Sectors are disrupted, new markets appear, while others converge or disappear. Mobility is undergoing one of its most important social, technological and economic changes. This transformation is fueled by three major disruptive technological trends. Electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles and mobility as a service (MaaS). Separately, each of these advances would significantly disrupt the ecosystem, but
Having personalized information at the right time is the successful bet of the Marseille-based SME, Qommute. In a world where data consumption is only growing, being able to offer its customers coherent and reactive information has become essential. Created in 2005, the company wanted to respond to transportation-related issues. It therefore specialized in the development
The sanitary crisis has significantly altered the way of looking at work. A few years ago, it was almost impossible to imagine a company working entirely remotely. With the deconfinement, many employees may be reluctant to return to work for several reasons: fear of contracting the virus on public transport, loss of time, reduced comfort.
Australian giant Carsales has just unveiled its new technology start-up called Placie, a Maas (Mobility as a Service) transport application incubated within the company over the past three years. The solution will enable consumers to plan and book trips combining several modes of transport using data, provided in real time. Through the creation of this
In the last few years, many autonomous vehicle projects have been flourishing in cities. Many have already been put into experimentation. Although conclusive, many brakes are slowing down the widespread use of these driverless vehicles. However, autonomous vehicles could respond to many urban and, why not, societal problems. Zoom in on this transportation that may
Launched in June, following the acquisition of Inchcape Fleet Solutions by Toyota Fleet Mobility, Kinto UK is broadening its scope with the help of Mobilleo from Fleetondemand, a MaaS platform dedicated to companies. Discover without further delay the new functionalities announced for Toyota’s global brand of mobility services. Access to a multimodal offer Currently, Kinto
The coronavirus crisis has completely changed the way we perceive life in community. More and more people are moving away from public transportation because of the passenger influx, the fear of being contaminated is great. Nevertheless, with real-time information on the number of passengers on public transport, the use of public transport may become widespread
This tap-and-go system, launched in May 2019, seems to be a great success. With the goal of completely replacing the MetroCard by 2023, OMNY (One Metro New York) is already available in 77% of New York City’s subway stations. Zoom on this expanding system. A new contactless sytem First announced in February 2019 and then
Favourite mode of transportation and even more so in this time of pandemic, more and more cities are competing to remove vehicles from their landscapes. City tolls at the entrance to London, the elimination of 65,000 parking spaces in Brussels, the introduction of low-emission zones in more than 20 major French communities, etc. Some have
In this period of COVID, many municipalities are launching new solutions to respect the barrier actions as much as possible. Notably in the area of ticket purchasing on public transport. Indeed, in a previous article, we had drawn up a list of solutions for the dematerialization of transport tickets. From Open Payment to SMS tickets,
