Tier Mobility has invested in more than 100 parking racks for e-scooters across the Swedish capital, in a joint initiative with fellow e-scooter operator Voi Technology. The peers are investing in creating more space for shared, sustainable micromobility in collaboration with the City of Stockholm. The popularity of e-scooters has …
Read More »Voi teams up with Google in select cities around Europe
Voi has teamed up with Google in select cities around Europe, enabling users to find e-scooters, check their status and plan multi-modal trips all in the Google Maps app. Voi’s offering will now be displayed on Google Maps in more than 22 cities, allowing users to plan trips more easily …
Read More »Voi raises $45 million to invest in building a sustainable micromobility company
Voi has raised $45 million in a Series C extension round led by The Raine Group. The funding will help Voi invest in building a sustainable company that will continue to ‘revolutionise’ urban mobility over the coming decade. This brings the total Series C funding raised by Voi to $205 …
Read More »WECA’s e-scooter trial hits one million rides milestone
The West of England Combined Authority’s e-scooter trial has now passed the one million rides milestone, with over three million kilometres travelled on e-scooters around the region. Operator Voi estimates that around 370,000 car trips have been replaced since the beginning of the trial, which launched back in October 2020, …
Read More »Voi’s shared e-bikes receive CoMoUK accreditation
Voi’s shared e-bikes have been accredited by CoMoUK. Earlier this year, Voi announced the launch of its e-bike trial in Cambridge, Peterborough and Kettering. “We are very pleased to announce that Voi has been awarded the CoMoUK accreditation standard for their e-bike scheme in the UK,” said Richard Dilks, chief …
Read More »Voi launches multi-channel brand campaign to encourage safe riding
Voi has launched a multi-channel brand campaign to encourage riders across the UK to ‘Ride Safe, Park Smart’ and always wear a helmet. The ads will be visible across multiple formats, including kiosks and large and small billboards across nine Voi locations: Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Liverpool, Northampton, Oxford, Portsmouth …
Read More »Voi launches e-scooter trial of computer vision technology designed to stop pavement riding
Voi has launched the ‘world’s first’ large scale pilot of computer vision on e-scooters, installing AI technology that can detect when an e-scooter leaves the road and rides on a pavement, or when the vehicle is parked incorrectly. The operator is working with Irish micromobility startup Luna, whose technology offers …
Read More »E-scooters can increase public transport usage, says Voi research
Voi has revealed how a joint initiative with Stuttgart’s rail operator S-Bahn Stuttgart to integrate Voi and the Mobility Stuttgart app and improve organised parking in a central station, pushed ticket sales in the Mobility Stuttgart App to Voi users up by a third. The research was published to coincide …
Read More »How is micromobility changing the face of cities?
Rebecca Morley chats to Per Brilioth, CEO of VNV Global, about what transport challenges cities are facing and how infrastructure is adapting Congestion and pollution have been major problems in our cities for some time now, with increasing pressure on authorities to enable greener forms of transport to help protect …
Read More »Voi launches city guides to celebrate Clean Air Day
Voi is launching city guides for eight UK cities as well as discounts for new riders to encourage people to get out and explore their local area as part of Clean Air Day today, 17th June. Birmingham, Bristol, Bath, Cambridge, Liverpool, Northampton, Southampton and Portsmouth each have their own guide, …
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