News from the Parkbob Universe DIGITIZING THE LAST MILE: PORTLAND EDITION Get a glimpse into how we turned huge amounts of data from a multitude of sources into the most accurate picture of the curbside in Portland yet. RIGHT THIS WAY (https://medium.com/parkbob/digitizing-the-last-mile-portland-edition-b683fb3a81dc) ** 60 CITIES/ ------------------------------------------------------------ 3 CONTINENTS ** 145,000 KM ------------------------------------------------------------ ** DIGITIZED ------------------------------------------------------------ ** BIG NEWS IN THE MOBILITY SPACE ------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkbob-gmbh/ We're truly delighted to end the year on a high note. News spread some days ago that Softbank is investing around $1Billion in Parkjockey. This is a very positive signal that the market believes in data-driven business models in the mobility space much like ours. We will kick off 2019 with a major announcement at CES - stay tuned! As mobility leader Tanja Kufner puts it: Parkbob is anything but yet another parking startup. I wish all of you a great start into the new year! Christian Adelsberger, Founder & CEO https://calendly.com/christian-adelsberger/ces-2019/01-08-2019 MEET US AT CES 2019 Jan 8th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. GENIVI Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Grand Ballroom #2 & #5 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd or schedule a Meeting for Jan 8th - 11th here (https://calendly.com/christian-adelsberger/ces-2019/01-08-2019) ! ** THE RACE TO WIN THE DATA REVOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------ In their quest to become the world leader in the data revolution, several countries are beginning to open up government data. This not only helps to harness innovation to deal with an ageing population and the adoption of artificial intelligence, but also to shape the future of mobility. READ MORE (https://medium.com/parkbob/the-race-to-win-the-data-revolution-dc7de180c638) ** CREATING SMARTER COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONES IN VIENNA ------------------------------------------------------------ Project SCHNURRR (https://projekte.ffg.at/projekt/3029376) aims to extract real-time information in loading zones to facilitate traffic fluidity in Vienna. Find out how Parkbob collaborates with the city and six partners as part of the city's urban development plan. READ MORE (https://medium.com/parkbob/creating-smarter-commercial-loading-zones-in-vienna-45af87818b09) ** ------------------------------------------------------------ ** THINGS WE LIKE ------------------------------------------------------------ ** SOFTBANK INVESTS IN PARKJOCKEY ------------------------------------------------------------ As reported by Techcrunch (http://www.techcrunch.com) and other outlets (http://www.parking-net.com/parking-news/parkjockey-receives-investment-from-softbank-group) last week, the investment is said to be around $1B. Softbank's investment is a bet on an automated future and strong signal that they believe in the sector and data-driven businesses. READ MORE (https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/10/softbank-invests-in-parking-startup-parkjockey-pushing-valuation-to-1-billion/) ** TOP 6 TRENDS IN EUROPEAN MOBILITY ------------------------------------------------------------ Tanja Kufner, Partner at MHP (https://www.mhp.com/en/home/) and Co-Founder at dynamics.vc (https://www.dynamics.vc/) shares her experiences at the Autonomy & Urban Mobility Summit in Paris and observed some trends in European Mobilty. Her praise for Parkbob is, of course, much appreciated. READ MORE (https://urbanmobilitydaily.com/the-top-6-trends-in-the-european-mobility-ecosystem) ============================================================ ** (http://www.parkbob.com) ** (https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkbob-gmbh) ** (https://twitter.com/parkbobrocks) ** (https://medium.com/parkbob) ** (https://www.facebook.com/parkbobrocks) Copyright © 2018 Parkbob GmbH, All rights reserved. You receive this E-Mail as you have already been in touch with Parkbob or the founder ** Christian Adelsberger (https://at.linkedin.com/in/christianadelsberger/de) . Address: Parkbob GmbH - Treustraße 22-24, 1200 Wien ** Unsubscribe (https://parkbob.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=df9046eda8f2abf056558d0da&id=2f30a346b9&e=d3e12256d3&c=dc66354179) ** Change list settings (https://parkbob.us3.list-manage.com/profile?u=df9046eda8f2abf056558d0da&id=2f30a346b9&e=d3e12256d3) --------------------------------------------------------------- For news of CHI books, courses & software, join CHI-RESOURCES mailto: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe from CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] For further details of CHI lists see http://listserv.acm.org ---------------------------------------------------------------