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Milan teams up with Vianova to enhance shared mobility system

News29 Mar 2021

The city’s Mobility and Environment Agency will use the mobility and kerb managment platform to ensure the post-Covid world is greener, fairer and more resilient for citizens.

Lime launches MaaS platform and forms partnership with Wheels

News09 Oct 2020

The new micro-mobility platform will launch this winter in Austin, Berlin, Miami and Seattle with Lime aiming to be the one-stop-shop for anyone looking to take a car-free trip under five miles.

Canberra to launch shared e-scooter scheme

News28 Aug 2020

The shared scheme will be run by two companies, Beam Mobility and Neuron Mobility, with a maximum of 1,500 e-scooters made available in the Australian capital city.

Partnership aims to bring MaaS to the kerbside

News25 Jun 2020

Moovit and Tranzito are joining forces to create kerbside mobility hubs which enable users to plan their trips and book and pay for shared mobility rides from A to B without a smartphone.

LA wins appeal in data-sharing dispute with Uber’s Jump

News13 Feb 2020

Many cities around the world are looking for ways to benefit from dockless scooters and bikes while ensuring safety and reducing disruption. For them and mobility companies, this case is one to watch.

Government shared mobility initiatives driving MaaS market

News02 Jan 2020

P&S Intelligence highlights the growing emphasis on the public mobility model over vehicle ownership to minimise traffic congestion and pollution.

Successful shared mobility in cities and beyond

Opinions08 Nov 2019

New mobility options can improve the livability of cities but without the right strategy could have the polar opposite effect, say authors Giel Mertens and Rolf Bastiaanssen of Bax & Company, and Nico Larco of the University of Oregon.

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

Opinions25 Sep 2019

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.

Has the micro-mobility bubble burst?

Opinions10 Jun 2019

Bike-sharing companies pulling out of key markets paints a seemingly gloomy outlook but there’s more to the story than meets the eye, says Johan Herrlin, CEO, Ito World.

A vision for digital mobility infrastructure

Opinions23 Apr 2019

Phil Williams, Director of Strategic Partnerships at open mobility platform Iomob, outlines a vision for digital mobility infrastructure which will be fundamental in the shift to shared, sustainable urban mobility systems.

The near future of urban mobility

Opinions17 Apr 2019

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’.

Shared mobility data platform secures further funding

News14 Mar 2019

Populus allows cities to securely access vehicle and trip data from shared mobility operators to help shape transportation policies

Vulog and Segway team for micro-mobility service

News01 Mar 2019

The shared mobility technology company and kick-scooter maker want to reduce dependency on private vehicles as well as mitigate pollution and congestion

Vulog aims to transform uptake of car-sharing

News12 Feb 2019

The latest release of the shared mobility technology company’s AI platform sets out to change the mindset of users and convince them to give up their private car for good

Playbook guides cities on implementing micro-mobility solutions

News17 Jan 2019

The Transportation for America alliance has produced the guide in collaboration with 23 cities who shared their knowledge and experience

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