, Northzone, Goodwater Capital, White Star Capital, Novator and RTP Global, also participated in the round. The focus of this new …
Read More »Leicester City Council partners with Ride On for e-bike share scheme
Leicester City Council has announced specialist e-bike hire provider Ride On as its partner in the city’s forthcoming e-bike share scheme. The scheme, known as Santander Cycles Leicester, will see 500 electric bikes available to hire from 50 locations across Leicester city centre. This will make Santander Cycles Leicester the …
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