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Self-driving cars vs. Regulations

Self-driving cars vs. Regulations

The U.S. Congress is only now begrudgingly considering what to do with self-driving cars. Don’t smile too much. Most of you are aware that deciding who is responsible in case of a fatal collision is not a piece of cake (lines of code won’t repay the families’

The Metaverse untold story

The Metaverse untold story

The untold story of the metaverse idea that Facebook (erm, “Meta”) seems to be so desperate to reboot is that, like Google, their revenues depend on ads quasi-exclusively. Facebook and Google’s Ad Addiction Can’t Last ForeverFacebook’s first-ever drop in users is an ominous sign for a business

European Unicorns or Infrastructure?

European Unicorns or Infrastructure?

I find it difficult to reconcile the recent explosion of European unicorns and how we dropped the ball on crucial technology infrastructure investments. We decided that engaging in a race to be the next Amazon web store or the next Facebook was key to the future of Europe as an

Looking back at 2021 – Part 2

Looking back at 2021 – Part 2

As Stéphanie did a few days ago [https://www.icopilots.com/looking-back-at-2021-part-1/], I’m going to try to wrap up 2021 with a few highlights and ideas for the next five years. No surprise about the predominance of covid during these last two years in our work, the management of

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Report 📄

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Report 📄

Our Mobility-as-a-Service Report (MaaS) commissioned by the French National Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME [https://www.ademe.fr/en]) and the General for Infrastructure, Transport, and the Sea (DGITM [https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/direction-generale-des-infrastructures-des-transports-et-mer-dgitm] ) is now available. It was researched and produced with my friends Julien de Labaca [http: