West Midlands and MaaS Global Plans MaaS in the UK
Travellers in the West Midlands could soon benefit from a new integrated transport system allowing them to access multi-modal ‘Mobility as a Service’ (MaaS) via their smartphones. The service Whim, by the MaaS operator MaaS Global, will be launched in the West Midlands metropolitan area in early 2017. The launch follows a Memorandum of Understanding […]
Intelligent Transport Systems: a Tool or a Toy?
The COST Association and the University of Žilina co-organised the conference “Intelligent Transport Systems: a Tool or a Toy?” in partnership with ERTICO – ITS Europe and under the auspices of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event brought special attention to the role of research organisations in providing evidence […]
Minister Berner to Meet Commissioner Bulc
Ministry of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will meet Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc in Helsinki on 29 November. In addition to their bilateral discussions, Minister Berner and Commissioner Bulc will attend the MaaS Summit, organised by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Minister Berner and Commissioner Bulc will discuss the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) […]
MaaS Alliance Presented at Future Mobility Conference in Dubai
On 14-15 November, MaaS Alliance President Jacob Bangsgaard presented the strategic advantages to Mobility as a Service (MaaS) at the 2nd edition of the International Conference on Future Mobility in Dubai. The event was organised by the Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE). There was clear interest in the region for intelligent transport […]
The Future of Mobility | Disruptive Innovation Festival
From high-speed rail, to self-driving cars, shared bike schemes and Uber-style services, new transport options are rarely out of the news. Some people have been bold enough to predict the death of the private motor car. Whether that’s the future we face or not, there is some certainty in the argument that our relationship with […]
MaaS Alliance – The Public Transport Operator Perspective
The Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM – Autoritat del Transport Metropolità) is a voluntary inter-administrative consortium of public transport administrations in the Catalonia region working in the counties of Alt Penedès, Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, Garraf, Maresme, Vallès Occidental and Vallès Oriental. The consortium includes the Catalan government, or Generalitat de Catalunya, and the local governments of […]
Guest Blog: Google, MaaS, etc.
By Josep Laborda, RACC (first published on LinekdIn Pulse) We (all) love Google. The user interface of its search engine is sleek and dead simple to use. It’s basically composed of a beautiful, clean logo, and a big, neat search box. What else? Well, a closer look at Google’s main page will reveal some links […]
Siemens Present Their MaaS Solutions and MaaS Alliance in Berlin
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) proposes a novel transport paradigm which aims to reduce the need to own a car, by providing travellers with easy access to a range of transport alternatives, which are packaged according to personal preferences and can be paid based on actual use. A truly effective MaaS environment seamlessly combines offerings […]
Transport Systems Catapult Hosted MaaS Event
On 21 September, the Transport Systems Catapult hosted a one day “Mobility as a Service” (MaaS) Conference in Birmingham. The event bought together thought-leaders from the technology, policy and business sectors to discuss the latest developments in the growth of MaaS in the UK and abroad. Speakers shared their insights as to how the marketplace […]
MaaS is Hot Topic at ITS Melbourne 2016
Following the trend and the interest of the ITS industry, this year’s World Congress is hosting several sessions around the Mobility as a Service concept. Find out more information on the sessions time and locations below or check the ITS World Congress Final Programme here. ES10 – MOBILITY AS A SERVICE Friday 14 October 2016, […]