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Amazon logistics and delivery - business model and strategy

Amazon logistics and delivery - business model and strategy

Parking lots: Design of Roads, Streets and Infrastructure

Parking lots: Design of Roads, Streets and Infrastructure

Europe - airlines, planes, infrastructure

Europe - airlines, planes, infrastructure

Outsourcing, Near-shoring - Globalization and Supply Chains, Logistics and global shipping

Outsourcing, Near-shoring - Globalization and Supply Chains, Logistics and global shipping

Startups with a focus on Transportation, Frieght, Logistics, Shipping and Technology

Startups with a focus on Transportation, Frieght, Logistics, Shipping and Technology

Live events, concerts - business, logistics

Live events, concerts - business, logistics

Europe - transportation, trains, infrastructure

Europe - transportation, trains, infrastructure

Regulation, red-tape and Infrastructure Investment in the USA

Regulation, red-tape and Infrastructure Investment in the USA

Honda Motors - Manufacturing and Innovations

Honda Motors - Manufacturing and Innovations

Commercial Truck Driving - careers, jobs, logistics, transportation

Commercial Truck Driving - careers, jobs, logistics, transportation

Electric Cars and Society - Impact on Electricity, Transportation, other Second Order Consequences

Electric Cars and Society - Potential Impact on Electricity, Transportation and other Second Orde...

High speed trains - technology, innovation

High speed trains - technology, innovation

Uber - interntional expansion, acquisitions, business model, strategy

a collection of articles about Uber's international business model and strategy

International - Home Delivery companies- Transportation, Frieght, Logistics and Technology

International - Home Delivery companies- Transportation, Frieght, Logistics and Technology

Traffic Jams, Transit Congestion - Design of Roads, Streets and Infrastructure

Traffic Jams, Transit Congestion - Design of Roads, Streets and Infrastructure

Commercial Truck and Vehicle - Rental business

commercial vehicles companies like Penske, Ryder, U-Haul and more

The Arctic Circle and shipping, transportation

The Arctic Circle and shipping, transportation

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Article

Pivotal: Flying cars. No license necessary

A flying car that anyone can use will soon go on sale. No pilot’s licence will be necessary to fly the Helix | Science & technology (2023)


Article

Every setback is an opportunity for Ryanair | The Economist

Europe’s biggest airline has once again outmanoeuvred rivals | Business (2023)


Article

Supply chains: What Barbie tells you about near-shoring | The Economist

Supply chains are neither global nor local. They are both | Business (2023)


Article

European Officials Uphold France's Ban on Select Flights Where Trains Compete

The European Union has upheld France's landmark climate law that bans select flights on routes where trains are time competitive. The decision, from (2022)


Article

Investing in MVMNT - operating system for midmarket and small freight brokers and shippers - Andreessen Horowitz

We’re thrilled to announce our investment in MVMNT, the operating system for midmarket and small freight brokers and shippers. (2022)


Article

Can software simplify the supply chain? Ryan Petersen thinks so - The Verge

The Flexport CEO’s tweetstorm changed how a major US port moves your stuff in the midst of the COVID-19 supply chain crisis. A Silicon Valley darli... (2022)


Article

Flexport: How to Move the World | The Generalist

The $8 billion freight forwarder has succeeded by bringing tech to an archaic industry. It has designs on a bigger prize: owning the data layer for... (2022)


Article

America Is Choking Under an ‘Everything Shortage’ - The Atlantic

The global supply chain is slowing down at the very moment when Americans are demanding that it go into overdrive. (2021)


Article

Breaking Down the Zipper Merge - Ayres

By Nathan Silberhorn, PE Here’s the scenario: signs warn that a lane of traffic will close soon, and two lanes of vehicles will be narrowed to one.... (2021)


Article

Road Rage, ‘Zipper Merging’ and a Stress-Free Path Through Traffic - The New York Times

Experts love the zipper merge, but drivers are just as likely to see it as others rudely cutting their turn in line. (2021)


Article

Are hydrogen fuel cells the future of green transport? Sorta

Hydrogen fuel cells (HFC) are a form of green energy transport manufacturers are using to reduce their carbon footprint. But how do they work? (2021)


Article

America's "crumbling" roads and bridges are fine - Slow Boring

Let's do the broadband and grid and water stuff instead There is a lot more happening in Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan than just throwing money... (2021)


Article

Indonesian logistics startup SiCepat raises $170 million Series B – TechCrunch

SiCepat, an end-to-end logistics startup in Indonesia, announced today it has raised a $170 million Series B funding round. Founded in 2014 to prov... (2021)


Article

What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse | WIRED

The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thin... (2021)


Article

Fluid Truck, the Zipcar of commercial trucks, raises $63M to take on rental giants – TechCrunch

Fluid Truck has built an app-based platform that aims to take away the pain and cost of owning or leasing commercial vehicles, all while grabbing m... (2021)


Article

‘Flying taxi’ startup Volocopter picks up another $241M, says service is now two years out – TechCrunch

In a year where mass transit on airplanes, trains and buses has had lower traveler numbers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the startup... (2021)


Article

Shippo raises $45M more at $495M valuation as e-commerce booms – TechCrunch

This morning Shippo, a software company that provides shipping-related services to e-commerce companies, announced a new $45 million investment. Th... (2021)


Article

Arctic shipper shows off a historical icebreaking voyage | The Independent Barents Observer

Watch two super-powerful vessels break their way through the Northern Sea Route in mid-winter. (2021)


Article

Google Maps users can now pay for parking or their transit fare right from the app – TechCrunch

Drivers throughout the United States will now have the option to pay for street parking right from Google Maps as part of an expanded partnership w... (2021)


Article

Opinion | California Is Making Liberals Squirm - The New York Times

If progressivism can’t work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else? (2021)


Article

Electric jet aims for Lake Nona as the nation’s 1st ‘vertiport’ for flying taxi service

The German firm Lilium aims to make Orlando's Lake Nona community the first in the U.S. with a vertiport for sky-taxi service using vertical takeof... (2020)


Article

Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test

The hyperloop has finally carried human passengers. Virgin Hyperloop conducted a test in the desert outside Las Vegas, with two people traveling in... (2020)


Article

How much is Europe spending to boost cycling during COVID-19?

COVID-19 has caused a cycling boom as people use bikes instead of public transport. This is how European governments responded - and which country ... (2020)


Article

Waymo Begins Fully Driverless Rides for All Arizona Customers - Bloomberg (2020)

The Google sister company is the first to offer a commercial ride-hailing service in cars with empty front seats. (2020)


Article

How to Ship a Vaccine at minus –80°C, and Other Obstacles in the Covid Fight - The New York Times

Developing an effective vaccine is the first step. Then comes the question of how to deliver hundreds of millions of doses that may need to be kept... (2020)


Article

Why London’s Underground is in better post-pandemic shape than NYC’s subways

In both New York and London, core office districts have been empty for half a year. Both cities face a long, hard slog of recovery. But London has ... (2020)


Article

Amazon wins FAA approval for Prime Air drone delivery fleet

The FAA approval will give Amazon broad privileges to "safely and efficiently deliver packages to customers." (2020)


Article

If we let the US Postal Service die, we’ll be killing small businesses with it

If we continue to view the USPS as simply a balance sheet and optimize for profitability in a vacuum, we ultimately stand to lose far more than we ... (2020)


Article

Trump to U.S. Postal Service: Drop Dead — Rolling Stone

The president made it clear that he would veto the coronavirus relief bill if it included any emergency funding for the agency (2020)


Article

Shippo raises a $30M Series C after posting rapid 2019 growth

Early this afternoon Shippo, a shipping software and services company, announced that it has closed a $30 million Series C. The funding round rough... (2020)


Video

Amazon’s Same-Day Delivery Strategy: How Much Faster Can It Go? | WSJ Shipping Wars

Amazon is the king of fast delivery – it pioneered the free two-day shipping model customers have come to expect. As competitors like Walmart and T... (2023)


Video

Penn Station: The $7BN Plan to Save New York's Most Hated Train Station

Manhattan's Penn Station is finally getting an update. Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Mast... (2023)


Video

Amtrack - Why Train Tickets Cost So Much In America

Taking a train in the U.S. is often more expensive than flying and more expensive than intercity train systems in other developed countries, which ... (2022)


Video

The Absurd Logistics of Concert Tours

The Absurd Logistics of Concert Tours (2022)


Video

Europe’s Experiment: Treating Trains Like Planes

Sign up for the CuriosityStream/Nebula bundle for just $14.79 a *year* to watch Extremities right when it comes out on August 4th: http://Curiosity... (2022)


Video

How Ocean Shipping Works (And Why It's Broken)

Sign up for the Nebula/CuriosityStream bundle deal at http://CuriosityStream.com/WendoverWatch an exclusive behind the scenes video showing how we ... (2021)


Video

Why the Hype Around Hypersonics?

Get your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here:https://try.magellantv.com/sabinehossenfelder. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free ... (2021)


Video

Is the Hyperloop just Hype?

Check out the math & physics courses that I mentioned (many of which are free!) and support this channel by going to https://brilliant.org/Sabine/ ... (2021)


Video

The Person Who Cut You Off In Traffic Is Right - Cheddar Explains

Merging is every driver's nightmare. Numerous studies have shown that the zipper merge is the most efficient way for drivers to merge and ensure le... (2021)


Video

Kitty Hawk's Heaviside: an ultra-quiet electric flying machine

Kitty Hawk's 'Heaviside' is an ultra-quiet electric flying machine (2021)


Video

Coronavirus IV: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses how Coronavirus is impacting the US workforce, from mass unemployment to the problems faced by essential workers. Connect wit... (2020)


Video

How streets, roads, and avenues are different - Vox

Vox Published on Nov 14, 2016 There's a method to the madness of classifying roads. Follow Phil Edwards and Vox Almanac on Facebook for more..... (2018)


Video

Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars

Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians. Read ... (2018)


Podcast

America's Truck Driver Crisis Is Complicated - 1A | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from 1A on Spotify. Truck driving in America remains in crisis. There are 80,000 fewer drivers on the road than needed, acco... (2022)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: The Golden Era of Productivity, Retail, and Supply Chains - Andreessen Horowitz

Container ships, supply chains, and retail This podcast rerun -- first recorded over two and a half years ago, now being rerun as one of our eve... (2017)


Podcast

Can Global Shipping Go Zero Carbon? : NPR

A lot of the stuff we buy in the U.S. comes by ship — ships that use a particularly dirty kind of fuel. Now a big shipping company says it wants to... (2019)


Podcast

VCs Are Wrong About Bootstrapped Founders, How Content Can Be Used As A Key Customer Acquisition Tool

Jesse Genet is Founder & CEO @ Lumi, the startup that has raised close to $10m from Homebrew, Forerunner, Spark Capital, Lowercase and more. (2018)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: All about Bike Sharing – Andreessen Horowitz

This episode of the a16z Podcast — including city of Dallas councilmember Lee Kleinman, chairman of their Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure, and S... (2018)


Podcast

The Nut Behind the Wheel - 99% Invisible

In the past fifty years, the car crash death rate has dropped by nearly 80 percent in the United States. And one of the reasons for that drop has t... (2017)


Podcast

Built for Speed - 99% Invisible

I want you to conjure an image in your mind of the white stripes that divide the lanes of traffic going the same direction on a major highway. How ... (2017)


Book

The High Cost of Free Parking - (book) by Donald C. Shoup

American drivers park for free on nearly ninety-nine percent of their car trips, and cities require developers to provide ample off-street parking ... (2018)


Website

Shippo API

Powerful Shipping API Built For Your Needs. Learn more about our shipping API and how to connect to Shippo to accommodate your shipping needs an... (2020)


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