#76 Karos Mobility & Vitoria-Gasteiz: AI-Driven Carpooling for Urban Mobility

In this episode, we welcomed one of the winners of our Urban Shark Tank session: Peter Ball, International Project Manager for Karos Mobility, as well as Juan Carlos Escudero, Head of Mobility and Data Science at the Environmental Studies Centre of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.

They presented and discussed the AI-driven carpooling pilot project in Vitoria-Gasteiz aimed at reducing carbon emissions and improving urban mobility, illustrating both the challenges and successes of implementing smart mobility solutions in modern cities.

Want to learn more about the co-winning project of the Urban Shark Tank session at Autonomy 2024? Have a look at the Use Case on our BABLE Knowledge Hub.

Overview of the episode:

[00:01:45] Teaser Question: "Describe the impact of AI-driven carpooling using three emojis."

[00:06:40] Our guests' backgrounds

[00:08:55] Presentation of the goals of the AI-driven carpooling pilot for daily commuting in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

[00:10:33] What solutions did the project bring to the mobility challenges of Vitoria-Gasteiz?

[00:12:44] How was the project implemented? What were the steps?

[00:14:35] What challenges were faced and what was the community feedback?

[00:17:47] What was the AI technology involved?

[00:22:31] How does this align with sustainability goals?

[00:26:32] Are there any plans to scale this project?

[00:38:19] Freaky Friday: our guests switched places and answered a question in each other's shoes!

[00:40:57] Ending Question: "To you, what is a Smart City?

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