Governing Board of Directors appoints Piia Karjalainen Secretary General of the MaaS Alliance
18 February 2020 – Today during the Plenary meeting in Antwerp, Piia Karjalainen was appointed Secretary General of the MaaS Alliance, the global public-private partnership for Mobility as a Service (MaaS) based in Brussels. She brings 15 years of experience in the mobility sector with a focus on strategic planning, transport, climate and energy policies, […]
German ride-sharing MOIA joins the MaaS Alliance
MOIA, a mobility company of the Volkswagen Group, has joined the MaaS Alliance, the leading international public-private Mobility as a Service partnership. This is a major acquisition for the MaaS Alliance, which, since it foundation in 2015, has grown to 96 members from Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific regions. MOIA offers ridesharing services via app. […]
Popular TIER electric scooters now available on Whim
After proving popular in over 50 cities across Europe, TIER electric scooters are soon going to be added to Whim mobility app. Whim users will have access to electric scooters in early February in Vienna, Austria, and Helsinki, Finland. “The city bikes available through Whim have been a very popular part of our service in […]
Oregon Department of Transportation support open standards campaign
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has joined the FREE the MIBS (or #FREEtheMIBs) campaign as an advocate becoming the second state department of transportation to sign on to the effort to publicly open management information bases – or MIBs. Often kept proprietary by the manufacturer, MIBs are the common language protocols used to communicate […]
EC stakeholder consultation on trans-European Transport Network
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) has contracted a team of independent evaluators to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport (TEN-T) network. The study will provide the Commission with an independent evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the […]
UCL is hiring a Senior Research Fellow
The UCL – University College London is looking for a Senior Research Fellow – Software Engineer for Transport Planning. The UCL Energy Institute’s MaaSLab (www.maaslab.org) sits within a wider transport and energy group encompassing work on aviation and surface transport. Started in 2016, MaaSLab focuses on urban transport and explores new mobility concepts, such as […]
Urbanism Next Europe Call for Sessions OPEN
Big changes are coming in Urban Mobility and Urban Development. They’re coming fast, and will have impacts on land use, real estate, public space, building design, and all transport modes. How can we make sure these innovations actually make our cities better? Political decision makers, planning and design professionals, real estate developers, urban logistics experts, […]
MaaS solutions central to Lisbon Congress discussions
The implementation of Mobility as a Service solutions, and the lessons learned from trials carried out across the world, will be one of the highlights at the ITS European Congress in Lisbon from 18 to 20 May, the leading event on intelligent mobility and the first carbon neutral mobility event in Europe. MaaS is defined […]
A great year for the MaaS Alliance – a look back to 2019
Dear reader, This has been a very exciting year for the MaaS Alliance and its Members, with many news, events and activities. Here is a summary of what we have been busy doing. The Alliance has grown from 60 to 90 members in 2019 with an impressive global focus by engaging organisations from South Korea, […]
MaaS of the Month: Skipr
The MaaS of the Month of December introduces Skipr which provides a mobility solution that includes an intermodal route planner and gives access to different mobility providers by offering tickets, bookings and payments – all of this is within one single app. Skipr, both B2C and B2B oriented, has so far integrated all Belgian public […]