134 episodes

Fast Forward is a bi-weekly podcast covering the revolution in urban mobility. Hosted by CEO and Founder of CoMotion, John Rossant, each episode features a guest on the front lines of the transformation in transportation, along with fun and incisive commentary on that week’s news — from batteries to bicycles to whether Elon really means it’s “full self-driving” this time. (Spoiler: he doesn’t.) Fast Forward is powered by CoMotion.

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Visit www.comotionla.com to find out more about our flagship gathering convening the top players shaping the future of mobility.

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    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

Fast Forward is a bi-weekly podcast covering the revolution in urban mobility. Hosted by CEO and Founder of CoMotion, John Rossant, each episode features a guest on the front lines of the transformation in transportation, along with fun and incisive commentary on that week’s news — from batteries to bicycles to whether Elon really means it’s “full self-driving” this time. (Spoiler: he doesn’t.) Fast Forward is powered by CoMotion.

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Visit www.comotionla.com to find out more about our flagship gathering convening the top players shaping the future of mobility.

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Stay on the cutting edge of mobility and get updates delivered to your inbox every week. Sign up for CoMotion NEWS, our must-read newsletter that contains the most critical mobility news, updates about CoMotion events, the Fast Forward Podcast and more! https://comotionla.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6865bcd9d32be18e25c179584&id=9f52f34fe3

    How to Quickly & Cheaply Decarbonize Mobility with Nick Molden

    How to Quickly & Cheaply Decarbonize Mobility with Nick Molden

    On this episode, John Rossant is joined by Nick Molden, Founder & CEO, Emissions Analytics, the leading independent global testing and data specialist for the scientific measurement of real-world emissions. Tune in to hear about the best route to decarbonization, electrification, particle pollution, tires, emissions data, and more.
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    Join us next month at CoMotion MIAMI '24, May 6-7. Get your pass now: www.comotionmiami.com/register

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    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS
    Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS
    YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ

    • 49 min
    Fueling the Future: Next-Gen Hydrogen with Alex Ivanenko

    Fueling the Future: Next-Gen Hydrogen with Alex Ivanenko

    On this episode, John is joined by Alex Ivanenko of Hywatts, a company leveraging proprietary reversible fuel cell technology to make electricity from hydrogen abundant, portable, and affordable. Hear about the challenges of producing sustainable fuel, what hydrogen production might mean for the next generation of automotives, and how the grid of tomorrow will be made more resilient and decentralized.
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    Join us next month at CoMotion MIAMI '24, May 6-7. Get your pass now: www.comotionmiami.com/register

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    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS
    Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS
    YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ

    • 31 min
    Beyond the Car: What's Next in the Age of Adaptive Mobility?

    Beyond the Car: What's Next in the Age of Adaptive Mobility?

    On this episode, John Rossant is joined by Carlo Ratti, a professor and thought leader at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he leads the MIT Senseable City Lab, an innovative research team dedicated to investigating the transformative effects of new technologies on urban environments, from how we comprehend and craft them to how we inhabit our city spaces. Listen for a conversation on the end of the automobile's dominance in cities, what cities-from-scratch will have to contend with, and how existing cities will have to adapt to new modes.
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    Join us next month at CoMotion MIAMI '24, May 6-7. Get your pass now: www.comotionmiami.com/register

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    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS
    Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS
    YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ

    • 21 min
    Measure HLA: Is this LA's mobility inflection point?

    Measure HLA: Is this LA's mobility inflection point?

    On this episode of the Fast Forward podcast by CoMotion, John Rossant is joined by Michael Schneider, CEO & Founder of Streets For All, the organization behind the recently passed Measure HLA in Los Angeles. Measure HLA requires Los Angeles to add more than 230 miles of bike lanes and 300 miles of bus improvements - but can the car capital of the country really change? Listen for a discussion on the lessons of HLA's success, what the future holds for Los Angeles, and how other cities can adapt the Streets for All playbook.


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    Join us next at CoMotion MIAMI '24, May 6-7. Save 50% off on your pass, discount ends March 13: www.comotionmiami.com/register

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    Join a powerful network of startups and get a chance to pitch infront of VCs, key players, sign up to be part of the CoMotion Innovators 2024 Cohort. Learn more: comotionmiami.com/comotion-innovators

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    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS
    Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS
    YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ

    • 23 min
    Women at the Helm: Female Mobility Leaders in Conversation

    Women at the Helm: Female Mobility Leaders in Conversation

    In this special episode of the Fast Forward Podcast, we celebrate International Women's Day with an all female panel on gender equality in the mobility sector, from CoMotion LA '23. Joining us for the discussion: Laura Rubio-Cornejo, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation; Hilary Norton, California Transportation Commissioner and Executive Director & Founder of FASTLinkDTLA; Katherine Perez, Principal, ARUP; Heather Anderson, Associate Vice President, HNTB. These types of discussions underscore the crucial need to include women in decision-making roles at all levels and illuminates the diverse range of challenges and opportunities that women face within the mobility sector.


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    Join us next at CoMotion MIAMI '24, May 6-7. Save 50% off on your pass, discount ends March 13: www.comotionmiami.com/register

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    Join a powerful network of startups and get a chance to pitch infront of VCs, key players, sign up to be part of the CoMotion Innovators 2024 Cohort. Learn more: comotionmiami.com/comotion-innovators

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    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS
    Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS
    YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ

    • 46 min
    How Carbon Fiber & Composites are Eliminating Mobility's Weight Problem

    How Carbon Fiber & Composites are Eliminating Mobility's Weight Problem

    On the latest episode of the Fast Forward Podcast, we look at state-of-the-art carbon fiber lightweighting with Evangelos Zympeloudis, Co-Founder & CEO of iCOMAT, a startup based in Bristol, UK, and recent winner of the LA New Mobility Challenge 2023, that is revolutionizing the next generation of cars, trains, planes and spacecraft to be more lighter and sustainable than ever.

    Tune in to learn about:

    - The weight problem in mobility, with some EVs and SUVs ballooning up to 3 tonnes.

    - Game-changing Rapid Tow Shearing process that disrupts the way we design composites leading to lighter, more sustainable and lower cost structures.

    - The challenges to make an early stage technology and commercialise it.

    - How Bristol, UK is the biggest hub for carbon fibre and composites in the world.

    - The impact Brexit has had on businesses to access grants and hiring talented engineers.

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    Learn more about iCOMAT: https://icomat.co.uk/

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    Join key stakeholders and startups like iCOMAT at CoMotion MIAMI '24, May 6-7. Save 50% off on your pass: www.comotionmiami.com/register

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    Join a powerful network of startups and get a chance to pitch infront of VCs, key players, sign up to be part of the CoMotion Innovators 2024 Cohort. Learn more: comotionmiami.com/comotion-innovators

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    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/CoMotionNEWS
    Twitter: twitter.com/CoMotionNEWS
    YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUdylw5XdxHdaXi-1KGwJnQ

    • 22 min

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