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Welcome to the Exponential View podcast with me, Azim Azar.

As an entrepreneur, investor and analyst, I've been an insider in the technology industry for over 20 years.

During that time, I've watched exponentially developing technologies change our economies,

and there is plenty more change to come.

Now, a lot of the innovation that gets airtime is an intangible area,

like artificial intelligence or crypto.

But today's episode is squarely focused on the real world.

My guest this week is Horace Dedu, the world's leading analyst on micromobility,

personal transport that takes place in smaller vehicles like electric bikes and scooters.

Many of you will be seeing these vehicles on the streets of your city

but as demand for personal transport increases and people continue to flock to urban centers,

micromobility will become popular the world over.

Roughly 80% of all urban trips are less than two miles long

and people are starting to realize that it doesn't make sense to take those trips in a car.

The market for these vehicles is huge, growing, and has plenty of room to run.

In time, it could prove fertile ground for big tech companies like Apple and Alphabet as Horace and I discuss.

Now, before we get started, there is a term I should define Horace talks about auto mobility.

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