{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Micromobility Podcast","title":"Why Micromobility Platforms Matter","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2884,"description":"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, and how their experience in interface stepchanges puts them at a unique advantage- How autonomous cars are analogous to wormholes vs. a more tactile engaging experience of the world with micromobility.- What a platform built on a micromobiltiy fleet might look like, and what it might enable, and what names we might give to these experiences in the same way that cars have crusing, drivethrus and cinemas.- The stage of the market, and the parallels to the Playstation vs Xbox argument- How the network effects of micromobility sharing platforms are inverse to the traditional car infrastructure- Horace introduces his new research paper looking at modal shifts with the introduction of e-mobility in a cities transport mix.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/at7G3gxGDWglvTJ3FfhPtfaxPELHBPmCFC9m1Fl166c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZjFh/Y2JhNjg4Mzg5MzJi/ZGJlMGFmNjA4ZjU4/NzMzOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}