MaaS and Gen Z – ensuring a Mobility-as-a-Service ecosystem relevant to the future generations
As part of the MaaS Alliance working group ‘Users & Rules’, we regularly look at the different requirements and challenges of various user groups within the MaaS ecosystem. In this recent webinar “MaaS and Young People”, we talked to four experts about how the so called Generation Z consumes mobility and how we can make […]
European Commission presents Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy
The European Commission presented today its plan for green, smart and affordable mobility ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy’ together with an Action Plan of 82 initiatives that will guide their work for the next four years. This strategy lays the foundation for how the EU transport system can achieve its green and digital transformation and […]
5 Years of MaaS Alliance – Opportunities for businesses
To celebrate our achievements and activities of the past 5 years, we continue our conversation with the founding and current Board Members of the MaaS Alliance. This month, we have the pleasure to talk to Raluca Marian, General Delegate of IRU – Permanent Delegation to the European Union. IRU is one of the founding members […]
Japan is innovating Mobility as a Service and creating a $61 billion market
Article published in Forbes Japanese trains are famous for cleanliness and punctuality. If a bullet train is five minutes late, it’s national news. Railway companies also operate large station shopping complexes and have played a major role in the growth of Japanese cities. But their bottom line is overshadowed by shrinking ridership due to the […]
Renfe will launch the tender for the development of a RaaS platform
The Board of Directors of Renfe Operadora has approved today the tender to begin with the development of RaaS platform. Renfe expects to obtain 650.000 active customers in the platform for the fifth year of implementation and a sales increase about 3% – 4% in the main corridors. The maximum amount of the tender will […]
Call – Pilot projects in Antwerp for routing API integration
The unique route planner from Smart Ways to Antwerp offers multimodal travel advice , takes into account the different modes of transport that best meet the needs and wishes of the users and avoids roadworks on the route. In early 2021, the route planner will be expanded to include taxi and the various partial modes of transport (shared scooter, bicycle, moped and car). As a […]
Skipr and Q-Park collaborate to promote sustainable mobility
The Belgian MaaS (Mobility as a Service) start-up Skipr announced the integration of the Q-Park parkings in Belgium. This makes them the first and for the time being only MaaS player to integrate Q-Park parkings in a B2B mobility solution. Parking sessions will be automatically paid for through the Skipr application so that users can easily enjoy travelling […]
How do we ensure Mobility-as-a-Service is relevant for younger generations?
MaaS Alliance is proud to organise this webinar fully dedicated to MaaS and Generation Z. One of the fundamental question will be how to build a MaaS ecosystem that moves young people? With a stellar cast of experts, we will discuss young people’s experience, motivations, societal and cultural norms, how they relate to mobility and […]
SJCOG, Masabi and Kyyti Group launch EZHub
The San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) and Masabi, the company bringing Fare Payments-as-a-Service (FPaaS) to public transit, today announced the launch of EZHub, a cashless mobile ticketing and fare payment system, available in the Vamos Mobility App from Kyyti, that will make using public transit safer and easier to access and pay for throughout San Joaquin County. Once downloaded, […]
ITS World Congress – Call for Contribution
The 27th ITS World Congress will take place in Hamburg from 11–15 October 2021 under the banner ‘Experience Future Mobility Now’. The Congress will focus on innovative ITS solutions for easier and healthier mobility options in people’s everyday life. It will also display the host city’s latest achievements in the field of intelligent mobility services […]