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Chinese bike sharing: a fiasco straight out of Silicon Valley
by David Lee
This week is all about traffic: hidden high tech
26.8.2019
Translation: Patrik Stainbrook
Our second theme week deals with traffic. We will, of course, take a closer look at technological aspects. However, we won't be looking at individual vehicles or parts of them, but rather at the whole: how do the systems behind the scenes work?
After our first theme week, 87 per cent of you thought we should definitely do it again. Well here you go: theme week number two. This time we're looking at «high tech in traffic.» But by that we don't mean the nth article about Tesla cars. Rather, our focus is on the whole – the systems behind the traffic.
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New articles will constantly appear throughout the week. You can find all previously published articles here:
Megacities the world over saw their salvation from eternal gridlock in Chinese bike sharing providers. Alas, a new even larger chaos was spawned. What's interesting: there's a striking similarity between these failed mechanisms and the algorithms used by Silicon Valley internet titans.
Header image: Image: Thomas Kunz
David Lee
Senior Editor
David.Lee@digitecgalaxus.chMy interest in IT and writing landed me in tech journalism early on (2000). I want to know how we can use technology without being used. Outside of the office, I’m a keen musician who makes up for lacking talent with excessive enthusiasm.
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