Benedict Evans and Horace Dediu discuss Micromobility

Oliver Bruce
Podcast
February 6, 2021

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*This week, we release the first of the many incredible sessions from the2021 Micromobility World conference, wherein Benedict Evans and HoraceDediu discussed the disruptive potential of micromobility. It was anincredible conversation between two people who clearly have a lot of timeand are excited by each others ideas. We hope you enjoy it! **Specifically they dig into:*Why Benedicts background as a historian makes him a great analyst.The micromobiltiy disruption thesis - low end, the asymmetric nature ofunbundling trips (market for vehicles vs. market for miles), the role offun/enjoyment, speed of interactionWhy micromobility is more interesting that autonomyThe role of Marchetti’s constant in transport, and why that matters formicrombility’s unique capabilitiesWhat the rise of elevators can teach us about new urban transporttechnologiesWhat the platform game will look like in this space.What the impact of COVID has been on how we think about transportHow micromobility will enable Amazon logistics API to fulfil deliveriesTackling ‘Should the thing move, or the person move?’, and why that mattersto micromobility.Why the low cost of micromobility platforms will allow real world marketingkickbacks similar to how ‘surfing’ on the internet works now - ’take mesomewhere interesting’Why the rise of new forms of transport like automobiles enabled new crimesand the rise of Bonnie and ClydeWhy cities will likely eventually move towards dynamic road pricingIf you prefer video, check out the video of it on the MicromobilityIndustries Youtube page here.

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