Fast Forward

In cities across the United States, you can now order a self-driving robotaxi with the push of a button. Not so in Europe, where challenges to scaling and piloting keep the technology in an ever-nascent state. What needs to change for the technology to truly take off there, and what'll be different there than in car-hungry America? Those are the questions our guest today, Pierfrancesco Maran, answers.

What might a city look like if it was designed for cognitive comfort, rather than efficiency or productivity? That's the question asked by Josephine Yilan Liu, a 'cognitive urbanist' and founder of Transformative Cities, a framework and consulting practice that turns scientific insight into design tools—practical enough to guide small decisions, deep enough to reframe how we think about urban life. In this episode, host Nick Perloff-Giles sits down with Josephine to learn more about rethinking our cities from a holistic, cognitive perspective. ———————————— CoMotion GLOBAL, hosted by Saudi Conventions & Exhibitions General Authority (SCEGA), is where East meets West in a groundbreaking global forum, bringing together public and private sector leaders from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and the Global South to chart the multimodal mobility future of world cities. The world’s next great leap in urban mobility starts here. Register now and grab a second ticket for half of the price: www.comotionglobal.com/comotionglobal2025 ———————————— LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS Instagram: www.instagram.com/comotion_global/ YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS

In the latest episode of CoMotion's Fast Forward podcast, host Nick Perloff-Giles sat down with Joshua Schank to discuss his forthcoming book 'New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies,' which examines his time as Director of LA Metro's Office of Extraordinary Innovation, including insights into how to break logjams, build consensus, and get agencies moving.  ———————————— At this inflection point in the American mobility ecosystem, the nation's decision makers are attending CoMotion LA '25, Nov. 12-13. This year’s gathering brings together an unprecedented array of thought-leaders, mayors, innovative policymakers, technology founders, VC investors and international delegations to discuss what’s next. Well also explore the latest mobility-focused data and digital tools as part of a special special OMF Summit Track. Register now and bring your colleagues, plus-one for half of the price: https://www.comotionglobal.com/comotionla2025 ———————————— CoMotion GLOBAL, hosted by Saudi Conventions & Exhibitions General Authority (SCEGA), is where East meets West in a groundbreaking global forum, bringing together public and private sector leaders from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and the Global South to chart the multimodal mobility future of world cities. The world’s next great leap in urban mobility starts here. Register now and grab a second ticket for half of the price: https://www.comotionglobal.com/comotionglobal2025 ———————————— LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS Instagram: www.instagram.com/comotion_global/ YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS

Belgium leads the EU in EV adoption, and isn't resting on its laurels - it already has 3x the number of EV chargers per capita than the average peer country, and is planning a massive buildout. How exactly did they make it happen, and what opportunities exist for those outside of the country to get involved? To learn more, Nick Perloff-Giles sat down with Piet Demunter, CEO of Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT), to discuss the Belgian sustainability miracle and its lessons for abroad. ———————————— At this inflection point in the American mobility ecosystem, the nation's decision makers are attending CoMotion LA '25, Nov. 12-13. This year’s gathering brings together an unprecedented array of thought-leaders, mayors, innovative policymakers, technology founders, VC investors and international delegations to discuss what’s next. Well also explore the latest mobility-focused data and digital tools as part of a special special OMF Summit Track. Register now and bring your colleagues, plus-one for half of the price: https://www.comotionglobal.com/comotionla2025 ———————————— CoMotion GLOBAL, hosted by Saudi Conventions & Exhibitions General Authority (SCEGA), is where East meets West in a groundbreaking global forum, bringing together public and private sector leaders from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and the Global South to chart the multimodal mobility future of world cities. The world’s next great leap in urban mobility starts here. Register now and grab a second ticket for half of the price: https://www.comotionglobal.com/comotionglobal2025 ———————————— LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS Instagram: www.instagram.com/comotion_global/ YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS

In this episode, Nick Perloff-Giles sits down with Dr. Noel Hacegaba, COO of the Port of Long Beach, and Heather Tomley, Managing Director of Planning and Environmental Affairs for the Port of Long Beach, to discuss how a system as complicated as one of America's largest ports has managed to effectively stop most port-related pollution, and how it plans to go even further. ———————————— At this inflection point in the American mobility ecosystem, the nation's decision makers are attending CoMotion LA '25, Nov. 12-13. This year’s gathering brings together an unprecedented array of thought-leaders, mayors, innovative policymakers, technology founders, VC investors and international delegations to discuss what’s next. Well also explore the latest mobility-focused data and digital tools as part of a special special OMF Summit Track. Register now and save 30% until Oct 20: https://www.comotionglobal.com/comotionla2025 ———————————— CoMotion GLOBAL, hosted by Saudi Conventions & Exhibitions General Authority (SCEGA), is where East meets West in a groundbreaking global forum, bringing together public and private sector leaders from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and the Global South to chart the multimodal mobility future of world cities. The world’s next great leap in urban mobility starts here. Register now and save 30% until Oct 20: https://www.comotionglobal.com/comotionglobal2025 ———————————— LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS Instagram: www.instagram.com/comotion_global/ YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS