Category Archives: disruptive model

Is Uber Safe During COVID?

I recently read an article in Intelligent Transport , exploring whether rideshare, such as from Uber and Lyft was a substitute or complementary to public transport. It quoted research from SMART which found that a third of ride-share trips were … Continue reading

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Pay As You Drive Car Insurance – A Big Disruptor?

I have written several posts in the past, suggesting that PAYD insurance will become popular in the future, but acknowledging that most traditional car insurance companies won’t like it. Shareholders will hate the concept, because the customers who have the … Continue reading

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Commuting on Electric, Foiling, Water E-Scooters to Avoid the Traffic – Love it or Hate it?

If Auckland Transport, Auckland Council and ACC have had nightmares about Lime and other brands of e-scooter, they should be very worried about the implications of this new disruptive transport mode, the electric water scooter being developed by Kiwi engineer … Continue reading

Posted in Auckland, disruptive model, driving, Foresight, Future Technology, Futurist, New Zealand, Road Tolling, safer journeys, Smart City, traffic, traffic congestion, Traffic jam, Traffic Optimization, travel demand management | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Solving the Traffic Jam Problem – Getting Cities Moving Again

I got pretty excited when I read the press release about Volkswagen getting together with D-Wave, using quantum computing to demonstrate real time traffic optimised routing at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon which starts tomorrow. I wish I was … Continue reading

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Short Videos About GPS, Apps, Maps and More: Location Based Shorts. The Eyes Have It.

Location Based Shorts is a new series where I am embarking on a new series of sub 3 minute VLOGS (Video Blogs) about things that interest me and if you follow me, probably will interest you. I comment on things … Continue reading

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An Idea to Encourage Exercise and Wellbeing using GPS Tracking

I just read a story about someone who has cycled every road in London over a period of five years. He used a combination of GPS and colouring in the A to Z Map of London. On this video you … Continue reading

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30% of Urban Traffic is People Looking for a Car Park

I used to love Friday networking lunches in Ponsonby, Auckland. We use to meet at an Indian restaurant who gave us a great deal and there would always be new people and opportunities. The challenge was that finding a car … Continue reading

Posted in Auckland, Australia, Buses, Car Navigation, Car Parking, carpark information, carparking, cars, commuting, congestion, disruptive model, drivers, driving app, future car, GPS Car Nav, GPS Maps, GPS Nav, GPS Navigation, location based apps, Location Based Services, Location Based Shorts | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What is the best way to track your car in New Zealand?

I need to do some research. Cars in my neighborhood are being stolen and I don’t want mine to become a statistic. The question for me is do I want something sophisticated that does a lot more than I need, … Continue reading

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Amazon is Coming to Australia and Retailers are Worried

They should be worried. As I discussed in my blog last week called The Blockbuster Effect, and countless previous blogs, you can’t expect, even at the bottom of the planet, to have the luxury of continuing doing business the same … Continue reading

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