View original post.I recently received a call from a past client, a director of maintenance who is now a good business friend. He asked me about my experience with a certain software brand. I was very curious about this conversation as they have been using their software company for over 20 years. I happen to know this personally because when …

View original post.Mobility as a Service (MaaS) describes the move away from privately owned modes of transportation towards consuming mobility solutions as a service. MaaS companies aim to reduce the friction of making this transition by integrating various forms of transport offerings into a single mobility platform. The concept was first described back in 1996 and trialled in Sweden. It …

View original post.It’s time for smart cities to embrace new technologies and approaches to combat a growing list of challenges, states global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. In its new whitepaper, 5 Ways Smart Cities Are Getting Smarter, ABI Research identifies digital twins & urban modeling, resilient cities, circular cities, micro-mobility, and smart spaces as the five new urban …

View original post. While smart cities have been in the public consciousness for a long time, we’ve been writing about them here at PYMNTS since at least 2015. Up until very recently, that conversation has been largely theoretical and conceptual. We had been talking about all of the things we would do in the not-yet-defined future, where 5G technology is …

View original post. The arrival of November marks the unofficial kickoff to the travel season, be it over Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas road trips to see family next month or perhaps a winter vacation down south. But in the digital age, travelers face a few extra risks that we didn’t have to worry about before laptops, smartphones, tablets and other devices …

View original post. Among all AI solutions, I believe the cybersecurity of autonomous cars is the most crucial aspect. One incident alone affecting human lives could disrupt not only a victimized company but the whole industry. It stands to reason that people will immediately lose trust in such technologies. Take, for example, an incident in which a self-driving car killed a …

View original post.An integrated business travel booking is still a dream, according to the majority of corporate travel buyers in a study. A survey from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives reveals that 72% say their business travel program is only somewhat integrated. The study, supported by American Express Global Business Travel, highlights online booking tools, corporate cards and expense …

View original post.Is Mobility-as-a-Service, MaaS for short, more than a buzzword? If implemented right, it does have the potential to optimise corporate mobility and make cities smarter, Intelligent Transport argues. And here are five factors the magazine considers crucial to successful MaaS implementation. 1. Provide an overview For MaaS to have a positive impact on people’s lives, its potential users …

View original post.Andrew Kitchell has a long history with Airbnb. A tech entrepreneur in San Francisco, Kitchell listed a couch in his apartment on the nascent site in 2009, when it was still called Air Bed and Breakfast. His was one of the first 100 properties to appear on the platform. More than a decade later, with Airbnb having evolved …

View original post. Airbnb announced its purchase of Urbandoor, a marketplace for business travel booking. Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images Airbnb’s latest buy is a business travel marketplace. The home share platform announced its acquisition of Urbandoor, a startup specializing in offering physical workplace amenities, on Monday. SEE ALSO: Airbnb ‘Adventures’ Debuts to Accommodate Thrill-Seeking Travelers “As we work to grow this …