Can MaaS use personalised incentives to help lower carbon emissions?
As the world’s population grows, many leading cities are struggling to find solutions to their increasing traffic problems. The transport sector emits more greenhouse gases than any other industry and accounts for around a quarter of all energy-related carbon dioxide emissions (Our World In Data & WRI). Governments globally are looking to tackle the issue, setting demanding […]
Recap MaaS Alliance Webinar on Sustainable Mobility: Is car sharing the magic bullet?
This week, the MaaS Alliance invited participants to join the MaaS Webinar on Sustainable Mobility, focusing on the key question of the use of car-sharing. The webinar was moderated by Sandra Witzel, CMO and Board Director at SkedGo. The panellist discussed the role of shared cars/car clubs and asked how can they help replace individual car […]
SkedGO: MaaS, micromobility and making transport accessible
Micromobility has a key role to play in decarbonising urban transport and travel, helping us to move away from private single-occupancy car use. As more urban dwellers realise the potential of micromobility – especially across Europe and the US – the question arises: can we bring micromobility to more people? Is it possible to combine […]
Alstom supplies digital signalling solutions for Thessaloniki-Idomeni line in Greece
Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed – as part of a Joint Venture with Avax – a €41 million contract in Greece with Ergose, a subsidiary of the Greek national railway company OSE. The modernisation project includes signalling, some electrification and track renewal along 70km of an existing single line […]
City Moonshot Phase I: Global Survey Results
The success and outreach of the City Moonshot initiative is a result of cooperation between more than 200 public and private entities. This cooperation includes the representatives of the 150 interviewed cities, on this first phase, who have offered their time and expertise for the planning as well as for the interviews. The City Moonshot is an […]
Multimodal Digital Mobility Services: 1st Public workshop impact assessment
On 22 February (14:00-17:00 CET) the European Commission organised a workshop (videoconference) on the recently started impact assessment for the initiative on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS). The workshop was well attended with over 270 participants representing a large variety of public and private stakeholders from across the EU and beyond. 1. Overview on the […]
MOIA, HOCHBAHN and Volkswagen cooperate for the traffic turnaround
Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HOCHBAHN), Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and MOIA are planning joint projects in the coming years to drive forward the transformation of mobility in Hamburg. This is the outcome of a memorandum of understanding presented by the companies. The agreement focuses on collaboration in autonomous driving, inter-modality and the development of proposals for the […]
Continental Transfers Head-Up Display for Cars to Trams
Display ensures better overview and therefore greater safety in tricky traffic situations Head-up display technology already in use in production cars Collision warning system and cornering assistance also relieve strain for drivers Continental has developed a head-up display (HUD) for trams. The display solution from the in-house development and production service provider Continental Engineering Services […]
SYSTRA presents new booklet on Autonomous Mobility
SYSTRA presents its latest technical booklet which invites to think about autonomous mobility beyond the vehicle and puts emphasis on the need to think in terms of “systems”, and to consider autonomous mobility services. SYSTRA has been working on transport automation for several decades. Since 1975 and the studies for the VAL in Lille, the […]
SkedGo: How MaaS data can support sustainable cities
Mobility is high on the agenda for most cities, with many claiming to be the first ‘smart’ city or launching major mobility projects to reduce environmental impact. Yet, the notion of a ‘sustainable’ city is a complex web of challenges. There often remains a disconnect between the different initiatives which operate in isolation: a push […]