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. Shared mobility. The term still sounds kind of weird, even though the first carsharing program began way back in 1948 in Zurich and bikesharing began in 1965 in Amsterdam. And now, with so much technology to spur so many new players into this space, here we are several years into a Chicago-based conference, the National Shared Mobility Summit, that has turned into one …

View original post. Earlier this year, we wrote about how economic, environmental, and social forces have quickly given rise to shared mobility – the shared use of a vehicle, bicycle, or other low-speed travel mode. The role of shared mobility in the broader landscape of urban mobility has become a frequent topic of discussion. Major shared modes—such as bikesharing, carsharing, …

View original post. It’s making public transit worse. Earlier this month, a few dozen companies, cities, and organizations pledged to work together to make cities more livable by promoting shared transportation. The plan, they said, would make urban areas more equitable, accessible, and environmentally friendly—all by gradually eliminating the privately owned personal car and relying exclusively on public transit and tech-led transportation …

View original post. This is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared at Move Forward. Bikesharing, carsharing, ride-hailing services like Lyft and Uber, and ridesharing in the forms of carpooling and vanpooling are changing how people travel and transforming cities around the world. Here is a roundup of some of the latest research on the effects of shared mobility across …

View original post. Ridesharing has been around since the 1970s but recently gained popularity with the help of smartphone apps. Since the introduction of the automobile, rates of car ownership have only increased — until now. In Seattle, Detroit, Washington, D.C., New York, San Francisco, and several other cities around the U.S., young people are opting out of such typical …

View original post. Tech firms are already making moves on our mass transit systems, but they run the risk of doing more harm than good and leaving vulnerable people stranded. Uber wants to run city bus systems. And, as the UK’s bus coverage hits a 28-year-low, unless government and local authorities invest more in public transport, we may well have …

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 …

View original post. From 2021 many Dutch cities will be dense. If we do nothing, the chaos doubles over the next five years. This is evident from an analysis of CROW knowledge center. According to research by Deloitte, in 2040 the need for parking spaces can be reduced by almost 40% by partial and self-driving cars. ‘That effect is already visible in some big …

View original post. Fujitsu America, Inc. expects that by 2030, a majority of shared cars on the road will have utilization rates above 50 percent—a significant jump from the current utilization rate of five percent. As Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) becomes a reality in the day-to-day life of consumers, there will be a need for improved driving efficiency and increased usage of cars …