ITS (UK) has held its first forum on the topic of Mobility as a Service (8356 MaaS), simultaneously launching a new interest group dedicated the subject.
The organisation has identified MaaS as a key deliverable of ITS technologies and, although many of the concept’s constituent parts, such as connected vehicles, local authorities, road user charging and public transport, are covered by other working groups, ITS (UK) feels there is a demand for specific meetings to discuss and develop MaaS in the UK.
The initial meeting heard from speakers representing, among others, Jacobs, TravelSpirit,5986 Newcastle University, 7800 Transport Systems Catapult and 5957 Ito World, as well as hosts 378 Cubic.
The meeting heard how MaaS is part of the shift, ‘from the culture of me to the culture of we’, to build seamless demand-based travel. As well as the technology to deliver MaaS, delivery variations between urban and rural areas were discussed, while Professor Margaret Bell of Newcastle University suggested MaaS could be used to manage transport demand in order to reach climate change targets. The group also considered the contribution of autonomous vehicles to MaaS and the role of local and central government in the whole ecosystem.
The organisation has identified MaaS as a key deliverable of ITS technologies and, although many of the concept’s constituent parts, such as connected vehicles, local authorities, road user charging and public transport, are covered by other working groups, ITS (UK) feels there is a demand for specific meetings to discuss and develop MaaS in the UK.
The initial meeting heard from speakers representing, among others, Jacobs, TravelSpirit,
The meeting heard how MaaS is part of the shift, ‘from the culture of me to the culture of we’, to build seamless demand-based travel. As well as the technology to deliver MaaS, delivery variations between urban and rural areas were discussed, while Professor Margaret Bell of Newcastle University suggested MaaS could be used to manage transport demand in order to reach climate change targets. The group also considered the contribution of autonomous vehicles to MaaS and the role of local and central government in the whole ecosystem.
