ITS Europe has opened early bird registrations for this year’s congress taking place in Eindhoven from the 3-6 June.
Under the theme ‘Fulfilling ITS Promises’, the European Programme Committee is presenting seven topics. These include deploying new mobility services – from experiments to experience; a breath of fresh air; connected, cooperative and automated mobility; enhancing the efficiency of freight transport; enablers of digital infrastructure; transport network operations; and disruption start-ups &
March 20, 2019
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ITS Europe has opened early bird registrations for this year’s congress taking place in Eindhoven from the 3-6 June.
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Early bird rates apply until 12 April. Registration information is available on the %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external websitefalsehttps://2019.itsineurope.com/2019/03/19/building-up-to-an-exciting-programme/falsefalse%>.
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Bloomberg says the company has deployed 50 Lime-branded vehicles and intends to increase this number to 500 by the end of the year.
Users can unlock a LimePod vehicle, a customised two-door Fiat 500, via the company’s app for $1 and are charged 40 cents per minute while driving.
Toby Sun, Lime’s chief executive officer, says the company is a
The second European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP) takes place in Bucharest, Romania, at Politehnica University of Bucharest on 16 and 27 June 12015.
It is the principal annual event for the international community of practitioners, policy makers and academics from across Europe to come together to debate key issues, highlight developments in mobility planning and exchange ideas and experience.
Under the overall theme of the conference, ‘Sustainable mobility for everyone’, nine
French car manufacturer Groupe PSA says its ‘free-floating’ car-share service provides members in Washington, DC with access to 600 vehicles.
The Free2Move service is available to drivers for a $10 membership fee and does not include late fees, per trip fees or insurance charges, the company adds.
Members can use the Free2Move app to locate, book and open/lock the vehicles.
This pilot coincides with Maven’s announcement to expand its peer-to-peer car-share service in Washington, DC – and other US
Visitors attending ITS World Congress Copenhagen in September can receive 25% off registration and accommodation fees until 2 July.
The Congress will feature technology demonstrations and showcases ITS achievements from the Danish capital and region. There is also a conference programme which includes presentations and discussions on the latest developments in ITS.
More information is available on the website.