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 …

View original post. A revolution in business mobility is just around the corner. Craig Thomas looks at what we can expect to help us travel more efficiently. “Alexa, what’s the quickest way to get to my meeting this morning?” This is going to be the kind of question many of us will be asking our digital assistants in our smart …

View original post. Mobility technology company Fleetondemand have developed major new capabilities to its core rental management and ground transportation technology. The 18-month development and investment has been designed to broaden the capability of the technology across wider connected automotive asset business models for both business and consumer mobility markets. A mobile-firstmobility experience for users can now be driven via a single automatic …

View original post. Paul Hollick believes in professional fleet management and is determined to make ICFM qualifications the recognised standard. Stephen Briers reports Fleet decision-makers and those with direct influence over policy and strategy have never faced such a jumble of complexity, confusion and rapid-paced change. From once being responsible solely for managing cars, their focus migrated to managing the …

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 …

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 “performance economy,” as defined by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, describes a business model in which manufacturers retain control over products throughout their life cycles and handle their maintenance and recovery, rather than saddling customers with those responsibilities. Offering products “as a service” is also a tenet of the circular economy because it transforms the concept of ownership …