View original post. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is a new business model that is gaining traction in the transport sector—it has the potential to change how we travel. Blockchain could provide the underpinnings for a future integrated transport system, without the need for large and costly centralised control mechanisms, according to a new paper from Sheffield University Management School …

View original post. Blockchain and autonomous vehicles is a perfect match. The combination of both concepts facilitate monetary transactions and mitigate the risks of hacking. Self-driving vehicles, which once appeared in the sci-fi movies only, are now becoming an everyday reality. We see a sudden hype in the concept of autonomous cars, as industry leaders are on their way to …

View original post.Traveling for business can be a pain. Between finding an affordable flight, booking a hotel, and figuring out transportation, traveling often turns out to be more of a headache than expected. This is especially true for business trips, which are typically short and often given on short notice. However, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to make business …

View original post. Why does a transport operator want to join a MaaS platform? What lessons can we draw from such thinking in order to develop MaaS platforms? This article provides answers to these questions by questioning coopetition issues via data sharing in these platforms. Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) has become the new Grail of the mobility sector. If the race for MaaS today mobilizes a wide …

View original post. The Government says it will not intervene in the provision of mobility services, in response to being warned it must show political leadership if mobility is to succeed in the UK. Instead, it wants to allow mobility markets to develop before deciding whether it needs to legislate, with the private sector and local transport providers taking the …

View original post.Like DeepMind and OpenAI, Wayve’s new autonomous vehicle learns to drive using “reinforcement learning” to stay within a lane. A team of researchers in the UK have taught an autonomous car to stay in its own damn lane in just 20 minutes — an impressive feat considering I know a few human drivers that couldn’t achieve that in their lifetime. …

View original post. Blockchain could underpin a future integrated transport system – without the need for large, costly, centralised control mechanisms, according to a new UK research paper from the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) and the University of Sheffield. A new decentralised, trusted, peer-to-peer model could emerge and shift ride-hailing and other on-demand transport services away from cut-throat competition and …

View original post. Life isn’t going to get any less busy, so time will be an even more precious commodity. And that might mean paying to take a slower train. Since we spend roughly one-third of our lifetimes working, exploring how we make the most of our time ‘at work’ is a ripe area for innovation. In the last few …

View original post.Sorry. Your next car probably won’t be autonomous. But, it will still have artificial intelligence (AI). While most of the attention has been on advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving, AI will penetrate far deeper into the car. These overlooked areas offer fertile ground for incumbents and startups alike. Where is the fertile ground for these …

View original post. People are less and less interested in owning cars, but still want to drive them. That opens the door for flexible solutions, in particular, the car subscription model. Will you ‘Netflix’ your next car? BMW and Mercedes have recently joined the select club of manufacturers offering cars on subscription. What exactly is it, why is it being …