Future mobility: flexible, borrowed and mixed The opportunity to use a car without owning one is now a reality and fits in with the ethos of younger generations that place less status on vehicle ownership. In light of…
Mobility with a buzz – e-mobility With foreseen reductions in the prices of electric vehicle batteries, rising fuel prices, improved battery ranges and the propagation of charging infrastructure, it is expected that electro mobility will become more attractive…
Mobility as a Service Mobility as a Service (MaaS) involves buying mobility services based on consumers’ needs instead of buying the means of transport. The platform provides an intermodal journey planner, a booking system, a single…
Why and how should public authorities support shared mobility? Shared mobility has the potential to substantially reduce congestion and polluting, if embedded in appropriate policies. Authorities need to encourage shared solutions such as “Mobility as a Service” that bridge the last…
How shared and automated mobility will shake up the market for parking space The economic and environmental costs of parking spaces for cars are huge. Shared mobility is already affecting this market, and the effects will become more pronounced when automated and electric cars become…
Harnessing the combined strengths of shared mobility and high capacity public transit is key to the future of mobility Shared mobility can bridge the last and the first mile in a transport chain, and thus act as a complement to public transit. However, shared mobility could also turn out to be…