MaaS User-Centric podcast Episode 1: accessibility and inclusivity of public transport
The new podcast series of the MaaS Alliance has just been launched. Through this series, we will focus on different aspects of mobility and how to deploy MaaS. In this first episode, Sandra Witzel from SkedGo and the experts from Transport for West Midlands James Bullen, Louise Bown and Mark Fosbrook discussed inclusivity and accessibility […]
MaaS Alliance and Endava publish new whitepaper on Open Payments
Mobility as a Service integrates various forms of transport and transport-related services into a single, comprehensive, and on-demand mobility service. To be successful, these platforms must provide aggregated access on demand to a range of transport modes from one digital interface, covering the maximum amount of ground. This allows users to plan and pay for […]
SkedGo: 2023 Future Digital Awards: MaaS proves crucial to reaching net zero
Sydney, Australia – 21 June 2023: Global Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider / and UITP SkedGo wins the Pathway to Net Zero Award in the 2023 Future Digital Awards for Smart Cities and IoT Innovation, recognising SkedGo as a champion of sustainability in the mobility sector. The annual Future Digital Awards, presented by Juniper Research, highlights organisations […]
European Commission’s new EU rules for rail passenger protection take effect
Starting Wednesday 07 June, new EU rules for rail passenger protection have taken effect. As of now, passengers are better protected if their travel is disrupted, and railway companies must ensure a trouble-free travel experience for passengers with reduced mobility. An obligation for rail companies to share real-time traffic and travel data also paves the […]
Update of the MaaS Alliance position on MDMS
Between 22 and 24 of May the MaaS Alliance participated in the ITS European Congress in Lisbon. We had many objectives to achieve, but one of the most important was aligning with MaaS Alliance Members, private and public stakeholders and the European Commission delegation about the Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS). We joined (and […]
MaaS and its endless possibilities for the transport industry
Source: Intelligent Transport In this interview, James Bullen, MaaS Project Lead at Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), discusses the intricacies of developing Mobility-as-a-Service systems that works seamlessly across all transport modes with Intelligent Transport’s Leah Hockley, and explains why it is reaching such an exciting point for the industry. Through a serious of interesting questions, Mr […]
7th UN GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY WEEK #RETHINKMOBILITY
The UN General Assembly mandates the WHO and the UN regional commissions to plan and host periodic UN Global Road Safety Weeks. The 7th UN Global Road Safety Week took place from 15-21 May. The theme was sustainable transport, and specifically the need for governments to facilitate a shift to walking, cycling and using public […]
Meet the MaaS Alliance new member: FLOYT Mobility
The MaaS Alliance is happy to announce a new member has joined our family: FLOYT Mobility. FLOYT is an organisation that aims to free mobility from complexity for everyone. FLOYT uses its website and apps (billiger‐mietwagen.de, CARIGAMI.fr and FLOYT.com) to provide users with active travel options to get around in all tranquillity. FLOYT Mobility app […]
MaaS Alliance delighted to welcome Visa as new member
Brussels, 30 May 2023 – The MaaS Alliance, a public-private partnership driving the rollout of Mobility as a Service worldwide, is delighted to announce that its network has further expanded and now includes Visa, one of the world leaders in digital payments. The MaaS Alliance team is honoured to welcome Visa as a new member […]
Mobility as a feature (MaaF): rethinking the focus of the second generation of MaaS
In this paper published in Transport Reviews, the authors explore the characteristics of the second generation of MaaS, which it is defined as Mobility as a Feature (MaaF). The main idea of the paper focuses on the vision according to which recognising that transport and travel are derived demand constructs, mobility offers should be seen […]