Mobility as a Service Will Replace Your Car View original post.“You’re going to take our cars away!?” You might yell that, in disbelief, after reading the title of this article. And yet, in twenty to thirty years, people will voluntarily give their cars away, in favor of a radically different model of transport: mobility as a service. Several key technologies have recently emerged, which industry analysts believe will … Read More
Google spinoff to test truly driverless cars in California View original post.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The robotic car company created by Google is poised to attempt a major technological leap in California, where its vehicles will hit the roads without a human on hand to take control in emergencies. The regulatory approval announced Tuesday allows Waymo’s driverless cars to cruise through California at speeds up to 65 miles per … Read More
MPs call for ban on diesel and petrol car and van sales by 2032 View original post.An influential Commons select committee has called on the Government to bring in a clear and precise target for sales of new cars and vans to be zero emission by 2032. The recommendation, included in the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s (BEIS) Electric Vehicles: Driving the Transition report, would replace the Government’s 2040 targets for zero emission … Read More
Volvo uses Alexa to help fleet customers View original post.Volvo Car UK is harnessing the technology of Amazon Alexa to pilot the Volvo Fleet Manager Skill. Designed with the specific needs of its fleet customers in mind, the Skill aims to make their lives less complicated, and add value to their experience, says Volvo. The trial will see the delivery of an Amazon Echo Dot device to … Read More
Carsharing Fleet Size to Grow by 13.2 Percent Globally as Shared Mobility Becomes Mainstream London, 10 May 2018 – The overall carsharing vehicle parc is expected to expand from 983k in 2017 to 1237k in 2018, driven by motorists’ desire to use alternative modes of transport, the rise in employee mobility options and environmental concerns. Existing providers of recent mobility solutions like carsharing, ridesharing, ridehailing, on-demand responsive shuttles, and integrated mobility are already scaling … Read More
VW will deploy 2,000 electric cars in Berlin for a new car sharing service View original post. VW announced today the deployment of what could be one of the largest all-electric car fleets through its new ‘We Share‘ car sharing service. Berlin is going to be the first city to get the service and it will start with a fleet of 2,000 electric cars. VW’s electric vehicles are already being used in third-party car-sharing … Read More
Uber and Lyft race way ahead of car-sharing services View original post. Hailing a Lyft or Uber has become so normal those companies pretty much have become verbs, kind of like “googling.” But no one is asking, “Wanna Getaround to dinner?” It’s clear car-sharing hasn’t become as popular as ride-hailing, and it may stay that way. Car-sharing, which involves renting someone else’s car or borrowing a car from a … Read More
“The car is still king” AAA study shows ride-hailing services cost TWICE as much yearly as owning a vehicle 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 … Read More
Mobility as a Service – How to make it happen for fleet operators, cities and passengers View original post. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is seen as one of the Next Big Things in transportation, allowing people to seamlessly plan and pay for door-to-door multi-modal journeys. The well-publicised Lisbon Study predicted how the introduction of a fleet of shared vehicles into the city would affect traffic. It discovered that by replacing all car and bus journeys with ride-sharing … Read More
BMW Combines Car and Ride Sharing View original post.Through its ReachNow mobility unit, BMW is offering both ride and car sharing services through a single app, allowing users to choose whether they want to drive a car or hail a ride to a destination. In addition to on-demand car service, the app also allows users to schedule a pick-up for later, all using the ReachNow app. … Read More
