Los Angeles and London announce start-up collaboration

The mayors of Los Angeles and London have signed an agreement to work together on some of the biggest issues facing transportation globally.

Through the ‘Innovator Cities’ initiative, announced on Monday, both cities plan to collaborate on innovation challenges to identify where similar problems exist and ensure solutions developed in either city can work elsewhere in the world.

The scheme also gives companies the opportunity to take part in ‘start-up exchanges’, which would allow start-ups to pitch their best ideas in both London and LA.

Michael Hurwitz, TfL's Director of Transport Innovation, told Cities Today: "We're in touch with LA about a range of issues, everything from dockl...