MaaS of the Month: PTV MaaS Modeller
The MaaS of the Month of November introduces the analysis tool created by PTV Group to support cities and transport authorities to evaluate the potential of shared on demand mobility services and to help optimal integration of ride pooling to mobility system and MaaS services. In this case study we look at Barcelona in Spain. […]
Enterprise Car Club and Liftshare launch car sharing offer
Enterprise Car Club and Liftshare have announced a partnership that will see the two collaborate on a new mobility model that will dramatically improve access to shared vehicles for both car club members and business users. The ground-breaking partnership was unveiled at the CoMoUK conference in Birmingham. The partnership will be the first real-world application […]
Emirates Transport joins the MaaS Alliance
Emirates Transport (ET), a federal government corporation with financial and administrative independence under the umbrella of Emirates Investment Authority, is the newest member of the MaaS Alliance. Although famed as being the largest school transport provider in the UAE, Emirates Transport witnessed great business growth and service diversification during its 37-year journey. With a fleet […]
MaaS Alliance joins Global New Mobility Coalition
The Global New Mobility Coalition (GNMC) is a multi-stakeholder community comprised of shared, electric and autonomous mobility (SEAM) stakeholders, curated by the World Economic Forum and funded by ClimateWorks. The Coalition brings together over 100 institutions to support a reduction in carbon emissions, increased transport efficiency and other goals through combined use of shared, electric […]
Renfe launch new mobility platform as a service in Spain
Spanish rail giant Renfe is launching a new one-stop shop transport app, integrating train, subway, taxi, PHV and scooters, among other means of transport. The ‘Renfe as a Service’ (Raas) app is currently being piloted in journeys between Madrid and Barcelona and will be fully rolled out across Spain in 2020, providing users with live […]
MaaS Global completes €29.5M funding round
Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) operator MaaS Global, known for its mobility application Whim, announced that its most recent investment round is worth €29.5M, bringing the company’s total investments to €53.7M. The new investors consist of BP Ventures, Mitsui Fudosan, Mitsubishi Corporation and Nordic Ninja. The earlier investors have also participated in the new investment round. “We are […]
MaaS and smart mobility discussed at the European Parliament
On Wednesday 6 November MaaS Alliance together with ERTICO organised the thematic breakfast meeting “Making mobility smarter” at the European Parliament. The breakfast meeting brought together MEPs, parliamentary assistants, experts from the various committees of the Parliament and the representatives of the European Commission. The meeting was hosted by MEP Henna Virkkunen, member of ITRE […]
Japanese railway company JR East joins MaaS Alliance
The MaaS Alliance, a Brussels-based public-private partnership driving the rollout of Mobility as a Service worldwide, is expanding its membership in Asia and welcomes Japanese railway company JR East as its newest Member. “Through the JR East Group Management Vision, “Move UP” 2027, we are looking to develop a “Mobility Linkage Platform” to help passengers […]
ERTICO – ITS Europe signs MoU on Mobility as a Service with ITS America and ITS Asia-Pacific
ERTICO – ITS Europe, ITS America and ITS Asia-Pacific team-up to foster international cooperation and information exchange on Mobility on Demand (MOD) and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) for all three regions. During the ITS World Congress in Singapore, these three leading organisations in the field of intelligent mobility signed a Memorandum of Understanding to […]
MaaS of the Month: Enabling Smart Mobility in Stockholm
The new MaaS of the Month series showcases success stories in the world of MaaS to inspire, educate, and help develop successful MaaS implementations worldwide. This month we bring to you the story of Fluidtime. Since 2017 Fluidtime and UbiGo have been working together to accelerate the implementation of MaaS in Sweden. Fluidtime provides the […]