MaaS Alliance publishes White Paper on Mobility Data Spaces and MaaS
On Friday, 7 October, the MaaS Alliance Working Group, Technology and Standards publishes a White Paper on Mobility Data Spaces and MaaS. In the previous MaaS Market Playbook, the MaaS Alliance advocated for “Advanced data sharing models and incentive schemes”, which naturally leads to the Mobility Data Spaces. Mobility Data Spaces can be seen as […]
New SUMP Topic Guide on Planning for Attractive Public Transport
The abrupt changes to our societies and economies introduced by the COVID-19 crisis have impacted the delivery and attractiveness of our public transport systems. Public transport should be regarded as a challenge to be made more attractive and resilient through the design of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs). Urban planners need to go beyond “business […]
SkedGo: Why MaaS is the future of transport?
The global crisis has impacted both economic and social well-being. Rising inflation, interest rates and energy prices have all taken their toll on businesses and consumers. Research by Statistica shows that nearly 40 per cent of US consumers and 37 per cent of Australian consumers plan to cut their spend on domestic travel due to inflation. The […]
Urban Mobility Days 2022: Moving people and goods more sustainably
The Urban Mobility Days 2022 will be held on 20-22 September in the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Following in the footsteps of previous successful conferences, this year’s theme is “Moving people and goods more sustainably”. Across two days, policymakers, local authorities, academics, NGOs, urban transport practitioners, and urban planners convene to traverse the length […]
Renfe launches dōcō MaaS app to offer digital mobility
Renfe announces the launch of its dōcō Mobility as a Service (MaaS) app that will provide journey planning, payment and ticketing for door-to-door journeys across Spain, including urban rail and bus networks, taxis and ride-sharing. Dōcō combines the first two letters of the Spanish words for “where?” and “how?”, and the new app has been […]
Unpacking congestion: causes, impacts, and solutions
Uber’s mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. But the world moves a lot more slowly when high levels of traffic congestion make travel times long and unpredictable. For decades, city planners, policymakers, and academics have endeavoured to understand the nature of congestion and debated how best to address it. […]
Mobility as a service (MaaS)
Mobility as a service (MaaS) is a type of service that, through a joint digital channel enables users to plan, book, and pay for multiple types of mobility services.[1][2] The concept describes a shift away from personally-owned modes of transportation and towards mobility provided as a service.
MaaS Alliance welcomes Bird to the Membership
Brussels, 01 September 2022 – The MaaS Alliance, a public-private partnership driving the rollout of Mobility as a Service worldwide, is expanding its membership by welcoming its first micromobility operator, Bird, for joining the Alliance. “With the growing demand of fulfilling users’ needs for tailor-made transport on demand, and more sustainable and inclusive mobility services, […]
Pink tax on transport: the role of MaaS
Gender bias in transportation is a serious problem that needs to be addressed. Transporting people around can be an expensive and time-consuming endeavour, which often leads to disparities in who gets to use transport and how. It impacts not only women but every aspect of society, from the economy to sustainability. Solving this issue requires […]
Netcetera and routeRANK join forces
Swiss IT company Netcetera acquires routeRANK. As part of the strategic merger, the two companies will provide IT solutions for multimodal mobility worldwide. In June 2022, Swiss IT company Netcetera Group acquired routeRANK. Through fully controlled subsidiaries, Netcetera offers its customers IT services and digital products. This includes the development and implementation of individualized software […]