The pandemic has dramatically changed the personal mobility and the way we relate to cars.
Personal mobility vehicles such as bicycles, e-scooters and mopeds of various kinds have experienced a unprecedented growth for reasons such as the anxiety generated by mass public transport, the desire for freedom and the need for a means of locomotion that is low maintenance and easy to park and use.
These vehicles represent a very important step towards the viability of public transport in all areas, from logistics to human through environmental sustainability, placing them at the center of the ecological transition of the cities of the future. The flip side for the users of these vehicles is that, due to the very nature of these technologies, they do not enjoy the same type of protection for their physical integrity or their vehicles as users of cars or traditional collective transport methods and can be included within of the concept of “Vulnerable Road Users” or, for its acronym in English “VRUs” (Vulnerable Road Users).
In this new scenario, companies like Livall and Don Cicleto they are creating a new paradigm, where business initiatives put all their resources and capacity in the search for solutions of great scope and social impact.
As Spanish startups that are looking to redefine security for VRU users from different fields, the synergies between Livall and Don Cicleto are more than evident.
Livall is a technology company dedicated to the design and manufacture of personal protection equipment augmented through digital technology, in the form of smart helmets for bicycles, scooters and other forms of personal mobility. Preventive safety that anticipates the accident to save lives.
Don Cicleto has a network of secure car parks; strategically located shelters specialized in protecting bicycles and offering maximum convenience to commuters, urban travelers and athletes alike.
Reduction of CO2 emissions
Micromobility, both in its daily mobility aspect and in its logistics aspect, has the potential to drastically reduce CO2 emissions from both the transport of people and goods, which account for about 25% of global emissions. In this sense, the alliance between Don Cicleto and LIVALL was born with the firm purpose of leading one of the great opportunities that we as a society have for the future of our cities: the micromobility.
A commitment to lead its development and implementation in our cities and make it a backbone of our personal health, economy and mobility, helping to coexist with other means of transport. The data and technology developed by both companies, leaders in their respective niches, are the pillars of this collaboration.
Although the electric car plays an important role, micromobility in the coming decades is going to be the main actor in the coming urban networks. From LIVALL and Don Cicleto they want to launch public administrations, companies and any other group that signs the manifesto for micromobility and join them in leading the transition towards new transport models.
