Meet the newly-minted unicorn founder transforming school buses for 27
million U.S. students
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Ritu Narayan came up with the idea for a school bus startup a decade
ago...
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What started as a way to improve pick-up and drop-off for parents
evolved into a complex business involving AI, electric vehicles, and public-private partnerships with school districts.
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Zum's tech-enabled school bus fleets give parents insight into
children's whereabouts via an app and allow buses to be used for
purposes other than morning and afternoon transit, rather than sitting
empty the rest of the day. Zum aims for the buses to "connect back to
the grid" to provide energy when not in use. The startup relies on AI
to "optimize routes." Narayan says Zum reduced the number of school
buses in San Francisco from 236 to 193 and reduced commute time for
students.
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Currently, the Bay Area-based company has about 2,000 employees and
provides transportation for 4,000 schools in the U.S.
https://fortune.com/2024/02/02/zum-ev-school-bus-valuation-unicorn-founder-ritu-narayan/
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