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In the latest episode of FNO: InsureTech, host Rob talks with Tomer Kashi, Co-founder & CEO of VOOM Insurance.

VOOM is a pioneering insuretech company developing advanced insurance products for emerging mobility segments. They offer digital, on-demand insurance for a wide range of vehicles from drones and light planes to motorcycles, e-scooters, and contemporary fleets. Rob and Tomer delve into the journey of VOOM over the past six years in the insuretech space, their views on pay-per-mile and usage-based models, the data advantage that VOOM possesses, and much more.

If you enjoy listening to FNO: InsureTech and have suggestions for potential guests for the show, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to us at almoss@alacritysolutions.com.

E-scooters and e-bikes are small, “micromobility” vehicles, powered by electricity or manual power. They save money on gas, and help the environment. Microtransit is an innovative on-demand transit service that can bridge the gap between public transportation trips.

On this episode of Along the Lines, join host Rich Andreski and his guests to learn how both micromobility and microtransit are expanding our travel options and the future of transportation right here in Connecticut.

As we approach the end of 2021, we enter into one of the tech industry’s favourite seasons - 2022 Predictions. While all the industry evangelists will be predicting what mega-trends are going to transform our cities next year, I’m going to take a different approach. I’m going to focus on the mega-blockers that we need to overcome in order to live up to the industry hype. 

And to do this, I am joined by 3 guests who sit in different areas of the Smart Cities ecosystem. 

- Josh Sattler, A/CEO - General Manager Innovation, Growth and Development Services at City of Darwin in Australia

- Tim Kobe, Founder & CEO of the global strategic design firm Eight Inc.

- Zachary Wang, the Founder & CEO of Neuron Mobility, a leading rental e-scooter company and micro-mobility technology developer operating in cities across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Canada.

For simplicity’s sake, view it this way. Zach represents the tech innovator’s supplying Smart City solutions, Josh represents the market demand, and Tim the planning and design side that has to liaise between the supply and demand side. 

Show Notes:

01:20 Guest Intros

03:40 Smart Cities have not lived up to the hype. What types of challenges have you encountered that are holding back innovation?

07:35 Mega-blockers for the adoption of AI / Facial Recognition: how to overcome citizen’s concerns over data privacy

15:00 Mega-blockers for the adoption of Urban Mobility: eScooters, eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft - aka Flying Taxis), etc.

20:50 Mega-blockers for the adoption of Sustainability solutions: balancing ROI and social impact

27:40 We have the technology to deliver transformative solutions, but sometimes people and processes hold us back. What do we need to do as humans to become Smart City enablers instead of blockers?

34:00 Rapid Fire round

Do we need more government regulation to drive innovation?

What is the one thing that needs to happen to the Smart Cities ecosystem to drive more innovation?

What’s the biggest risk that Smart Cities face in 2022?

What’s your personal wish list? 

- Tim - name one client you would like to work with

- Josh - if you could lead any city’s Smart City initiatives, which would it be?

- Zach - if Neuron could “win” one new city in 2022, which city would it be?

Let’s close on a positive - tell me something that you are proud of that happened during the pandemic. 

From electric vehicles to micromobility, how will we move around in the coming years? In the final episode of the series, Cormac meets Dr Aruna Sivakumar, senior lecturer in travel behaviour and urban systems modelling at the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London and Director of the Urban Systems Lab. Together, they explore the technical challenges and the human behaviours central to road transport decarbonisation, taking in electrification and the emergence of new transport modes and trends like as e-scooters and ride sharing.

On this episode of FNO: InsureTech, we talk with Ori Blumenthal, Co-Founder & CTO of Voom.

Voom is an innovative insuretech company that is creating next-generation insurance products for new-mobility segments. Using innovative risk analysis, policy management, and seamless user interface, they are revolutionizing the specialized mobility insurance market. Their focus covers a variety of mobility verticals, including drones, motorcycles, e-scooters, light planes, and modern fleets.

Join Ori, Rob, and Lee as they discuss: Israel as a hotbed for technology startups, what is Voom and what services they offer; the growing use and validity of drone use; and more.

Whether it was for recreation or commuting to work, it was clear that the number of people riding bikes increased in 2020. As biking continues to remain popular, the safety of cyclists remains a top concern. In this episode of Along the Lines, Rich talks to Holly Parker, Owner/ Founder of Less Road Traveled, LLC and Will Wright a Safe Streets advocate and member of People Friendly Stamford to discuss the current and future state of bike transportation and infrastructure in the state.

The Swifty Podcast ventures into 2020! For our first episode of the decade Jason and Camilla update you with the goings-on at Swifty HQ. 

With the recent news that E-scooters are on track to be legalized in the UK soon, our co-founders also talk through what people can expect from scooter-sharing companies as they are today. Discussing the difference (or lack thereof) between companies, the public’s concerns towards this news, how this could be addressed through design and if they believe there is space for free-floating scooter sharing in the UK.

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Welcome to the Tupac Inspired Picture Me Rollin Episode where our host J. Ruffin discusses Smart Mobility with Justin Snowden. 

PIcture Me Rolling

Lime Scooters

Bird Scooters

Boaz Bikes

MoGo Bike Access Pass

The US has a terrible habit of arming people that are sure to become its enemy and in many cases they end up turning US made weapons back against them.  In this episode we talk about how the US is currently arming a proven enemy in Syria. On September 11th 2001 the United States was attacked by an ambitious, but small, group of fanatical rebels known as al-Qaeda (Tim Ryan, I hope you're listening). This vicious, surprise attack sparked years of a failed war on an ambiguous concept sold to the American people as a war on terrorism. Al-Qaeda's stated goal of those horrific attacks on 9/11 was to induce an over-reaction by the US and to suck it into a long term fight in the Middle East. As that war regressed into utter failure, objectives became less clear and now it seems as though complete destabilization of the region is the goal of US foreign policy. Now the reality of the situation is such a backwards quagmire that the US finds itself allied with the groups closely affiliated with those who attacked us on 9/11. Tune in because we shine a microscope on the dynamics of the war in Syria. As far as I can tell, the only "good guys" over there are the civilians forced to live their lives in the middle of a chaotic civil war that pits US coalition backed, al-Qaeda affiliated radicals against the Syrian government led by a brutal dictator. Choosing a side in this conflict seems morally reprehensible but that is exactly what the USA is doing.

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