The Podcast
Why you should watch it ☝️
This is not another “thoughts on innovation” episode.
This is a “we spent four years building AI hardware in the street and getting cities to buy it” episode.
Wissem Maazoun walks through how BusPas turns a basic bus stop into an AI-powered, solar-driven piece of smart city infrastructure. He explains the core problem they spotted inside public transit systems: agencies know when you tap your card and when buses move, but they have almost no data about people actually waiting at the stop. BusPas exists to close that gap without apps, without tracking phones, and without crossing privacy lines.
In the conversation, Wissem share his experiences navigating:
The deep tech required to run computer vision and real-time services off solar, batteries, and e-paper at the edge
The messy reality of getting this into the world, including government funding, city pilots in places like Barcelona and Los Angeles, and upcoming large-scale events
How putting real, real-time information at the stop changes both rider behaviour and how agencies plan routes, schedules, and investments
Here’s a teaser…
Where to find Wissem Maazoun 👇
Find Wissem on Linkedin
What You Missed on Sunday
Here’s what we covered in Sunday’s newsletter edition…
How to Pay for Innovation
Part 2 of Executing the Innovation Budget
In Part 1 of How to Budget for Innovation, we outlined the key difficulties innovators encounter when trying to budget for their work, especially when those efforts don’t align to traditional corporate KPIs. This week, in Part 2, we’re following that thinking with ideas on how to effectively budget for your innovation efforts and how to align organizational thinking to metrics that support your efforts.
Here’s what you’ll find:
This Week’s Article: How to Budget for Innovation | Part 2: Executing the Innovation Budget
Share This: 4 Ways to Improve Your Innovation Budgeting
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