Ride is all about the journey.

We explore the ways that rapid developments in technology, evolutions in business models, changes in working styles, and new approaches to the work-life balance are shaping and changing urban mobility.

Ride with us.

Join us on the Ride. From vehicle ownership to usership, including the burden of car tax, insurance, servicing and parking, to the freedom of a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) offering, how we get around is changing. Ultimately, though, it’s all about the journey - the ride.

Whether that’s your daily commute, a trip across town to see friends or the weekly grocery store run, those journeys matter - but how we’re making them is changing. And Ride is here to explore those changes, generate discussion, and challenge your opinions.

 
Jonny Combe UK CEO of PayByPhone and Co-host of Ride

Jonny Combe, President & CEO, PayByPhone

Jonny is President and CEO at PayByPhone, a company he joined in 2018 following positions at a global car manufacturer financial services company and in management and corporate business innovation.

Passionate about innovation, leadership and inclusion, Jonny understands the customer journey and embraces the challenge of changing organisational culture. At PayByPhone, he has driven an award-winning environmental agenda while championing the future of mobility.

Jonny is a frequent keynote speaker who has been recognised as one of the UK’s top ten business gamechangers. He is frequently featured in publications such as HuffPost, The Economist and The Scotsman.

 
Martin Kahl, Owner at Kovetic and Co-host of Ride headshot

Martin Kahl, Owner at Kovetic

Martin has more than 20 years’ experience in automotive and mobility analysis, research, consulting, and publishing. Providing independent editorial and research consulting services for companies and organisations across the spectrum of automotive and mobility, Martin’s clients include a global law firm, an international banking group, a global automotive engineering association, an automotive safety organisation, and a developer of self-driving vehicle systems.

Martin previously spent over 12 years at Automotive World where he was Editor in Chief, and nine years as European Research Director at AutoAnalysis. An award winning B2B and technology writer, Martin has also chaired conferences in India, Detroit, California, and Europe, and moderated hundreds of webinars and live online events.

 

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