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Wunder Mobility Podcast

Wunder Mobility Podcast

By: hosted by Gunnar Froh CEO & Founder
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 Welcome to the "Wunder Mobility Podcast". Every two weeks we will provide you with exciting insights around the Future of Mobility. Tune in as we invite thought leaders from the mobility sector to share their vision, products, successes, and setbacks. We cannot solve the challenges facing our industry alone. We must work together — with companies, cities, political organizations, NGOs, and more — to build our future. The Wunder Mobility Podcast provides the space for us to collaborate and learn from one another. More information is available at www.wundermobility.com/podcastAll Rights Reserved. Wunder Mobility 2022. Economics Politics & Government
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  • #68 Bojan Jukic, Co-CEO of Wunder Mobility

    #68 Bojan Jukic, Co-CEO of Wunder Mobility
    Jan 22 2026
    In the first Wunder Mobility Podcast episode of 2026, Gunnar Froh and Bojan Jukić look back on what defined shared mobility in 2025—and what operators, cities, and platforms should prepare for next. They frame 2025 as a “post-hype consolidation” year: operators exited secondary markets, merged, reduced fleet sizes, and shifted focus from growth metrics to unit economics and profitability. At the same time, investor confidence began to return as more companies reported sustained profitability and improving valuations. A central theme is the growing role of cities: shared mobility is increasingly treated as urban infrastructure. Municipalities are tightening expectations around service quality—availability, response times, safe parking—and moving toward longer, more exclusive contracts with stricter SLAs. The conversation also highlights a shift in where innovation happens: hardware progress is slower than in earlier years, while software-driven capabilities—predictive maintenance, fraud prevention, demand-based pricing, and operational automation—are becoming the main competitive differentiators. They also note the rise of “unsexy” regional champions: locally focused operators that win through operational excellence, deep city knowledge, and disciplined fleet management rather than global expansion narratives. On Wunder Mobility’s side, Gunnar and Bojan describe a deliberate refocus: choosing a smaller number of core use cases (notably car sharing and bike sharing), prioritizing regional champions over high-volume turnkey models, and investing consistently in innovation and platform maturity. They discuss the push for both velocity and stability—shipping at high cadence while treating uptime as mission-critical—alongside growing investments in AI. Looking into 2026, they predict tighter regulation without subsidies (public responsibility with private risk), more subscription-style packaging and bundling with public transport, airline-like playbooks centered on yield management and utilization, and further consolidation—potentially including a high-profile operator failure. They also explore how autonomous vehicles may start appearing in small numbers, raising strategic questions about the convergence of vehicle sharing and ride-hailing, and whether AV mobility becomes a largely private market or increasingly governed through public tenders.
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    47 mins
  • #67 Michael Schrezenmaier, Host @Mobility Mavericks Podcast, Partner at Incharge Capital

    #67 Michael Schrezenmaier, Host @Mobility Mavericks Podcast, Partner at Incharge Capital
    Dec 15 2025
    In this special German-language episode, Gunnar Froh (Founder & CEO, Wunder Mobility) joins Michael Schrezenmaier for an in-depth conversation on where shared mobility is heading as the market matures and autonomous vehicles begin to reshape the value chain. They unpack what most end users never see: the operational and technical complexity required to make vehicle sharing feel simple and reliable. Beyond the app interface, the heavy lifting happens in backend systems and integrations with many different vehicle types—covering access control, billing, payments, user management, fleet operations (maintenance, repositioning, in-/out-fleeting), and pricing logic. A central theme is that shared mobility still lives and dies by “availability”—matching supply and demand at street level—while operators increasingly move toward more sophisticated levers such as subscriptions, loyalty, and revenue management. A major thread is how autonomy changes the economics. If vehicles can reposition themselves, service levels can improve while fleet sizes (and therefore costs) potentially decrease—shifting the industry toward higher utilization and better unit economics. Gunnar also outlines why the market has remained fragmented: mobility is operationally local and highly regulated, with local advantages often outweighing global network effects. As autonomous fleets scale, Gunnar expects further convergence between carsharing and ride-hailing, with specialized operators acting as fulfillment partners while customer-facing platforms focus on loyalty, bundling, and distribution. Finally, the discussion zooms out: while AVs are a major development, many European cities will continue prioritizing public transport and two-wheelers for efficient urban movement. The episode touches on how modern operators are improving bike-sharing economics through better operations, refurbishment, and smarter commercialization models—showing that profitability is increasingly achievable when execution and data capabilities are strong.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • #66 Matteo Forte, CEO & Founder of SWITCH

    #66 Matteo Forte, CEO & Founder of SWITCH
    Nov 25 2025
    In this episode of the Wunder Mobility Podcast, Matteo Forte, CEO of Switch, discusses the innovative use of AI in urban mobility. He explains how his company transitioned from a shared mobility app to simulating entire cities to optimize urban transport. The conversation delves into the accuracy of their AI predictions, the success of their pilot projects, and the introduction of their products, Urban Copilot and Urbiverse. Matteo also shares insights on their business model, competition, and the future of AI agents in mobility, emphasizing the importance of domain expertise and technology integration.
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    44 mins
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