View original post.If developed properly, Mobility as a Service can offer the answer to the mobility problems of tomorrow, from air pollution to traffic congestion. To deploy its full potential, the parameters should be set right from the beginning. One of those parameters is the creation of closed versus open ecosystems. User-centric In its analyses, MaaS Alliance, the public-private partnership …

View original post. Editor’s note: the author is the founder of Hart Solutions LLC;, and was previously Acting Chairman and Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (2014-2017). On August 30, 2017, I published an article in TheDrive about lessons that the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry could learn from decades of automation experience in aviation. In that article, I note …

View original post.Have you ever wondered what impact your business air travel has on the environment? Each time you fly, harmful greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are released into the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. The fastest way to travel is very damaging to the environment. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce the carbon footprint you leave on the world, …

View original post.With effective travel programs becoming an increasingly critical element of business strategies, travel management companies are facing mounting pressure from a diverse group of customer stakeholders seeking guidance on balancing cost, compliance, traveler satisfaction and security. Simultaneously, shifts in the preferences of modern business travelers and travel managers have sparked a need for personalized products and consumer technologies …

View original post. Research finds that programming driverless cars ahead of time inspires a person to move away from egocentric decision-making. There has been much speculation about how the coming wave of self-driving cars will change our lives. New research offers a welcome possibility: This new technology may prompt us to shift our thinking away from our own desires, and …

View original post. A new National Car Rental survey finds that while millennials like mixing business trips with leisure trips, in part to save money, they aren’t so excited to mention that detail to the boss—even if their supervisor does the same thing. When millennials decide to mix business and leisure travel while on the road, they’re not exactly looking …

View original post. Despite all the advancement in technology, business travel is still an integral part of a business. Globalization has further fueled this trend. If your business expands beyond your country, you might have to travel for corporate purposes. With more women and millennials joining the workforce every year, we are seeing companies change their travel policies to cater …

View original post.In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those involved in self-driving vehicles when we might actually see them carrying passengers in every city, and you’ll get an almost universal answer: Not anytime soon. An optimistic assessment is 10 years. Many others say decades as researchers try …

View original post.Business travel for professionals is rapidly changing and 2019 will be an exciting year. Looking ahead, the pace of innovation will only continue to accelerate, fuelled by smarter technology, evolving employee expectations and an increasingly global economy. For many companies, business travel is no longer limited to finding the best flight and hotel options, but it is also …

View original post. Telematics has more potential than simply tracking vehicles and managing fuel. It is the key enabler for the future of transportation, sharing-based mobility services and autonomous driving. Right now, the missing piece of the puzzle is that fleet owners and operators lack expertise in data management and analysis, which is required to deliver breadth of view and …