View original post. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is seen as one of the Next Big Things in transportation, allowing people to seamlessly plan and pay for door-to-door multi-modal journeys. The well-publicised Lisbon Study predicted how the introduction of a fleet of shared vehicles into the city would affect traffic. It discovered that by replacing all car and bus journeys with ride-sharing …

View original post. The UK aims to be a ‘world leader’ in moving goods, services and people through the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge. The British government has launched its Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, a project funded under Westminster’s industrial strategy with the aim of transforming the UK’s transport infrastructure. “A wave of electric cargo bikes, vans, quadricycles and micro …

View original post. ScotRail has announced the launch of a mobile ticketing pilot allowing customers to buy, store and use tickets directly from their smartphone. Using near-field communication (NFC), customers will be able to tap through ticket gates using their phone. The rollout will be phased in over the coming months, starting with popular single and return tickets. A small …

Here is a rundown of the top 10 most read articles on Mobility as a Service during July… 1. What’s driving the transportation revolution? Just look around. New car and bike-sharing businesses are entering the market at an incredible pace, while the anticipated arrival of autonomous vehicles will greatly impact the provisioning of transport services. In short, transport is undergoing …

View original post. Intelligent Transport Systems Australia (ITS Australia) undertakes to work with government and industry to shape opportunities in Australia that will promote the efficient movement of people and goods to improve safety, reduce congestion and environmental impacts. ITS Australia has published and released its research and report into Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in Australia. “MaaS is built …

We’re delighted to announce that we received hundreds of nominations from the Mobility-as-a-Service and Fleet industry over the last few weeks. The standard and caliber of candidates to win across all the categories have been exceptionally high and it has been incredibly positive to see so much development in the world of Mobility-as-a-Service industry. Below we’ve outlined the final shortlist …

View original post. The concept of Mobility as a Service (or MaaS) is well known in the transit industry. Generally understood as a vision of transportation that involves the integration of various forms and modes of transit, MaaS has been the subject of a heated debate for the last few years. Some industry leaders see it as a fad – …

View original post. Citymapper now supports dockless transport options such as Ofo bikes in London and San Francisco’s Bird electric scooters, offering an insight into the future of transport in cities. Last week, London-based transportation app Citymapper coined a new phrase: “floating transport”. “It has no set stops or infrastructure,” the company explained, “and it’s filling a mobility gap in our …

View original post. In 1913 the first mass-produced automobiles went down the Ford assembly line in Highland Park, Michigan. The large-scale introduction of motor vehicles triggered changes in a large and complex system that ultimately transformed not just transportation, but our sense of geography, the urban, and ultimately suburban, landscapes, manufacturing, agriculture, medicine, politics, education, and most other elements of …

View original post. Buying the nation’s largest bike-share operator a big bet on becoming the “Amazon of transportation” “The idea was to have an important impact on our world, and how our cities were designed,” John Zimmer, co-founder and president of Lyft, told NPR during an interview examining the beginnings of the company. Initially a carpool service focused on the university market …