View original post. By Sampo Hietanen, CEO and Founder of MaaS Global The biggest question in the world of transportation at the moment is: ‘What is the solution that will seriously rival and eventually replace the private car?” The extreme and the obvious – and therefore quite uninteresting – answers are: 1) nothing ever will or 2) public transport, of …

View original post. We hear many bold claims coming from tech companies these days, boasting about how safe their autonomous cars will be and how much they will save us from those dreadful traffic jams. So many PR statements and so little common sense. It’s not that I do not trust autonomous cars, computer manufacturers or robots, those will work …

View original post. Making sense of MaaS, MOD, IoM, and how we got here. In 2018 it seems that every conference involving transportation, smart cities, parking, the Internet of Things, and technology as a whole has included at least one session on Mobility as a Service or “MaaS”. This is a relatively new and poorly understood concept here in North America, …

View original post. What MaaS in Europe really looks like In the smart cities of the future, MaaS will play a vital role. However, with so much uncharted territory still ahead of us, deciding how to make that future a reality means looking at what is working, the common challenges, and whether MaaS can truly deliver. In our next few …

View original post. The big question around self-driving cars, for many people, is: When will the technology be ready? In other words, when will autonomous vehicles be safe enough to operate on their own? But there has been far less attention paid to two equally important questions: When will the driving environment be ready to accommodate self-driving cars? And where …

View original post. MaaS initiatives are moving fast, and they’re here to stay Mobility as a service, also known as MaaS, refers to the move away from personally owned modes of transport towards efficient, shared travel options. This important trend is shaping the transportation industry, inspiring a flurry of activity on the part of long established firms and startups. But …

View original post. Is it possible that a technological solution to one specific transportation problem will result in another, different problem being created? How does Waze and other GPS tools contribute to traffic congestion and what does it say about the autonomous cars? Until about twenty years ago, it was thought that the city traffic conjunctions could be solved by …

View original post. We are in the midst of an urban revolution, nothing less. It’s challenging for us to observe it and define it as such, being only human. With our short lifespans and even shorter-term memories. The signs of a revolution are already here. Scarce, subtle and slow as they may be. The city is primarily a product of …

View original post. Mobility-as-a-Service (Maas) is one of the hot topics of the moment – so here’s the first of a couple of ‘deep-dives’ into the topic. What is Maas? First, we should define what we mean by MaaS – as the label seems to be used quite liberally by many people trying to make their product seem a bit …

View original post. Most people writing about MaaS (Mobility as a Service) are either trying to attract investors, promote their product, or demonstrate their personal foresight and innovative potential. Therefore, it’s not surprising that most articles focus on the positives and the opportunity of an imminent personal mobility revolution. Instead, for this article I thought I’d try to focus on some …