Category Archives: Futurist

Adapting to a Post COVID19 Workplace and Transport Model

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

There are many considerations about the return to work post COVID19 lockdowns. Social distancing is an interesting one. Many organisations have gone to open plan workspaces in place of offices, but now we have to consider social distancing. This means … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Buses, Business, cars, Coronavirus, Corporate Travel, Corvid-19, COVID19, Futurist, health, Location Based Services, Location Based Shorts, Lyft, MaaS, Mobile Apps, mobile friendly, Mobility as a Service, Motoring, motorway, new cars, New Zealand, Public Transport, rail, Ride Share, rideshare, safer driving, safer journeys, safety, Safety app, taxi, the future, traffic, traffic congestion, traffic demand, trains, Transport, Travel, Travel Apps, travel demand management, Travel Information, uber, Work | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Will Telecommuting Become Part of Your New Normal?

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

Living in a country like New Zealand, you have to appreciate that there is more to life than sitting in traffic going into a city every day. The number of people that have told me over the years, that they … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland, Buses, Buying a House, commuting, congestion, Coronavirus, COVID19, driving, Family, Futurist, Gig Economy, health, house hunting, Lifestyle, Location Based Consultant, Location Based Services, Location Based Shorts, New Zealand, Pandemic, People, Public Transport, Telecommuting, Tourism, traffic, traffic congestion, Traffic jam, trains, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

5 Tips for Successful Teleworking During the Covid19 Event

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

Since the Coronavirus first reared its ugly head, I have been recommending telecommuting as a way of reducing the risks of spreading Corid19 through your workforce. I have been pushing for this for years for many reasons, including reduced business … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Business, Business Consultant, Consultant, Coronavirus, Corvid-19, Epidemic, Family, Futurist, health, home, Pandemic, Telecommuting, traffic congestion, Work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

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

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

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

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 →

Posted in #TheGPSMadeMeDoIt, Accurate Map Tracking, Autonomous cars, Bank Robbery, Best GPS, Best Practice GPS, Bluetooth, Car Navigation, Car Parking, Car Robot, car safety, Car Technology, car tracker, carpark information, carparking, cars, Catch Crooks with GPS, commuting, Concept Car, congestion, connected cars, disruptive model, Driverless car, Driverless Cars, driverless vehicles, drivers, driving, driving app, Future, future car, Future Technology, Futurist, Gadgets, Government, GPS, GPS Car Nav, GPS features, GPS MAde Me Do IT, GPS Maps, GPS Nav, GPS Navigation, GPS Police Tracker, GPS Problems, GPS Track People, GPS Tracker, GPS Tracking, Hacker, Hackers, Hacking, HAcking cars, Indoor Navigation, Innovation, Intelligent Transport Systems, Internet of Things, Internet Privacy, IoT, law enforcement, location based apps, Location Based Consultant, Location Based Education, Location Based Servces, Location Based Shorts, Luggage tracking, Map apps, mapping buildings, Maps, mobile travel apps, Motoring, nav apps, new cars, parking, parking apps, Police, Privacy, real time traffic, Road Tolling, Road Tolls, road trip, robots, RUC, safer driving, safer journeys, Safety app, Smart Car, Smart City, SmartPhone, Smartphones, Social Media, spy, stolen, Stolen cars, the future, top apps, Track Thieves, Tracking Apps, traffic, traffic congestion, Traffic Control, traffic demand, traffic design, Traffic Information, Traffic jam, Traffic Management, Traffic Optimization, Transport, travel demand management, Travel Information, V2V | Leave a comment

Why I think an Autonomous Vehicle Won’t Be Able to Reliably Guess Where a Pedestrian Will Go

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

In 2016, Volvo ‘promised’ that we would have ‘Deathproof Cars’ by 2020. That’s next year! You may also recall that about this time last year, an Autonomous Uber Volvo crashed and killed a pedestrian. According to the NTSB the car … Continue reading →

Posted in accidents, Artificial intelligence, Autonomous cars, Autonomous Trucks, Car 2 car, car accidents, car crash, car insurance, car safety, Car Technology, Communications, Concept Car, connected cars, distracted pedestrians, DistractedDriving, Driverless car, Driverless Cars, driverless vehicles, driving, future car, Futurist, insurance, insurance risk, Intelligence, Intelligent Transport Systems, IoT, ITS, LiDAR, Motoring, People, people tracking, safer driving, safer journeys, safety, Smart Car, Smart Cars, Smart City, the future, traffic design, Transport, truck safety, uber | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

House Hunting in Auckland with the Barfoot and Thompson Real Estate App

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

It’s been 5 years since I last looked at the Barfoot & Thompson Real Estate App. I did a brief review of it back in 2013. That version was a finalist in the Designers Institute Best Designers Award and they … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland, Australia, Australia Real Estate, burglary, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Canada, Canada Real Estate, census, climate change, commuting, Crime, Crime Prevention, Family, First Home Buyer, Flood, Future Technology, Futurist, Gadgets, good books, Google, Google Glasses, Google maps, Google Mobile App, Google Satellite View, Google Street View, home, Innovation, Internet Privacy, Lifestyle, Location Based Services, Map apps, mapping buildings, Maps, Market Research, Mobile Apps, mobile friendly, New Zealand, New Zealand Maps, New Zealand Real Estate, People, property, Public Transport, Selling a House, SmartPhone, Smartphones, Technology, telecommunications, theft, top apps, track crime, traffic congestion, Traffic Information, UK, United Kingdom, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Trucks to be able to Share Black Ice Information with Aftermarket Solution

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

There have been some great stories of V2V communications but they have typically been proprietary. Volvo for example are developing some wonderful systems whereby a truck can share information about a crash or other conditions, with other Volvo trucks, or … Continue reading →

Posted in accidents, Collaboration, Communications, connected cars, Cool Tech, Future Technology, Futurist, Innovation, Intelligent Transport Systems, Internet of Things, IoT, location based apps, Motoring, New Zealand, Technology, telecommunications, traffic, traffic design, Traffic Information, Traffic Management, Traffic Optimization, Transport, Travel Information, Truck GPS, Truck Navigation, truck safety, Trucks, V2P, V2V, Why fleet management | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

AI, Ethics, Assumptions and Privacy

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Luigi Cappel

My podcasts were up to date and I started looking for something new to listen to in the car and while doing my chores and I’m so glad I did. I landed with Professor Genevieve Bell and the Boyer Lectures … Continue reading →

Posted in Artificial intelligence, Autonomous cars, Customer Research, Driverless car, endangered species, Future Technology, Futurist, Google, Intelligence, Intelligent Transport Systems, Internet Privacy, IoT, Privacy, Social Media Marketing, Society, Technology, the future | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment