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Trilvee founder: ‘I’m not bullish about autonomous driving in chaotic cities’ – Fi5

Trilvee founder

Michael Mangion is the founder and CEO of Trilvee, an on-demand electric vehicle (EV) service that’s aiming to cut down city congestion with teleoperated vehicles.

Founded in 2021, Trilvee is developing technology for customers to hail an EV that is remotely driven to their location and is the right size for the journey. In the case of the shorter, intra-city trips that Trilvee is targeting, this usually means 1-2 seaters. A remote operator drives the vehicle away once the customer completes their trip, which means they don’t have to worry about parking.

The company is currently at the proof of concept stage but is aiming to go to market early next year. It has raised £550,000 to date in pre-seed funding....