Superpedestrian acquires Navmatic to detect and control unsafe e-scooter rider behavior

When you combine as many sensors as you can, you benefit from the best of all worlds, and it just keeps learning and improving.”Superpedestrian has boasted its ability to better control its vehicles by owning the full stack, from operating system to hardware, compared to other operators that buy off-the-shelf operating systems.Superpedestrian positions itself as the go-to partner for cities with new e-scooter safety upgrades“We had a lot of challenges trying to integrate our tech with other companies because every time they needed to change a line of code, they had to contact the manufacturer which could take a week to make any changes,” Boaz Mamo, CEO and founder of Navmatic, told TechCrunch.Superpedestrian’s software-first approach to this acquisition was also attractive to one of the company’s current investors, Dan Herscovici, partner at Edison Partners.“Most other acquisitions by scooter companies are usually a play for market share,” he said. I think the industry has been searching for a way to modify rider behavior based on safety regulations and this acquisition unlocks that capability.”Mamo also pointed out that Pedestrian Defense unlocks the capability for cities to get some insights into how riders are traveling and how they might be able to make better infrastructure decisions.Biderman said Superpedestrian is building around 50,000 scooters this year, with every new vehicle the company builds containing this new technology starting December.