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…
Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) Demand-responsive transit (DRT) is often seen as a combination of regular public transit services (fixed route, fixed schedule) and completely personalised taxi services (flexible route, flexible schedule). They are often used where…
Levels of Automation Vehicle automation has been becoming more salient in past years. The NHTSA (USA) has defined 5 levels of automation that explain how much ‘control’ the vehicle has instead of the driver. These vary…
Courier Network Services Courier network services is a new form of delivery service that uses online applications or platforms to facilitate the delivery of freight. This can either be through a company, or through an…
Fleet Car-Sharing – The B2B Market Business, or corporate, carsharing can reduce the impact of private vehicle fleets provided for business purposes. The popularity of carsharing has increased dramatically over the past years, and it is becoming known…
Bicycle Sharing – about, types, pros and cons Bikesharing schemes enable users to access bikes on an as-needed basis in urban areas. This can facilitate the use of cycling rather than other non-sustainable modes of transport. Bike sharing stations are…
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…
Mobility habit resilience Mobility innovations and new products and services are foreseen to dominate future mobility. Yet, there are certain barriers to the acceptance of future mobility systems and innovations, such as people’s existing habits.…
The future of deliveries With the rise of e-commerce, we reduce the amount of movements of people (when going shopping), but we increase the number of movements of ‘stuff’ (e.g. consumer goods). Technology and applications to…
Mobility as a Reality Concept The key features that will define future activity spaces: Mobility visions can no longer be separated into ‘physical trips’ and ‘virtual trips’ on the internet and other communication media. The division between…