In today’s show, we examine the role of platforms in micromobility’s rise,and what role they might play in furthering adoption.*Specifically, we cover:*- What an entry into the micromobility space might look like for Apple, andhow their experience in interface stepchanges puts them at a uniqueadvantage- How autonomous cars are analogous to wormholes vs. a more tactileengaging experience of the world with micromobility.- What a platform built on a micromobiltiy fleet might look like, and whatit might enable, and what names we might give to these experiences in thesame way that cars have crusing, drivethrus and cinemas.- The stage of the market, and the parallels to the Playstation vs Xboxargument- How the network effects of micromobility sharing platforms are inverse tothe traditional car infrastructure- Horace introduces his new research paper looking at modal shifts with theintroduction of e-mobility in a cities transport mix.