On today’s episode, Oliver runs over recent news in thescooter/micromobility space with Michal Naka (@michalnaka) and we releasethe government regulator panel from the recent Micromobility CaliforniaSummit talking about the experiences from LA, Portland, Oakland andClaremont in regulating scooter operators.*In the news section, we discuss:*- The emergence of Grin in South America, and what this means for scootersin LatAm.- Lime’s recent $310m raise and how this reflects the consolidation of therest of the industry.*Next, we have the panel from the recent Summit where Katie Fehrenbacherfrom Greenbiz hosts a panel with:*- Seleta Reynolds from the LADOT- Ryan Russo from Oakland DOT- Briana Orr who managed Portland’s Shared Electric Scooter Pilot- Julie Medero, Chair of the Traffic and Transportation Commission from theCity of Claremont*They cover:*- How cities are viewing the rise of micromobility operations as a means ofproviding access to low-cost mobility and benefitting their citizens.- What cities have learnt from the rise of Uber/Lyft and how that isinfluencing their regulatory stances with new operators and business models.- How they’re using their ability to regulate to influence data standardsand how this will affect operators/entrepreneurs in this space.- The variables that they, as regulators, need to consider as part ofrollouts.- How cities are thinking about infrastructure and deployment, and thechallenges that they face in rolling out safe infrastructure formicromobility.