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Estonian counties seek to make public transport demand-driven

Communities underserved by paratransit and public transport benefit from the agility and accessibility of demand-responsive solutions, while agencies are empowered to operate with maximum efficiency.

Smart mobility firm joins EU's €22m autonomous driving project

The Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Ioki will provide a specially developed technical interface for the project, which will help to integrate autonomous driving with on-demand booking.

Estonian counties seek to make public transport demand-driven

Communities underserved by paratransit and public transport benefit from the agility and accessibility of demand-responsive solutions, while agencies are empowered to operate with maximum efficiency.

Smart mobility firm joins EU's €22m autonomous driving project

The Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Ioki will provide a specially developed technical interface for the project, which will help to integrate autonomous driving with on-demand booking.

Estonian counties seek to make public transport demand-driven

Communities underserved by paratransit and public transport benefit from the agility and accessibility of demand-responsive solutions, while agencies are empowered to operate with maximum efficiency.

Smart mobility firm joins EU's €22m autonomous driving project

The Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Ioki will provide a specially developed technical interface for the project, which will help to integrate autonomous driving with on-demand booking.

Estonian counties seek to make public transport demand-driven

Communities underserved by paratransit and public transport benefit from the agility and accessibility of demand-responsive solutions, while agencies are empowered to operate with maximum efficiency.

Smart mobility firm joins EU's €22m autonomous driving project

The Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Ioki will provide a specially developed technical interface for the project, which will help to integrate autonomous driving with on-demand booking.

Estonian counties seek to make public transport demand-driven

Communities underserved by paratransit and public transport benefit from the agility and accessibility of demand-responsive solutions, while agencies are empowered to operate with maximum efficiency.

Smart mobility firm joins EU's €22m autonomous driving project

The Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Ioki will provide a specially developed technical interface for the project, which will help to integrate autonomous driving with on-demand booking.

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Alistair Fulton: Vice President and General Manager, Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group

We built this city (on LPWAN)

Opinions19 Mar 2021by Alistair Fulton: Vice President and General Manager, Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group

The interoperability offered with LPWAN networks enables the benefits of a truly smart city environment to be shared by all, writes Alistair Fulton, of Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group.

Anthea Foyer, Culture Planner, City of Mississauga

Think tank: City life on Mars? Creating human centred communities in space and beyond

Opinions22 Feb 2021by Anthea Foyer, Culture Planner, City of Mississauga

In the latest in our series of opinions from our Advisory Board, the City of Mississauga’s Anthea Foyer says it’s time to start thinking about cities beyond Earth.

Eitan Grosbard, VP of business development, Tactile Mobility

Covid-19 is ushering a new era in government services

Opinions04 Jan 2021by Eitan Grosbard, VP of business development, Tactile Mobility

Local government will never be the same again in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Tactile Mobility’s Eitan Grosbard.

How Covid-19 has made smart cities smarter than ever

Opinions16 Nov 2020by Mark Nicholson: CEO, Vivacity Labs

Covid-19 is speeding up the changes to our transport networks, writes Mark Nicholson, CEO of Vivacity Labs

Reimagining an EV future

Opinions08 Sep 2020by Simon Brammer, Head of Cities, Ashden

Changing work patterns gives a real opportunity to embrace healthier and safer transport networks, writes Simon Brammer, head of cities, Ashden

Andy Taylor: Directory of Strategy, Cubic Transportation Systems

Driving the MaaS conversation forward as the future of transport

Opinions19 Feb 2020by Andy Taylor: Directory of Strategy, Cubic Transportation Systems

Mobility-as-a-service will only be successful if we can all come together to realise a joint vision of ensuring seamless travel for every commuter, says Andy Taylor, Director of Strategy, Cubic Transportation Systems.

Smart city trend tracker: The top stories on SmartCitiesWorld in 2019

Special Reports20 Dec 2019by Sarah Wray: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld

We round up our main takeaways from smart city developments in 2019. We’d love to hear yours.

Scott Shepard: Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move

Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

Opinions25 Sep 2019by Scott Shepard: Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move

Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, highlights lessons learned in Europe and North America about how to succeed with shared mobility so that cities can leverage the best from mobility innovations and investments.

Rabih Arzouni: Chief Technology Officer for Transport, Fujitsu EMEIA

Creating connected infrastructure to power MaaS

Opinions12 Sep 2019by Rabih Arzouni: Chief Technology Officer for Transport, Fujitsu EMEIA

Fujitsu’s Rabih Arzouni explores how public bodies and private companies must work together to ensure the right infrastructure is in place to support MaaS and other transport advances.

Kulveer Ranger, Strategy & Communications at Atos

Kulveer Ranger, Atos, on balancing the tensions at the heart of rail transformation

Opinions18 Jul 2019by Kulveer Ranger, Strategy & Communications at Atos

Sarah Wray talks to Atos’ Kulveer Ranger about the challenges and opportunities digital technology presents for the rail industry in the UK.

How edge computing will drive intelligent transportation

Opinions16 May 2019by Rabih Arzouni: Chief Technology Officer for Transport, Fujitsu EMEIA

Fujitsu EMEIA’s Rabih Arzouni explores how edge computing will bring breakthroughs in areas such as journey planning, to take smart routing to another level.

Phil Williams: Director of Strategic Partnerships at Iomob

The near future of urban mobility

Opinions17 Apr 2019by Phil Williams: Director of Strategic Partnerships at Iomob

Improving mobility is complex, affected by many inter-related and shifting trends. Phil Williams, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Iomob, looks at how we move towards ’mobility heaven’ and avoid ’driverless car hell’.

Assessing the challenges of widespread MaaS adoption

Opinions15 Mar 2019by Rabih Arzouni: Chief Technology Officer for Transport, Fujitsu EMEIA

Fujitsu’s Rabih Arzouni examines key challenges for MaaS: connectivity, collaboration and governance

MaaS: A world without traffic jams?

Opinions13 Mar 2019by Sarah Wray: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld

moovel’s vision is “a world without traffic jams”. Thomas Friderich shares his insights on how MaaS can help to make this a reality.

Leon Rizzi, Chied Sales Officer at Moovel

Emerging financial models to make MaaS a reality

Opinions19 Feb 2019by Leon Rizzi, Chied Sales Officer at Moovel

Leon Rizzi, Chief Sales Officer, moovel, shares his insights on Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).

Smart cities and simpler times

Editor's Blog29 Jan 2019by Sarah Wray: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld

Sarah Wray gets the January blues with ‘digital by default’ services.

Neil Sipe, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning & Dorina Pojani, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland

The battle to be the Amazon (or Netflix) of transport

Opinions03 Dec 2018by Neil Sipe, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning & Dorina Pojani, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland

Jasper Dekker: Senior Interaction Designer, Smart Design,

Three ways autonomous vehicles will impact families

Opinions21 Nov 2018by Jasper Dekker: Senior Interaction Designer, Smart Design,

Smart Design’s Jasper Dekker explores how AVs could change the way families travel and interact, and encourage more households to shift from car ownership to sharing.

Ramin Massoumi: General manager, transportation systems, Iteris

Why a managed services model could make intersections safer, smarter and more efficient

Opinions23 Oct 2018by Ramin Massoumi: General manager, transportation systems, Iteris

By adopting an approach used in cloud-based software, cities can improve the safety and efficiency of their transportation networks, believes Ramin Massoumi, Iteris.

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