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Mobility

Jordyn Grzelewski

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The inconveniences caused by scooters controlled via smartphone contributed to something of a micromobility meltdown a few years ago.

But in 2025, the micromobility sector aims to learn from the mistakes of its past and ride a fresh wave of interest in solutions that can help people get from Point A to Point B without a car. Last-mile delivery of both goods and people, return-to-office mandates, and the soaring popularity of e-bikes are among the factors fueling micromobility’s next chapter.

“The big story is that, in my view, the next big winner in micromobility does not exist today. That company has yet to be built,” Jiten Behl, partner at venture-capital firm Eclipse Ventures, told Tech Brew. “It’s a wide-open field for an actual Tesla of micromobility.”

The history of micromobility dates back decades, but in December 2001, the US saw the introduction of a product that would in many ways represent the sector’s promises and failures: the Segway, an electric scooter that never quite delivered on its mission to transform transportation (unless your name is Paul Blart).

Washington, DC, was home to the first bikeshare pilot in the US in 2008, according to a National League of Cities report. Then, in 2013, New York City launched Citi Bike, followed soon after by bikeshare programs in San Francisco and Chicago. Chinese bikeshare company Ofo in 2014 introduced a dockless bike with GPS tech. Electric scooter startups Bird and Lime came onto the scene in 2017 and quickly drew massive investments.

The sudden surge in micromobility deployments drove interest in the concept, Chinmay Malaviya, CEO and co-founder of micromobility startup Ridepanda and a Lime alum, told us––but the underlying business models didn’t make sense. It turned out to be extremely costly to scale and manage large fleets of bikes and scooters, especially when the vehicles were strewn across cities all over the country.

“While the demand was there, and we saw it literally in front of our eyes, it was not a great business model, because of poor quality vehicles to start with and just a heavy operational overload, added on top of the vandalism, theft and all that,” Malaviya said. “A mix of these reasons led to what’s seen as a bubble in 2020, 2021.”

Ridepanda launched in 2020 as a shared micromobility platform, but pivoted to offering micromobility solutions to enterprise customers like Amazon that wanted to offer transit options to employees. Now, Ridepanda’s platform offers a curated selection of bikes and scooters on a subscription basis. The idea is that employers benefit by giving workers the means to get to the office, while saving on parking costs and promoting sustainability and wellness.

“With our model, people actually take care of their vehicles, because they’re the ones that are going to be using them the next day,” Charlie Depman, Ridepanda’s CTO and co-founder, said.

Behl, too, pointed the finger at the sector’s unwieldy cost structure.

“There’s all this margin stacking going on in the supply base, with little or no innovation, resulting in an inflated cost base, but not an exciting performance,” he said. “That has to switch.”

Following some of the micromobility startup failures of the early 2020s, the sector is seeing some positive signs. Smart Cities Dive 

 that the number of shared bike and scooter rides in the US grew 16% in 2023. Bird recently 

And in September, Lyft affirmed its commitment to micromobility following a restructuring into what’s now called Lyft Urban Solutions, a division that encompasses eight Lyft-operated micromobility programs in the US and supplier partnerships in dozens of global markets. In some cities where Lyft doesn’t have its own micromobility solutions, it’s partnered with Bird and Spin to give users access via the Lyft app.

“We are more confident than ever about the promise that bikes and scooters represent,” CEO David Risher said.

As part of the restructuring, Lyft opted to do away with dockless solutions and go all-in on docked bikes and scooters.

“We’ve really made the decision to no longer be distracted by that, and really lean into what we do best, which is providing station-based programs in a long-term context,” Caroline Samponaro, VP and head of external affairs at Lyft Urban Solutions, told us.

Lyft looked at its own data and decided to double down on micromobility: The company saw “major ridership records” across its bikeshare systems for the third consecutive year, including 50% growth in e-bike rides on Citi Bike in New York, per a company report.

Another trend that shows up in Lyft’s data: the rise of e-bikes. Lyft reported a 169% surge in e-bike ridership in Washington, DC, and a 96% increase in Toronto, for example, and in 2023 some 800,000 people took their first e-bike ride on the company’s platform.

“E-bikes have made biking for transportation something that a much wider range of people can now do,” Samponaro said. “And that’s obviously great for the environment, great for congestion, etc.”

To support this trend, Lyft is in the process of installing a charging network for its e-bikes, and recently introduced a new modular charging station called Pillar. It also launched a next-gen e-bike that it designed and built from the ground up, featuring new safety and software features.

Pairing e-bikes with innovative software solutions is key to capitalizing on their popularity, Behl said.

“When you insert an amazing software experience along with an e-bike architecture, it’s basically Peloton on wings,” he said. “Software-defined e-bike is a category that, in my view, does not exist in its purest and its best form. That is going to change the way people take to using their e-bikes for commutes, for their workouts.”

On the commercial side of the equation, Behl pointed to the rapid growth of e-commerce as a significant opportunity for micromobility. Imagine, for example, a scenario where instead of an Amazon truck parking on the side of a street while the driver delivers a dozen packages, smaller vehicles were sent out more frequently with smaller deliveries.

“We were happy with stuff being delivered every two days, and then it went to one day, to four hours, to two hours. And if you go to places in Asia, you need to get it in 30 minutes,” Behl said. “And you’re not going to drive a van or a car to deliver a small packet of something. And therefore…those last-mile deliveries are only possible if you have these small, cheap form factors. And that’s the micromobility story, from the B2B point of view.”

 The Segway initiated a wave of micromobility startups. What’s next?

Micromobility solutions like scooters and bikeshare programs have gone through major ups and downs in the last 25 years. After some realignment, the sector aims to ride a fresh wave of interest.

We’re not talking about the sniffles. Traffic congestion in the US got worse in 2024, according to Dutch mapping and location tech company TomTom’s 14th annual 

, which includes data on traffic in 500 cities in 62 countries––its largest-ever dataset. The index ranks cities based on average travel time and congestion level.

The index reflects growing traffic congestion and slower speeds in many US cities––but there’s optimism that public policy and 

 to get from Point A to Point B even in the densest urban environments.

“The combination of population and economic growth is putting significant strain on our transportation networks,” Ralf-Peter Schäfer, VP of traffic at TomTom, said in a statement. “Outdated infrastructure and inefficient road planning fail to keep pace with demand. Additionally, the surge in e-commerce has led to a rise in freight traffic, further complicating the situation.”

“Without a shift toward more regulation and sustainable transportation options,” he added, “we risk worsening congestion that impacts everyone in our cities.”

Traffic congestion in the US ticked up 9% YoY in 2024.

More than three-quarters of the cities included in the index had lower average speeds compared to 2023.

New York City ranked as the slowest US city, where a “typical six-mile trip took an average of 30 minutes.” In Brooklyn, it took even longer: 35 minutes.

NYC, San Francisco, and Honolulu topped the index, with the slowest average travel speeds.

Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Miami had the highest congestion levels of US cities.

Globally, the slowest city was Barranquilla, Colombia, with an average travel time of nearly 35 minutes for a six-mile trip.

The index is based on data from more than 600 million connected devices and more than 61 billion anonymous GPS data points.

If that all sounds a bit bleak, fear not. TomTom leaders believe there’s plenty of room for improvement, and put out “a call to action for smarter mobility.”

Businesses, for example, could “leverage the data to optimize logistics, streamline supply chains, and enhance delivery routes.” Auto manufacturers could use the findings “to develop advanced navigation systems, traffic prediction features, and driver-assistance technologies that improve safety and enhance the overall driving experience.”

The authors also hope the data will guide policymakers as they make decisions related to “infrastructure investments, public transportation initiatives, and traffic management strategies,” per a news release.

Take, for example, one public policy that’s been getting lots of attention of late: NYC’s new, first-in-the-nation congestion pricing. As Morning Brew 

, it appears to be working in its early days, with an average of 7.5% fewer vehicles in the city’s central business district, a 20% to 30% reduction in the time it takes to get across town, and reduced travel times between New York and New Jersey.

 Andy Marchant, director of product marketing at TomTom, told Tech Brew via email that the increase in congestion might necessitate public officials taking a different approach to traffic management––including “incentive-based approaches,” especially given outdated infrastructure in many cities, urban sprawl, and US consumers’ penchant for personal cars.

That’s where tech solutions come in. Marchant pointed to innovations like 

 and AI-powered traffic monitoring. Meanwhile, solutions like real-time information on bus and train arrival times for passengers, and data analytics to 

, are helping public transit become “smarter and more efficient,” he said.

“These,” Marchant said, “are just some of the ways in which technology and traffic analytics can assist cities in addressing their congestion challenges.”

Traffic seen on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York at dusk.

Traffic congestion got worse in 2024. Emerging tech can help

Location tech company TomTom just released its latest Traffic Index, which maps out travel time and congestion trends across 500 cities.

Delta is joining the seemingly ever-expanding club of companies rolling out AI chatbots.

That was just one of a slew of announcements CEO Ed Bastian made during a keynote address at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, speaking during a splashy event at the Sphere that featured appearances from Viola Davis and Tom Brady.

“The goal is to create a seamless, connected travel experience, from start to finish,” Bastian told the crowd.

 Across the Sphere’s massive LED screen, a hypothetical scenario played out: While a business traveler got ready for her flight, Delta Concierge provided updates on her estimated travel time and offered to summon a Joby electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to get her to the airport.

The scene reflected the vision for the future of air travel that Bastian described: personalized, seamless, and requiring little effort on the part of the human traveler.

In a news release, Delta said that customers will be able to engage the tool using text or voice inputs. It’ll notify users of upcoming passport expiration and visa requirements. And, according to the company, the chatbot will become smarter and more predictive over time. Future capabilities could include, for example, giving users “destination-specific notifications” on the weather, help navigating through airports, and notifying them “when there’s a dedicated TSA PreCheck Touchless ID line for an expedited security experience.”

“Delta Concierge will serve as a thread across your experience, a GenAI-powered personal assistant that anticipates your needs, provides real-time guidance, and delivers tailored recommendations—combining the context of who you are and how you travel with the deep knowledge and insights that we’ve already built as the world’s most reliable airline,” Bastian said.

 Delta Concierge also will be integrated with Joby Aviation’s electric air taxi service in the future. The two companies have had a partnership since 2022 and are preparing to bring eVTOL service to Delta’s hubs in New York and Los Angeles.

Bastian also unveiled new partnerships with Uber and YouTube.

The Uber deal will let customers earn miles for Delta’s SkyMiles rewards program when they order rides and deliveries on Uber’s platform, marking the end of Delta’s partnership with Lyft.

And Delta is preparing to roll out free in-flight YouTube access as part of a series of upgrades to its entertainment offerings. The airline also announced the addition of 4K HDR QLED seatback screens and expanded Bluetooth connectivity, among other changes.

 Delta will broaden its relationship with aircraft manufacturer Airbus on innovations aimed at making aviation more sustainable.

For example: Delta will test a technique known as “fello’fly,” which pairs flights together in a practice modeled after migrating geese and that can help improve fuel efficiency.

The companies also will work together on using more sustainable aviation fuel, with the aim of significantly increasing the use of renewable fuels by decade’s end.

“The real challenge,” Julie Kitcher, Airbus’s chief sustainability officer, said onstage with Bastian, “is to make those fuels more affordable and increase production—and fast.”

Delta CEO Ed Bastian speaks onstage at the Sphere during CES 2025.

 Delta unveils new AI chatbot, Uber partnership, and more at CES 2025

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline would introduce a “GenAI-powered personal assistant” this year.

Toyota consistently nabs the title of the world’s best-selling car company.

But the Japanese automotive behemoth’s car business wasn’t the focus of Chairman Akio Toyoda’s presentation at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Instead, Toyoda reminded the audience that he’d stood on the same stage five years before and announced plans for Toyota to construct a futuristic prototype city near the base of Mount Fuji in Japan.

Toyoda described “Woven City” as “a living laboratory where the residents are willing participants, giving inventors the opportunity to freely test their ideas in a secure, real-life setting.” And now it’s nearly ready to welcome its first residents.

Starting this fall, about 100 people––mostly Toyota employees and their family members––are slated to move to Woven City. The project’s first phase will include about 360 residents, and eventually could expand to 2,000, per the company. The project’s leaders envision entrepreneurs, startup employees, retirees, academics, and others eventually taking up residence alongside Toyota workers.

They’ll live and work on a site that previously was home to Toyota Motor East Japan’s Higashi-Fuji Plant in Susono City.

There, inventors will develop, test, and validate new mobility solutions for “people, goods, information, and energy,” according to Toyoda.

“We think of Woven City as a test course for mobility, where we can develop any number of solutions,” he said. Joby Aviation, an aviation startup in which Toyota is an 

, is involved in the project, and the concept has gotten interest from several manufacturers, according to a news release.

Toyoda also laid out a vision of Woven City residents testing emerging technologies in their own homes––like robot assistants that can help with mundane tasks like folding laundry. Autonomous transportation and logistics would be another area of focus.

Now, with an accelerator program for “external startups, entrepreneurs, universities, and research institutions” scheduled to start this summer, Toyota is starting to engage the “inventors” it envisions working on Woven City’s campus.

In some ways, the concept isn’t novel. But the establishment of a community in which retirees and employees’ family members would provide valuable insights into a slew of technologies and in-development solutions is somewhat unique, Sam Abuelsamid, VP of market research at Telemetry, told Tech Brew.

“That will give them an opportunity to get new feedback from different sources that they might not have gotten before,” he said. “And then go from there and learn more about how these concepts, how these technologies, actually work with normal people, not just the people who are working on it.”

The project, Toyoda acknowledged, may end up losing Toyota money.

“But that’s OK,” he said. “Because as global citizens, I believe Toyota has a responsibility to invest in our collective future, to share what we’ve learned with others, and support new ideas that benefit the planet and its people. And that, more than anything else, is why we created Woven City.”

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda at CES 2025 in Las Vegas

Why Toyota is building a futuristic city near Japan’s Mount Fuji 

Toyota’s chairman announced at CES 2025 that its “Woven City” community is nearly ready to welcome its first residents.

Why the world’s top automaker is building a futuristic city near Japan’s Mount Fuji 

Between busy work schedules, school bus driver shortages, and unreliable public transit, it’s no wonder that many families struggle to get kids to school before the first bell rings.

Amia Mize understands this challenge all too well; she dealt with it when her daughter switched to a school district that didn’t offer 

 to and from where they lived. At her daughter’s new school, Mize observed other families dealing with the same issue.

“A lot of students missed out on opportunities because they didn’t have the transportation,” she said. “From that moment, I wanted to be boots on the ground, behind the wheel, and do something about it.”

In 2015, Mize founded Takes a Village Transportation (TAVT), which provides door-to-door transportation to around 200 children and families in the Atlanta metro area and will be available via app next year. The company’s services are supported by Samsara, a GPS fleet tracking software and solutions provider that includes features like route optimization and driver coaching.

Takes a Village provides transportation to and from public, private, and charter schools; to local undergraduate students; and for extracurricular activities, family outings, and corporate and nonprofit programs.

The company offers rides to and from mentorship programs in Atlanta that serve children from economically disadvantaged families, and sponsors some of the trips to help offset costs for families in need.

Mize said she didn’t know much about transportation or logistics when she first got the idea for Takes a Village, but found support through programs like a Goodwill initiative, which helps entrepreneurs with steps like writing a business plan. Mize also recently won a grant from the Comcast RISE program, which supports small businesses and entrepreneurs; she plans to use the program to help deal with recent challenges like the rising cost of vehicle maintenance and insurance. In addition to monetary support, the program provides recipients with a “technology makeover,” including computer equipment and internet, cybersecurity, and voice services. RISE is part of Comcast’s Project UP, an initiative to advance digital equity.

Across the country, school transportation systems are strained due to factors like 

 some of the challenges children in the US face getting to school, including a 7-year-old in Chicago who had a two-hour commute due to the city school district suspending bus service for students who attend magnet schools and other specialized programs. The report cited Economic Policy Institute data indicating that the number of bus drivers fell by 15% between 2019 and 2023. At the same time, 

 among students has been climbing in recent years.

Some school districts are even encouraging the use of ride-sharing to help alleviate these issues, per USA Today.

Meanwhile, the San Francisco Standard recently 

 a trend of local parents sending their kids to school via 

. Some rideshare providers, like Uber, have started to let teens hail rides on their own.

Mize claims that what sets TAVT apart from some of those alternatives is its focus on safety. The company’s drivers go through extensive background checks, for example, and she said TAVT regularly inspects its vehicle fleet. Its vehicles are equipped with GPS trackers and cameras. Drivers are CPR and first aid certified. And parents can track the routes their kids take.

Looking ahead, Mize is focused on further developing Takes a Village’s nonprofit arm so there’s more capacity to serve students. Striking a balance between what’s best for business while maintaining a community mindset has been one of the most difficult but important things Mize said she’s learned.

“You have to be able to still have a heart but not pour the whole heart out to where it takes away from the bottom line,” she said, “because you still have staff and overhead to take care of.”

Two kids running outside the house while a dad waves by the door.

Atlanta entrepreneur aims to solve school transit challenges with on-demand service

Getting kids to school has become a thorny issue for many families across the US, in part due to school bus driver shortages.

AI hype train, meet an actual train maker.

Tech Brew recently caught up with Allison Whitesell, head of talent acquisition at Siemens Mobility North America, about the ways that the division of the multinational conglomerate is integrating AI into its workplaces and talent searches.

Whitesell, who will participate in Tech Brew’s 

, Onboarding Your Favorite New Coworker: AI, has a background in finance but found herself working in recruitment during the Great Recession. She’s now been with Siemens for 13 years and last year she took on the talent-acquisition role, where she oversees numerous recruiters. Right now, her team is focused on staffing a new manufacturing facility in North Carolina.

This conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

What are some of the ways that Siemens Mobility is integrating AI into its recruitment and hiring processes?

We do have several different pieces of AI that we incorporate into our entire recruiting process, starting with the job description.

We use some AI tools…to help craft the job description, especially if we’re working with a new hiring manager or they’re hiring for a brand-new position that we’ve not worked with before. So we get on a Teams call with that manager and we ask them questions about the skills that are needed for the role, and the [tool] will build that job description.

And then we also run it through Grammarly and Textio, and those tools will help to select the right verbiage, make sure that we are inflecting the right tone in order to attract as many applicants as possible. And then, once the role is posted, we utilize another tool called Eightfold, which is bolted onto our applicant tracking system, and it will assess the job description and the candidate’s resume and assign a match score. It ranges from zero to five. And while we don’t completely rely on that match score, it’s just one of the tools in the toolbox that we use to review the candidate and their relation to the job description.

We also use [Microsoft] Copilot, as far as making sure that we’re attracting the right candidates in our system.

How are you thinking about implementing this in a responsible, thoughtful way while moving quickly so you’re not behind?

We recently attended a conference for the Great Place to Work certification, and one of the speakers there advised everyone in attendance that you should be spending at least 30 minutes a day just playing around with AI tools so you don’t get behind. While I think it is important to stay on top of technology, there are also sometimes results that you need to validate. During one of our other trainings that we do, there was an example where an attorney [looked up] some cases on an AI tool…in order to use in the courtroom, and all of those cases were fraudulently generated…So it’s important to validate those results in order to communicate correct information. But again, it’s just another tool in the toolbox that we have the ability to use.

What are some of the skills shortages that you’re encountering, and do you see AI playing a role in helping to close some of those gaps?

I do, and I will reference our project in Lexington, North Carolina. Doing some studies with regard to the current workforce in that location, their primary industries are tobacco, textiles, and furniture. In Mobility, we make trains. So there is a definite skills gap there, in order to reskill and upskill their current workforce.

So we will be using some automation tools and working with a local community college in that area to help craft and mold their curriculum so that those workers can upskill themselves based upon what our needs are. So it’s more of an aptitude and willingness to learn, and we do have the tools to teach them—it’s just contingent upon the human effort as well. There’s AI, yes, but we also need the human component.

Is the ability to leverage some of these tools something you’re looking for in your talent searches?

It’s definitely part of the conversation. We want to look at the candidate as a whole and not just any one particular skill, but the skills that they do bring to the table, plus what else we can impart upon them and their willingness to learn and fill in that gap. So we are definitely willing to invest in our workforce, our current workforce plus our future workforce.

There’s so much hype around this technology right now. How monumental of a shift is this in terms of how you and your employees do your jobs?

It’s definitely a shift—and one that we are kind of anticipating and excited about because there are some administrative aspects to the recruiter’s day-to-day position. And if it’s something that could automate some tasks and free up time to identify those unicorns or purple squirrels out in the workforce, then all the better. Because there’s a lot of reporting we do…and if it becomes more automated, I welcome it.

Graphic featuring a headshot of Siemens Mobility North America's Allison Whitesell.

Siemens Mobility exec says AI is reshaping hiring, but leaves room for human touch

Allison Whitesell, Siemens Mobility North America’s head of talent acquisition, sat down with Tech Brew ahead of her appearance at our June 26 event in New York.

Joy was palpable in the 20,000-person crowd that turned out on a spring night to celebrate what for many years seemed impossible: the reopening of 

, a former train depot whose 111-year history is intertwined with the city’s.

Speaking from a stage that would later host some of Detroit’s most famous musicians—including Diana Ross, Jack White, and Eminem—William Clay Ford Jr., Ford’s executive chair and great-grandson of the company’s founder, reminisced on the long road to this moment, starting with Ford’s purchase of the property in 2018.

“Six years ago we gathered here and we dreamt of what was possible,” he said. “We dared to dream that this station, which had become a symbol of a broken city, could once again shine as the symbol of the Motor City.”

A historic "before" photo of Michigan Central Station's Grand Hall in the foreground of a view of the hall after restoration.

Mobility is the foundation underpinning Ford’s nearly $1 billion effort to restore the station and create a 30-acre tech campus. Michigan Central eventually will have space for up to 2,500 Ford employees. Thousands more workers from other companies are slated to join them—and hundreds are already working on everything from aerial mobility to supply-chain innovations to electrification solutions.

“I wanted to make Michigan Central a place where the best and the brightest could come together to solve our biggest challenges,” Ford added. “I wanted the future of transportation to be created right here in Detroit, where it was invented in the first place.”

Michigan Central Station—a Beaux Arts-style building designed by the architects behind New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, featuring a three-story depot and 18-story office tower—first opened in 1913.

For the next 75 years, it served as a transportation hub, ushering in famous visitors like 

, welcoming participants in the Great Migration as they arrived seeking opportunities in the automotive industry, and 

“This building was built to show the ambitions of the city on the rise,” Dan Austin, a Michigan Central spokesperson, told Tech Brew during a tour.

At its peak, the depot served roughly 4,000 passengers a day. But service declined as car and plane travel replaced trains as Americans’ dominant transportation modes, and in 1988, a Chicago-bound train became the 

For the next 30 years, the building sat vacant, its state of disrepair growing alongside 

Michigan Central Station before-after

More than 3,100 workers labored for a collective 1.7 million hours to transform the building over the last six years, and Ford put out a 

 to the public to return original elements of the building that had disappeared over the years, no questions asked. Anonymous respondents returned a missing, 750-pound carriage house clock, wrapped in a tarp and bubble wrap.

And the restoration crew documented and preserved some graffiti in the building, a nod to the station’s 30 years as a site of street art, paintball games, urban exploration, and raves.

Graffiti inside of Michigan Central Station

“Everything Ford could save, we did, and other elements were recreated through technology and tenacity,” Melissa Dittmer, head of place at Michigan Central, said in a press release.

The vision for the station is still taking shape, but one potential use is for startups to move in as they outgrow their space at NewLab at Michigan Central, an adjacent building that’s home to 102 startups that collectively employ about 650 people.

“You need all of those stakeholders to create a thriving ecosystem,” Carolina Pluszczynski, Michigan Central’s COO, told us. “You keep a little bit of arm’s length between the startups and the industry partners, but you find ways for them to work together. So I see our industry partners collaborating and convening at the station.”

Israeli startup Electreon has been using the campus as a testing site for 

 to help prepare Detroiters to work in the EV charging sector.

The work will go beyond traditional mobility; Pluszczynski noted, for example, a partnership with a Michigan port focused on autonomous shipping tech.

. Leaders hope the stunning setting, paired with opportunities to work on innovative projects, will entice employees away from tech hubs like Silicon Valley—or at the very least, convince local talent not to leave.

To that end, the State of Michigan is sponsoring an internship program where it pays startups to hire students. One of the major initiatives 

 is Google’s Code Next Detroit, a program that teaches kids how to code. Another helps high school students learn how to fly drones.

“We cannot cede the role that the city of Detroit and the role that the automotive companies have had in mobility to anybody else,” Pluszczynski said. “This is the anchor that helps us start looking at the future of the city of Detroit.”