All Transportation articles
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ArticleHow JetBlue Pivoted Its ‘Digital 2020’ Program In Its Final Year
When JetBlue launched a four-year digital transformation program called “Digital 2020” in 2016, no one expected the pressures of a pandemic in its final year.
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Article
Inside the Creation of Harley-Davidson’s New Line of Electric Bikes
Everything from the concept to the name of Harley-Davidson’s new electric bike brand is an homage to the company’s history. Brand Director Aaron Frank shares more…
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On Demand Webcast
How Travel is Changing at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
What does it mean to innovate travel, and create new kinds of safety in 2020? Jodie Brinkerhoff, VP of Innovation at DFW Airport, discusses how her team is adapting…
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Podcast
What Comes Back and When? Exploring Life After COVID-19
What’s changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic? What’s likely to come back? And when? Innovation Leader’s ”What the Future Looks Like” report seeks to answer that question.
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Video
General Motors and IBM on the Role of a Silicon Valley R&D Outpost
R&D leaders from General Motors and IBM discuss the mission of the companies’ Silicon Valley outposts, and the importance of tracking first movers in an emerging market.
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Video
Innovation Insights from Our 2019 Impact Main Stage
Chris Anderson — CEO of 3DR, a pioneer of the drone industry — shares his experience building and deploying autonomous vehicles at Innovation Leader’s 2019 Impact event. Includes video…
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Q&A
Staffing Innovation Teams?
What…information might there be about innovation staffing? In-sourced vs. out-sourced? Types of roles/functions on innovation team?
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Lyft COO Talks Tesla, “Peak Car,” and the Future of Mobility
Lyft's COO Jon McNeill has spent his career scaling companies in the mobility industry. McNeill discusses the innovative culture at Tesla, Lyft’s mission, and the future of mobility.
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How JetBlue Navigates the World of Corporate Venture Capital
JetBlue Technology Ventures has put money into 20 startups, which build everything from weather prediction tech to AI assistants that manage travel plans.
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Southwest Airlines President: ‘If You Don’t Like Change, You’re Going to Hate Extinction’
We spoke with President Tom Nealon about how Southwest is working to address customer and employee pain points.
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Uber Isn’t Joking About Flying Cars
Uber's Elevate initiative aims to launch a new fleet of electric aircraft that would carry a pilot and up to four passengers. We talk to two of the NASA veterans overseeing the project.
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Transforming a San Diego Airport Terminal into an Innovation Lab
Rick Belliotti of the San Diego International Airport, discusses partnerships, innovating in a regulated environment, and what it really takes to make airports better for travelers.
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How Delta Prioritizes Innovation in an Operationally-Intensive Culture
It's hard to think of a more operationally-intensive business than air transport. In that environment, what role does innovation play? Matt Muta of Delta Air Lines shares...
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How BMW’s Corporate Venture Capital Strategy is Changing
Last year, BMW said that it would invest 500 million Euros in the next decade across the tech landscape and moved its US office to Silicon Valley. Find out what’s behind the changes.
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Insights from Honda’s Silicon Valley Lab
While it began as an R&D outpost in 2000 and later added a venture capital team, Honda's Silicon Valley site is now a full-fledged innovation hub for the company...
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Shell and Thales Execs on Innovation Outposts
Executives from Shell TechWorks and the Thales xPlor discuss what they hope to accomplish with their Boston innovation labs, and how they're being measured.
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Airbus Exec on Seizing Opportunities Outside the Airplane
Markus Durstewitz of Airbus Group, talks about how the $67 billion manufacturer is working with suppliers, passengers, and pilots to make air travel more efficient. Includes slides...
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How Thales Group is Chasing Growth with New Xplor Initiative
Pete Roney of Thales USA says that the rationale for launching a new innovation effort was clear: The company wasn’t thinking creatively enough to keep up with its peers.
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Article
Powering Innovation in Rolls-Royce’s Engineering Culture
Hardev Ubhi of Rolls-Royce discusses how to to bring new tools and thinking into an organization that is understandably obsessed with safety, precision, and quality.
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Alaska Airlines’ Lean Startup Test in Airport Lounges
Two members of the airline’s Customer Innovation R&D team discuss a recent test of a new system aimed at delivering a more personalized travel experience.
