Category Archives: micromobility

Open Brain Surgery for EBikes and EScooters

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An ebike motor with the controller cover removed. A number of wires and connectors take up most of the space in the cavity.

Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs) all contain the same basic set of parts: a motor, a battery, a motor controller, some sensors, and a display to parse the information. This simplicity …read more Continue reading Open Brain Surgery for EBikes and EScooters→

Supercon 2022: Bradley Gawthrop Wants You to Join the PEV Revolution

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A man in a dark shirt stands at a podium in front of a projector screen with the text "50% OF US CAR TRIPS" in white above yellow text saying "1 HUMAN < 3 MILES". The screen is flanked by decor saying "Supercon" in white on a black background.

During the 20th Century, much of the western world decided that motor vehicles were the only desirable form of transportation. We built our cities to accommodate cars through parking, stop …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: Bradley Gawthrop Wants You to Join the PEV Revolution→

Computer science researchers in Texas expose security risks of micromobility vehicles

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Researchers at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have recently exposed vulnerabilities in the micromobility ecosystem that may compromise the security, safety and privacy of users of battery-powered ele… Continue reading Computer science researchers in Texas expose security risks of micromobility vehicles→