View original post. In 2018, Cisco says it will be the ability to analyze the data from transit systems, road sensors, and mobile network that will drive transportation change. The future of transportation relies on cities connecting infrastructures to the Internet of Things (IoT), allowing them to share real-time data with autonomous vehicles, mass transit systems, smartphone applications, and other …

View original post. The sharing economy, the access economy, the on-demand economy – terms used interchangeably, though not always fully understood. They are used to define the recent socio-economic shift that reinvented how and what we consume. Although each of the terms is nuanced in its precise meaning, they all describe a world in which consumer demand, rather than any …

View original post. Public and private sectors of the passenger transport world speak about transformative potential of ‘Mobility as a Service’ There is growing recognition in all corners of the passenger transport world of the game-changing potential of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) – whereby travellers use a smartphone app to plan and pay for multi-modal journeys. This year saw …

View original post. The EU’s highest court has ruled that Uber is a transport company, in a decision that opens the US ride-hailing app to tougher national regulation in Europe’s 28 member states. In a long-awaited judgment, the European Court of Justice said Uber operated in the EU like a traditional taxi firm, shifting its legal status from a digital …

View original post. Autonomous vehicles could be arriving en masse within the next decade alongside changing mobility options. In the face of these changes, what do agencies need do to secure the streets? Traffic and transportation issues (think gridlock and lack of parking) are plaguing cities worldwide and will likely get worse as urban populations spike in coming years. But …

View original post. As the year comes to a close, we are looking back at 2017 and recounting all of the incredible things that have occurred in shared mobility and mobility as a whole. From the autonomous movement and beyond, here is our list of the top 8 mobility movements of the past year. 1. Autonomous bus pilot in Sion, Switzerland …

View original post. Last February when we attended the Business Travel Show to reveal our new app – Mobilleo – we were constantly being asked to explain Mobility-as-a-Service. Industry knowledge about the term seemed restricted to “that’s about driverless cars” or questions like “is that to do with public transport?”. In less than 12 months, the landscape has changed and suddenly anyone worth their …

View original post. Mobility in Finland may look slightly different this time next year following the 2016 launch of the world’s first Mobility as a Service (MaaS) company, MaaS Finland. The concept of Mobility as a Service itself, providing integrated mobility packages based on customer needs, is nothing new. Mobility as a Service is an initiative that is already up …

View original post. The UK’s first Mobility as a Service (MaaS) pilot scheme is due to start in the West Midlands this autumn. A test group of 500 people will arrange their multi-modal journeys using a smartphone app. The project will be overseen by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority. “We are …