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Anil Merchant, Chief Product Officer
Mar 2, 2023
New survey results show how parking at the curb is a growing problem for delivery drivers
One year ago we surveyed delivery drivers across the country to better understand the day-to-day challenges they face as our streets’...
Kelly Schmandt Ferguson, Chief of Staff
Sep 9, 2022
Cities Need to Kick CO2 Emissions to the Curb
President Joe Biden has taken what he calls the "biggest step forward on climate ever" by signing historic legislation to address the...
Anil Merchant, Chief Product Officer
Feb 27, 2022
Automotus survey results provide a look at how delivery drivers use the curb
E-commerce and online delivery have become an integral part of everyday life for most consumers. As more and more delivery vehicles fill...
Jordan Justus, Co-Founder & CEO
Jan 26, 2022
Why automated curb management solutions are critical to prepare cities for the e-commerce future
On-demand delivery used to feel like a luxury, but in 2020 that changed. E-commerce is now an integral part of our daily lives and our...
Richa Sahay, Automotus Advisor
Nov 17, 2021
Startups should have a voice in the climate conversation
The status of the climate crisis is at “code red.” Leaders across the board are being implored to raise their ambitions and make credible...
Prajwal Kotamraju, Head of Computer Vision
Jun 23, 2021
Cameras in our cities are here to stay. Here's how we can protect our privacy
By the year 2025, there will be 1 billion cameras monitoring public and private spaces globally. Even if the real number turns out to be...
Automotus
Jun 6, 2021
Fixing our cities will take a village
If this past year has taught us one thing, it’s that we need our villages. Many of us are getting through this difficult time because of...
Jordan Justus, Co-Founder & CEO
May 20, 2021
What does a parking spot have to do with social equity? A lot, it turns out.
On an average day, the typical car owner doesn’t give much thought to parking, beyond whether they will luck out and find a spot to park...
Harris Lummis, Co-Founder & CTO
Apr 13, 2021
Our privacy policies and governing guidelines
Privacy is a growing concern for all of us. When cities are full of cameras, it’s reasonable to question how data is being used by...
Harris Lummis, Co-Founder & CTO
Apr 1, 2021
Computer vision software has the potential to reinvent the way cities move
In October 2019, The New York Times reported that 1.5 million packages were delivered in New York City every single day. Though...
Automotus
Feb 1, 2021
To de-congest delivery traffic, operators and cities need to come together
At one point, in a history that now feels more like a mythical past, grocery, food delivery and online shopping felt like a...
Prajwal Kotamraju, Head of Computer Vision
Dec 18, 2020
A solution for cash-strapped cities is right at the curb
In less than a year, one microscopic virus has brought upheavals large and small in the way people and goods move around. Transit...
Jordan Justus, Co-Founder & CEO
Dec 4, 2020
New president, same infrastructure problems. Here's why it's different this time.
Another presidency has passed, four more years during which grandstanding over America’s crumbling infrastructure problem once again...
Prajwal Kotamraju, Head of Computer Vision
Oct 22, 2020
Why comprehensive data is key to reinventing our streets
Decades of design and management influenced by the auto industry has shaped the American street into the place we all loathe today:...
Automotus
Sep 16, 2020
Delivery vehicles are a necessary target to patch city revenues
Passenger vehicle revenues from parking meters or enforcement are no longer sustainable. To shore up budgets, cities must monetize...
Jordan Justus, Co-Founder & CEO
May 3, 2020
A rise in curb complexity calls for effective curb tech
At the end of the day, dynamically managing the modern mobility landscape at the curb will boil down to flexible enforcement and payment,...
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