Payam Zamani joins the board of BestMile, Inc.
SAN RAMON, CA (July 25, 2016)— One Planet Group. Inc. announces an investment in BestMile, a fleet management software company designed to manage any fleet of autonomous vehicles. Separately BestMile has named Payam Zamani—the CEO of One Planet Group—as an independent member of its Board of Directors.
BestMile is at the forefront of using driverless-vehicle-technology to tackle one of today’s biggest challenges; urban mobility in an overpopulated world.
BestMile is a Swiss based technology company building the sophisticated software necessary to give autonomous vehicle fleets a central intelligence. The belief at BestMile is that the future of autonomous mobility lies in much more than just removing human drivers. It’s about what autonomous vehicles can offer when operated and managed together. BestMile’s global fleet management solution will optimize traffic and their ecological footprint.
Zamani, an entrepreneur and an early innovator in the online automotive industry sees a new world taking shape around self-driving vehicles, with much to be discovered. He firmly believes that technology is at the forefront of changing the transportation industry and is looking forward to seeing the execution of BestMile’s promise.
“The world as we know it is about to change in a more fundamental manner than it did over 100 years ago when cars were introduced,” says Zamani. “This revolution will change the transportation industry as we know it and with it the ingrained footprint that it has had on our cities and landscape in general. These are exciting times and I’m excited to be joining the board of a company that’s a leading player in this space.”
“Urban mobility is one of the foremost challenges for cities the world over,” BestMile CEO, Raphaël Gindrat says. “The growth of these concerns require cities to develop new strategies for public transportation. As opposed to hardware, cloud based technology is the answer to making smart cities a reality.”
About One Planet Group Inc.
A hybrid tech firm, One Planet Group Inc. (OPO) consists of several successful operating technology companies, brands, an angel fund and a startup incubator. Its largest brands operate in the automotive, real estate and home improvement industries. Founded by tech entrepreneur and angel investor Payam Zamani, the firm prides itself on building successful, revolutionary technology enterprises with a built-in ethos of affecting positive social change. This ensures that the company's financial successes, will also contribute to the betterment of the world. The motto at One Plane Ops Inc., is “Innovation + Intention”.
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