We continue two favorite topics this week, and introduce a new one that is sure to be a perennial favorite.<\/p>\n
Topic 1: Revisiting disruptions<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s a new era for “disruptive” technologies. There’s a now a clear business model for disruption. Uber did it as a bad citizen (do it first, ask permission later). They essentially viewed fines as a marketing expense. Now they are being pushed out of some markets.<\/p>\n Many cities are now picking up on transportation disruptions very quickly and either regulating them preemptively or stopping them quickly. Example: Bikes and scooters . . . and cities learning to see them coming.<\/p>\n We discuss what disruption looks like going forward now that it has become standardized to some degree.<\/p>\n Related link on Uber, Lyft, and the last mile – https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/transit-agencies-turn-uber-last-mile\/<\/a><\/p>\n Topic 2: Driverless Deliveries and the Invasion of the Robots<\/strong><\/p>\n Let’s talk Driverless car versus drone Burrito delivery.<\/p>\n This is a fast moving target. Here’s the update.<\/p>\n Links:<\/p>\n https:\/\/dfw.cbslocal.com\/2019\/12\/05\/robots-invade-ut-dallas-campus-deliver-food\/?fbclid=IwAR36opUvaUC9DkZX9sIzhE3jaaSM8oOkg8ghgfjoYn7rPq0m7b-ajSiWbfg<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/12\/10\/walmart-driverless-grocery-deliveries-houston\/<\/a><\/p>\n Topic 3: The Splinternet<\/strong><\/p>\n China and other nations that lean toward the authoritarian side of things are seeking to create an “alternative” Internet. After all, the Internet started by the U.S. government has a rather U.S.-centric view of rules and requirements.<\/p>\n We previously discussed the “Contract for the Web,” which is steeped in Western values and a liberal approach to inclusion, participation, and freedoms. Here we begin the conversation about what an emerging multi-internet system will operate.<\/p>\n