Lime and rivals form Nordic Micromobility Association
Lime and its competitors Tier and Voi have formed the Nordic Micromobility Association to promote safety standards for electric scooters.
The association will seek to strengthen relationships between Nordic cities and micromobility businesses as well as reduce emissions.
Earlier this year, Voi announced its plans to launch e-scooters in Lisbon as part of a wider ambition to expand in Europe.
The association’s members are not the only companies working to improve the safety of e-scooters. Last ye
August 29, 2019
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Lime and its competitors Tier and Voi have formed the Nordic Micromobility Association to promote safety standards for electric scooters.
The association will seek to strengthen relationships between Nordic cities and micromobility businesses as well as reduce emissions.
Earlier this year, Voi %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external announcedfalsehttps://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/products/voi-launches-electric-scooters-in-lisbon/falsefalse%> its plans to launch e-scooters in Lisbon as part of a wider ambition to expand in Europe.
The association’s members are not the only companies working to improve the safety of e-scooters. Last year, US mobility company Bird %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external formedfalsehttps://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/bird-establishes-board-to-help-increase-safety-for-e-scooter-riders/falsefalse%> a global safety advisory board to implement campaigns and products to improve safety for riders.
Enforcement systems specialist Agendum has rebranded to Parkius as it prepares to expand its services to include smart city solutions.
Agendum says users of its parking solution can then use smart data services for monitoring and predicting traffic and parking intensity or inspect traffic signs, street furniture or other objects in the public space.
The company’s new website is www.parkius.io
Key players in the transport sector will debate the challenges faced by local authorities worldwide from new digitised platforms such as Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in a dedicated session at ITS International’s 2019 MaaS Market Conference in London this March.
Taxi-hailing apps have already demonstrated the disruptive nature of new digitised transport services. As a result, some local authorities have struggled to retain control over issues such as traffic management and the vetting of taxi drivers and
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platforms will replace over 2.3 billion urban private car journeys by 2023, according to new research.
This compares with 17.6 million globally in 2018.
According to the study from Juniper Research, western Europe will account for 83% of global MaaS trips in 2023.
Mobility-as-a-Service: Emerging Opportunities, Vendor Strategies & Market Forecasts 2018-2023 says Helsinki, Finland, will lead MaaS implementation, followed by Stockholm, Sweden and Vienna, Austria.
A joint venture team of Fluor and Walsh Construction has been chosen as the preferred partner for phase one of the Red and Purple Line modernisation programme in Chicago.
The Chicago Transit Authority is behind the $2.1 billion project, which is expected to improve infrastructure across both lines.
The scope of the contract includes the development of new elevated tracks along a 1.9-mile section – featuring new bridges, support structures and existing tracks. Also, 3.2 miles of the signal system will be