View original post. Ride-hailing services might seem like a money-saving alternative to buying a car for people who live in urban areas. But according to a new study, it’s not nearly as cost-effective as you’d think. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that using ride-hailing services like Lyft and Uber as a primary mode of transportation works out to be far …

View original post.Drivers in Atlanta spent 70 hours in peak-time traffic jams last year. As the MaaS Market conference moves to the US’s fourth most congested city, we ask how Mobility as a Service can help. Colin Sowman winds down his window to listen It is not by accident that ITS International’s first MaaS Marketconference outside London is being hosted in …

View original post.As businesses cycle ever faster, even the idea of what constitutes long-term is changing. A 2012 report from the consulting firm Innosight found that in 1958, corporations stayed on the S&P 500 for an average of 61 years. By 2012, that number had fallen to just 18 years, and there’s no reason to think it won’t continue dropping. …

View original post.Ninety-seven percent of Millennials use social media while traveling and 75% post to social networks at least once per day. If you have looked at your Instagram feed lately you will see that vacation season is in full swing with pictures of exotic beaches and beautiful landscapes that would make anyone envious. In our 2016 report on travel, we …

View original post.More and more people are travelling. Gone are the days when travel was considered a luxury. It is more of a necessity these days. According to the World Tourism Organization, by 2030, more than 2 billion international trips will take place every year. That is a whopping figure. One of the main reasons behind this global acceptance of travel …

View original post.Lyft  announced today that taking a business trip and then actually turning in your travel receipts just got a whole lot easier. A new feature for business profiles will allow employers to create a direct connection between employee trips and travel managers in charge of their reimbursement. While this integrated functionality is not new for the ridesharing company, it is the …

View original post. Public and private sector collaboration is helping to shape the transport of tomorrow, says Brian Wong of Burges Salmon. Embedded into the government’s industrial strategy and key to its implementation are four ‘grand challenges’ – artificial intelligence and data, ageing society, clean growth and the future of mobility. These reflect seismic global trends and meeting these challenges is crucial …

View original post.Travel technology companies and rail companies have a common goal: To provide the best possible customer experience and access to tickets. This in turn boosts distribution and sales and ultimately encourages more people to travel by train – one of the most sustainable forms of public transport. Daniel Beutler, General Manager for travel technology company Trainline International, says …

View original post. Car usage in the capital is falling, but what’s replacing it? We run through some of the ways tech is affecting transport in London today. While Londoners used to be faced with a binary choice between car or public transport, new ways of getting around the capital have been cropping up. In London, the number of journeys made …

View original post. A number of innovative small business aircraft are on the drawing board, but the future of these projects depends on investors and their propensity for risk We’re on the cusp of the genesis of a new category of business travel, the ultra-short-haul market. Urban congestion is driving innovators to reach for the stars or at least as high as the …