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GUEST: Tristan Rousselle, Founder & CEO, Aryballe

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

What is digital nose technology? And what role could it play in future mobility?

Our guest on this episode is Tristan Rousselle, founder and CEO of Aryballe, a digital olfaction firm that uses biochemical sensors, advanced optics, and machine learning to detect odour and turn it into data. This data is worth little, however, without a database behind it, and Aryballe’s USP is a searchable digital library of smells.

In this episode, we talk about Aryballe’s digital nose technology, the origins of the company, how digital olfaction can be used in automotive and future mobility applications, domestic robots with noses in their fingers, and of course, cheese, wine, and fish odours.

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SHOW NOTES

Humans Can Identify More Than 1 Trillion Smells
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/humans-can-identify-more-1-trillion-smells

European Union-funded Rose project, in which Aryballe is a lead participant (Restoring Odorant detection and recognition in Smell dEficits)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/964529

Moorfields patient receives world’s first 3D printed eye
https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/news/moorfields-patient-receives-world-s-first-3d-printed-eye?

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2004 awarded jointly to Richard Axel and Linda Buck for their discoveries of “odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system.”
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2004/press-release/  

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From jaw-dropping Hyundais  (yes, Hyundais), to conservative stalwarts getting progressive about driving, it seems the mobility world's turned upside down since the Yonder Boys last outing. 
In this episode, we discuss how Paris's ban on shared scooters (mon dieu!) might help them in smaller towns; heads of state and big oil bracing for change by embracing new mobility; and the move by Walmart and the Wall Street Journal to scale back the parking lot.
Our guest is Jacob Greig from Liftango, a ridesharing technology for on-demand transit and peer-to-peer rides. Turns out there's a lot of moving parts in the equation.
And then we rant. Or is it a rave? Drool-worthy EVs fresh off the Korean assembly lines. So why can't the Germans, Italians, or Swedes get us just as excited about car design as these two stalwarts of the "economy class?" 
Find out what we think on our latest episode of the Yonder Boys - lucky 13!    

This week we had the pleasure of interviewing George Waters aka @thewealthyg. George has an incredibly creative investing story that is sure to inspire everyone looking to build unique income streams.

He started out house hacking and now rents out an entire fleet of cars to generate passive income for himself. George also has a unique approach to funding that allows him to minimize his expenses while maximizing his revenue.  

He truly is a master of the road less traveled, and he’s sharing his secrets with our listeners. This is one you absolutely don’t want to miss! 

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GUEST: Silvia Fischer, VP Smart Mobility, FREE NOW

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Mobility super apps are something we’ve talked about before on the podcast – these are apps which combine all forms of travel in a city to enable you to plan, reserve, and pay for your journey, regardless of the mode of transport and operator.

We’ve seen the likes of Uber and Lyft add food delivery to their apps – and Uber is understood to be preparing the addition of long-distance travel bookings such as intercity trains, buses and planes. It already offers escooters, ebikes, and boats. And it has its sights set on becoming a one-stop shop for travel – a mobility super app.

But it’s not alone – and one of the largest such apps in Europe is FREE NOW. The company grew out of the Daimler/BMW mobility joint-venture of 2019 that pooled the two companies’ mobility services, but FREE NOW traces its roots back to taxi hailing apps mytaxi and Hailo. 

FREE NOW is a fully integrated multi-mobility platform, providing access to eScooters, eBikes, eMopeds and car sharing, including partnerships with SIXT and Dott.

FREE NOW has more than 54 million users in 16 markets and in over 170 cities - and it has 1,850 employees, including Silvia Fischer, FREE NOW’s VP Smart Mobility.

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We are backkk. This episode Taci shines in her uber. Y'all wanna ride from her? Come visit Miami! We're moving and grooving people, which makes staying in contact with people very hard. 

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In this episode of SIMPLY CLEVER PODCAST 2.0 we visit Hamburg. This city with the population of almost 2 millions people is facing exactly the same problem as most of the big cities. Lots of cars, not enough space for parking and of course emissions. Volskwagen offers its own solution - ridesharing service called MOIA. 

You can see these golden painted electric minibuses pretty much everywhere on the streets of Hamburg. What you don't see is the clever algorithm behind the app which calculates the optimal route for you going for example to work and anybody else who might share the same direction you are headed. With only six seats in a spacious car you have much more comfort than in a public transport yet it is a bit cheaper and much more sustainable than taking a taxi or your own car. MOIA s vision is quite ambitious - to take one million cars off the road. In MOIA headquarters in the center of Hamburg we met with Sascha Meyer, Chief Product officer of the company. 

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The rideshare industry is bleeding.

The Q1 conference calls were basically cost-cutting manifestos— a huge shift from an earlier focus on growth to now a more sustainability/ balance sheet game. Uber & Lyft have been swift to reduce their expenses at all costs, from dropping pool rides, coupons and other marketing expenses as well as cutting staff.

Let's break down the quarter further:

Uber 

• Volumes were down BIG! Almost ~ 70% (Uber) Y/Y in April
• They still managed a Revenue of $3.54 billion, but the Net Loss was $2.9 billion... For the Quarter!

One positive was the lockdowns triggered a surge food delivery and Uber Eats was a big beneficiary of this, with gross bookings up more than 50% year-over-year. Uber has even made a move on Grubhub, as they focus on consolidating the food delivery biz. Whether they get the regulatory approval for this is yet to be seen, as Gruber Eats would effectively be a monopoly in the food delivery market.

Lyft 

• Rideshare volumes were down ~ 70% Y/Y in April 
• Revenue came in at $955.7 million while the net loss widened to $400 million! 

Although with all this cash burning, Lyft and Uber still have significant cash sitting on the side to last a year or two, making it very possible that they outlast the pandemic in their search for profitability.

Uber sees this as an opportunity to bottom hunt & consolidate even the last mile market, with a $170 million investment in scooter company Lime, almost 80% below its previous valuation! The deal also gives Uber the option to buy Lime between 2022 and 2024 at a pre determined price. 

Just goes to show.. Cash is king.

Things Have Changed

On a special bonus episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, David Lublin joins Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson to discuss both the practical and legal questions around running elections amid the COVID-19 public health crisis.

David Lubin, a professor of government in the School of Public Affairs at American University and the former Mayor of the Town of Chevy Chase, is an expert on American campaigns and elections. Lublin is also the founder of the Seventh State, a blog covering Maryland policy and politics.

As previously reported on Conduit Street, Governor Larry Hogan ordered the special general election to fill the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’s congressional seat in Maryland’s Seventh District be conducted via mail. Hogan also postponed Maryland’s presidential primary due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

As health officials warn that social distancing and other measures to contain the COVID-19 epidemic might be in place months, the Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) voted to ban any in-person voting for the special general election on April 28 and last week submitted a proposal to Governor Hogan that includes limited in-person voting for the June 2 presidential primary election.

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On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson discuss why the Old Line State's one-of-a-kind budget process makes Maryland's governor one of the most powerful in the country.

While most state legislatures have the authority to increase or add an appropriation to the governor’s budget, Section 52 of Article III of the Maryland Constitution prohibits the General Assembly from increasing any budget item, adding any new appropriations to the governor’s budget for Executive Branch agencies, or moving funds from one program to another.

But, it is time for a change? The General Assembly last month passed SB 1028 – Balancing the State Budget, legislation that could transform the state budget process. This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the Maryland voters at the November 2020 election, would allow the General Assembly to move items around in the budget.

The Senate amended the bill to grant the governor line-item veto power for the operating budget. Under current law, the governor may only line-item veto parts or all of the capital budget.

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On a special bonus episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Walter Olson joins Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson to examine the role of state and local emergency powers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Walter Olson is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies. a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C. A resident of Frederick County, Olson recently served on the Frederick County Charter Review Commission. Olson has also served as the co-chair of Maryland's Redistricting Commission since 2015.

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On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally, Michael Sanderson, Natasha Mehu, Drew Jabin, and Alex Butler recap MACo's advocacy in the 2020 session of the Maryland General Assembly.

This year, for the first time in since the Civil War, the General Assembly closed session early on March 18, due to precautionary social distancing measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Despite the unusual circumstances, MACo’s advocacy still led to more positive outcomes for its members. Bills that we supported had a greater likelihood of passage, while bills we opposed had a larger tendency to fail. MACo also helped improve many pieces of legislation through articulating county positions in amendments and will continue to work with State partners in several areas of ongoing administrative improvement.

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On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including a recap of the final days of an abridged session of the Maryland General Assembly; a rundown of some significant bills that passed before lawmakers adjourned early for the first time since the Civil War due to concerns over the COVID-19 epidemic, and a look at how the coronavirus is wreaking havoc on elections, budgets, and other essential state and local functions/services.

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On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally, Michael Sanderson, and Natasha Mehu discuss the latest news on the novel strain of the coronavirus, known as COVID-19. Calvert County Health Officer, Dr. Larry Polsky, joins the podcast to discuss state and local efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19.

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On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson discuss the latest news and notes on the Kirwan Blueprint legislation -  which received its public hearing on February 17, and in the last several days has sprung to life, with House action appearing imminent.

The House’s two committees with joint jurisdiction of the bill – Appropriations and Ways & Means – reviewed a set of “leadership” amendments culled from many submitted by stakeholders, and now appear ready to advance the bill.

What's In?

Among a lengthy list of bill amendments are two items that affect county funding, in both cases seeking to limit the funding obligation left for county governments to absorb through the multi-year phase-in of the plan.

The “Relief” table distributed to House members earlier this week is shown below – encompassing the series of amendments that alter the required county contributions under the bill.

What's Out?

No “County Phase-In” After All

When the Kirwan Commission’s subordinate Funding Formula Workgroup met over the summer and fall, it considered most of the fiscal details embedded in the final legislation. 

At their final meeting, where the body rendered its decisions, that Workgroup accepted and approved a motion “that the local share be phased in,” and then (after a five-year timetable had been suggested) decided to “articulate that [the local mandate] should be phased, but let that play out.” The motion was then re-stated as “the ramp-up of the local contribution should be phased…we could leave the phase-in of the local share to be determined.” This motion was approved by the body.

However, the bill is moving forward without a "county phase-in."

In-Budget/Off-Budget School Funding

Another item decided during the October 15 Workgroup decision meeting was to ensure that counties could count dollars toward their required school obligation regardless of the source or means by which they provide them. The essential issue here is that counties are inconsistent with offering certain services within the school budget – school nurses and resource officers are the most often-offered examples, where the county may fund those services through the County Health Department or Sheriff/Police, rather than in the school budget per se.

Until this over-arching funding obligation takes hold, that difference is immaterial – but without including those costs, counties providing such “in-kind” funds would be at a funding disadvantage.

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On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally, Michael Sanderson, and Alex Butler discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including the "bag ban" bill; a proposal that would require Maryland to establish a bottle deposit program; and interesting tidbits from the latest Goucher College Poll.

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Goucher College Poll - February 2020

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally, Michael Sanderson, and Natasha Mehu discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including a recap of the hearing on the Blueprint for Maryland's Future - the bill to implement the recommendations from the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education; a new proposal to fund the Blueprint by "modernizing" Maryland's sales and use tax; and a breakdown of the wave of tech-related bills connected to public safety.

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On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including a breakdown of  Kirwan Commission Blueprint bill, with far-reaching recommendations for school funding and outcomes; a bill to apply the sales and use tax to (some) services; a bill to ban most plastic bags, which, as introduced, would preempt several existing or pending county programs and divert revenues from important local environmental purposes; and other tidbits around town.

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On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including the long-awaited introduction of the Kirwan Commission bill, with far-reaching recommendations for school funding and outcomes; MACo’s partnership with LOCAL Maryland to fight against state preemption — including legislation to clarify the process for any future legislative preemption; and "cranky cancels."

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On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally, Michael Sanderson, and Natasha Mehu discuss the latest news and notes from Annapolis, including a breakdown of multiple bills aimed at curbing tobacco use/vaping; a rare parliamentary maneuver on the House floor; a look at what's really going on during the first few weeks of session; and commentary on the first video live stream of the House of Delegates.

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