View original post.After taking flak for boosting city traffic, ride-hailing firm Lyft has rolled out an app feature that provides links to pubic transport. The innovation is part of an app update to help users find its dockless e-scooters in California. Customers can use the app to get information on transport routes as well as real-time arrival data. Lyft is …

View original post.The focus of this year´s European Mobility Week, from 16 to 22 September, is “mix and move“, an encouragement for citizens to change how they travel. Boosting electric mobility is crucial for this, and Valladolid, Spain, is testing solutions and aiming to be a “lighthouse” city for clean transport in Europe Low-carbon mobility is essential to reduce greenhouse …

View original post.Here is a run down of the best smart cities in the UK. Bristol Bristol reached the top spot of Huawei’s smart cities rankings after extending its innovation programmes and further integrating them into local services through the establishment of a city operations centre. The southwestern city was praised for its open data access, energy innovation, and community engagement. Bristol City Council and …

View original post.From driverless cars to supersonic jets and flying taxis Main image: Lilium is planning an air taxi service using aircraft that can take off and land vertially. Image credit: Lilium For the majority of us, travel – whether that be a daily commute, visiting friends and family, or going on vacation – generally involves sitting in gridlocked traffic, …

View original post.It recommends leaders develop a platform strategy based on the core principles of openness, use of standards and alignment with other technology The global market for smart city platforms is forecast to reach $755m by 2027 driven by Internet of Things (IoT) deployments and changes in business and service models, a new report finds. Smart city platforms provide …

View original post. Futuristic developments in the transport sector are transforming travel, improving journey times, passenger comfort and safety as well as safeguarding the environment 01 Hyperloop The Hyperloop concept was introduced by prolific inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2012, when he announced engineers from his Tesla and SpaceX companies would begin work on a demonstrator. This promising, high-speed innovation is comprised …

View original post. New mobility models have to provide an irresistible vision, not just a practical alternative, to lure drivers away from private cars. By Jonathan Manning Mobility as a Service (MaaS) providers need to exceed both the practical and emotional elements of car ownership if they are to woo customers, according to a leading advocate of new mobility options. …

View original post. If you are growing up in a Western society, your family and your friends’ family most probably owned a car. Particularly ‘dads’ were extremely proud of the car they possessed. It was even common that some families had two cars, so one of the parents could take the children to school or sports practice. Over the years, …

View original post. The Scottish Government has committed £2m to testing mobility as a service (MaaS), as part of its 2018-19 programme. “This concept has the potential to transform the way we use transport,” it said, “making public and shared transport options as desirable as owning our own car”. Models being developed include using personal smart devices, such as phones …

View original post. If you’ve ever had the unpleasant experience of navigating city streets during rush hour–and we’re betting you have–you know that movement in our cities isn’t exactly rational or orderly. Drivers don’t take the most optimal route to their destination; traffic laws are broken; red lights are taken with a grain of salt. And even public buses, trams, taxis, …