Steering the future: Six innovations from Micromobility UK 2025 From a mobile 5G ‘network on wheels’ to van-bike hybrids replacing diesel deliveries, Zag explores six bold innovations showcased at the UK’s premier micromobility expo. Read more: zagdaily.com/places/steer...

French startup Anod swaps lithium-ion batteries for hybrid supercapacitors in its latest e-bike, citing fire risks and durability issues with the industry standard technology. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/anod-...

Britain’s AI sector just secured multibillion-pound backing from US tech giants. In an exclusive interview with Zag Daily, Oxa CEO Gavin Jackson calls it “a watershed moment” that could spark a new Industrial Revolution. #ZagConnected Read more: zagdaily.com/featured/bri...

From hospital runs to EV charging, Cargo Cycling’s 'Doer' e-cargo bike is proving that cargo bikes can go beyond traditional deliveries to truly transform the movement of goods and services. Read more: zagdaily.com/featured/fro...

In a U.S. first, Atlanta Housing integrates Bird’s shared micromobility into its resident services to discount e-bike and e-scooter rides and boost job opportunities. Read more: zagdaily.com/places/atlan...

Alaskan cargo airline Ryan Air has placed a deposit-backed order for Beta Technologies’ ALIA aircraft and charging stations to serve Alaska’s remote communities. #AAM #ZagAir Read more: zagdaily.com/zag-air/beta...

Following its first e-bike launch in Amersfoort, Zag sits down with Check to hear how the profitable operator is shifting the Netherlands away from private cars by allowing locals to book shared e-mopeds, electric cars and e-bikes all on a single app. Read more: zagdaily.com/featured/fro...

Futurail secures €7.5 million to fast-track autonomous rail technology, with its founders arguing trains offer the most immediate and scalable future for autonomy. #ZagConnected Read more: zagdaily.com/connected/fu...

London drivers are willing to cut car use when the debate is focused on fairness, a study from the London School of Economics and Political Science finds. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/fairn...

#ZagTalk Spotlight: Whizz Co-founder Mike Peregudov reveals how a group of immigrant entrepreneurs built a 5,000-strong e-bike fleet to help delivery workers ride safer, smarter and further in New York and beyond. Read more: zagdaily.com/people/zag-t...

The AI firm that boosts profits for micromobility operators now turns to the ride-hailing industry - bringing smart analytics and dynamic pricing to smaller operators in communities the global players left behind. #ZagConnected Read more: zagdaily.com/featured/bey...

About:Energy partners with engineering company EFT Mobility to fast-track drone battery design using simulation. #AAM #ZagAir Read more: zagdaily.com/zag-air/abou...

How can AVs transform transport in rural India? Experts from the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar tell Zag how AVs could be key to connecting India’s 909 million rural residents to reliable transport - but only if access barriers can be overcome. Read more: zagdaily.com/connected/ho...

A new research partnership between Korean Air and Wingbits will use crowd-sourced surveillance data to test how urban air mobility vehicles could fit into Korean airspace. #AAM #ZagAir Read more: zagdaily.com/zag-air/kore...

Exclusive: Hyre, the largest car rental company in the Nordics, will replace Europcar at three of Norway’s biggest airports. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/exclu...

CASE STUDY: What can Europe learn from popular transport in India? Author Melissa Bruntlett travels to Delhi to explore how ‘informal transport’ like Tuk-tuks and rickshaws fill an essential transport gap, and why Europe should take note. Read more: zagdaily.com/featured/fro...

Lime scales London’s e-bike parking capacity by 40% since January, with the addition of 930 new parking bays to meet the city’s growing cycling demand. Read more: zagdaily.com/places/lime-...

To celebrate World Car Free Day, Zag takes a look at how London, Athens, and Koblenz brought the day to life - swapping cars for community, play, cycling and culture. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/europ...

How can shared micromobility turn Car-Free Day into Car-Free Living? On World Car Free Day, Zag sits down with Hoppy CEO Kenny Vercruysse to explore how the profitable shared micromobility operator is turning the symbolic day into a sustainable lifestyle. Read more: zagdaily.com/featured/how...

In today’s newsletter, we report straight from the UK’s premier micromobility expo. Plus, Bolt’s first hydrogen-powered fleet, and 25-year-old former Vice Mayor of Guayaquil Blanca López shares how she helped slash road deaths in Ecuador’s largest city. Subscribe here: zagdaily.com/zag-weekly/

UrbanShield has launched its first smart helmet prototype designed for shared e-bikes and e-scooters to tackle challenges around hygiene, safety, and theft in the sector. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/urban...

What are the big challenges for micromobility in the UK? Logistics experts, policymakers, advocates, and academics convened at Micromobility UK 2025 today to lay bare the urgent challenges facing micromobility. #MicromobilityUK Read more: zagdaily.com/places/what-...

In Episode #7 of Zag Talk, hosts Jonah Bliss & Greg Lindsay sit down with Whizz Co-Founder Mike Peregudov, and Zag unpacks the latest developments in connected mobility and advanced air mobility. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/zag-t...

INTERVIEW: Blanca López’s road safety revolution for Guayaquil In #37 of Zag’s Women Making Moves series, the 25-year-old former Vice Mayor of Guayaquil sets out how she helped reshape Ecuador’s largest city to boost transport equality and slash road deaths Read more: zagdaily.com/featured/int...

Mobility startup BusCaro has secured $2 million to scale bus-hailing across Pakistan as it seeks to formalise the country’s fragmented and under-regulated transport sector. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/busca...

Vertical Aerospace will begin assembling its VX4 electric air taxi at Cotswold Airport, after confirming plans to establish its first UK production facilities alongside flight testing activities. #AAM #ZagAir Read more: zagdaily.com/zag-air/vert...

Three of Germany’s largest public transport operators unite to deploy smart mobility solutions across Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. #ZagConnected Read more: zagdaily.com/connected/pu...

eBikeLabs will launch a €250,000 crowdfunding campaign to accelerate adoption of its e-bike motor control software system. #ZagConnected Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/ebike...

Dott and Pony have won the shared micromobility tender in Bordeaux, with each operator permitted to deploy 1,000 rental e-bikes and 1,000 rental e-scooters as of November 1st. Read more: zagdaily.com/places/dott-...

British AV software platform Oxa adopts new NVIDIA technology to cut development time and bring its autonomous software into industrial use more quickly. #ZagConnected Read more: zagdaily.com/connected/ox...

The North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association’s annual conference hits the streets of Montreal next month. Read more: zagdaily.com/places/montr...

Australian firm Skyportz partners with Haylion Technologies to pilot its modular vertipad technology in Shenzhen, as China accelerates plans for a 1,000-strong vertiport network. #AAM #ZagAir Read more: zagdaily.com/zag-air/skyp...

The FAA has launched a U.S. pilot programme to trial electric aircraft, signalling a wider government push to accelerate air taxis, regional flights and drone operations across the continent. #AAM #ZagAir Read more: zagdaily.com/zag-air/faa-...

Shared operator Neuron Mobility launches an e-scooter safety campaign for university students in the UK. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/neuro...

EU urged to back corporate bike leasing in its upcoming legislative initiatives. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/eu-ur...

To mark its centenary, the Pulitzer Trophy Race is being revived as the world’s first crewed all-electric air race with a virtual simulator challenge for school students. #AAM #ZagAir Read more: zagdaily.com/zag-air/stud...

Europe and Japan join forces to boost their competitiveness in the global rechargeable battery value chain. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/europ...

Shared mobility giant Bolt launches its first hydrogen-powered ride-hailing fleet in the Estonian capital of Tallinn Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/bolt-...

In today’s newsletter, we cover Zag Daily’s new editorial channel reporting on the future of intelligent mobility. Plus, Finns rally to save their bike tax break, and Lilium’s rescue bid stalls amid a stand-off with administrators. Subscribe here: zagdaily.com/zag-weekly/

Voi Technology cuts its emissions intensity by 77% since 2019 and plans to extend the lifespan of its e-scooters and e-bikes to over a decade, according to the company’s 2024 Sustainability Report. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/voi-c...

Strava’s active travel academic programme returns for a second year - supporting infrastructure projects across the world with data from its millions of trips. Read more: zagdaily.com/connected/st...

London’s cargo bike use doubled in 2 years - prompting calls to roll out a zero-emission zone for urban freight. Read more: zagdaily.com/places/londo...

Experts at IAA Mobility in Munich say semiconductors are critical to the future of connected, sustainable transport, powering everything from electric cars to scooters, trains and smart energy systems. #ZagConnected #IAA25 #IAAMobility Read more: zagdaily.com/connected/ia...

As five days of Tube strikes bring London to a standstill, shared micromobility emerges as the true transport hero. Read more: zagdaily.com/places/bikes...

The battle over Lilium’s future has descended into a stand-off, with administrators insisting proof of funds is still missing while would-be rescuer AAMG says it has met every demand. #AAM #ZagAir Read more: zagdaily.com/zag-air/lili...

Exclusive: A coalition of the UK’s major shared micromobility operators has written an open letter to the government urging it to end the highest bidder bias in tenders. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/exclu...

Ampliuz launches a public e-bike charging network in Norway, as the startup gears up for a capital raise of up to €4 million to go international. Read more: zagdaily.com/places/publi...

Exclusive: A nationwide study from Veo finds that shared micromobility is replacing car trips across the US, but infrastructure gaps and policy is stalling progress. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/exclu...

At IAA Mobility in Munich, Google and other industry leaders showcased how agentic AI is moving from prototype to deployment, reshaping vehicle design, operations and the passenger experience. #ZagConnected #IAA25 #IAAMobility Read more: zagdaily.com/connected/ai...

At IAA Mobility 2025, Zag Daily meets the Founder of PIX Moving to discover how the Chinese tech company is turning travel time into living time - transforming autonomous shuttles into mobile study rooms, cafés and retail stores. #ZagConnected #IAA25 Read more: zagdaily.com/connected/pi...