View original post. Sharing is the future of mobility. Quite appropriately, the principle of car-sharing itself is increasingly shared – with different providers, wider applications, new geographies. A sampler.  With its struggling automotive market and infrastructural problems, Russia is an unlikely source of mobility innovation. Nevertheless, the car-sharing capital of Europe is… Moscow. Traffic jams The Russian capital was recently …

View original post. UBER: IT’S NOT just for cars anymore. Less than a decade after launching, it has rolled out rides for the normies (UberX), for those who don’t mind sharing (UberPool), and for those who don’t mind walking (Uber Express Pool). It offers on-demand grub (UberEats) and connects truckers with stuff that needs trucking (UberFreight). This week, the company acquired Jump …

View original post. Toyota Connected has announced the launch of a new startup division, dubbed Toyota Connected Europe (TCEU). The division will be focused on the launch and support of new shared mobility services and fleet management solutions in the region. The new Toyota Connected Europe startup will be based out of London (UK) and will see Toyota Motor Europe’s …

View original post.When fleet and leasing management software company Sofico first came into existence 30 years ago, motor vehicles were manufactured with a manual choke and Petrol in many countries across Europe was less than 0.5 Euros a litre.  A lot has changed since then, not least the number of vehicles on Europe’s roads, congestion in towns and cities, environmental …

It’s hard to ignore the growing popularity of the electric vehicle market. In fact, 2017 was a record year for new registrations catapulting them into the spotlight, even more so now that the diesel and petrol cars have been branded significantly harmful for the environment. With air pollutions levels high throughout the UK, the government has committed to plans to …

View original post.The big daddy of ride sharing, Uber, has officially jumped into electric bike sharing. On Monday Uber announced that it has acquired Jump Bikes, a ten-year-old venture capital-backed startup that rents out dockless electric bicycles to users around cities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but a report from last week said that an acquisition was worth …

View original post. Add another company to the list of transportation services filling Uber’s London-sized void. Mercedes-Benz and Via have launched their jointly owned ViaVan service in Zones 1 and 2 of the city, giving Londoners a “ridesharing” option that bridges the gap between plain ridesharing and mass transit. The allure, as you might guess, stems from the low cost that comes with multi-passenger rides …

View original post. Car ownership isn’t always convenient, but hailing one on your smartphone is. Mobility services, such as ridehailing, carsharing, rentals and carpooling, are showing growth. This is underpinned by a combination of enabling technologies and changing social preferences, with millennials and centennials more attracted to access over ownership. We estimate mobility services will grow by an average of 14% …

View original post. The lack of competition could have far-reaching effects for drivers in terms of earnings and commuters who may have to play higher fares. Regulators quickly moved yesterday to address these concerns, with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) saying it would study the impact of the merger and ensure that “no one single market player dominates the sector …

View original post. The company car is losing its status as the default means of transport for employees while MaaS gathers momentum. Jonathan Manning reports Perk car or mobility package? The day is rapidly approaching when employees will have a viable choice between spending their company car allowance on a new lease vehicle or a comprehensive travel plan. Under the …