Mass Transit & MaaS

Micromobility firm Lime has launched technology which it claims can tell ‘with 95% accuracy’ when an electric scooter rider is using the pavement. 

Markus Schlitt, CEO of intelligent traffic systems at Siemens Mobility, talks to ITS International about safety and why it is important for cities to offer additional shared and connected transit options.

Riding an electric scooter in a city is safer for road users than driving a car, according to the International Transport Forum (ITF).

Daimler subsidiary Mercedes-Benz has provided 10 battery-electric vans to operate in Amazon’s fleet in the German city of Munich.

Cities can introduce all the clever new mobility solutions they like – but if they are not linked to public transportation they will not be environmentally friendly, according to new research.

ComfortDelGro Australia has secured a ‘green’ loan from OCBC Bank to finance a fleet of 50 hybrid buses in the state of Victoria.

The Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (Cutric) has entered into a partnership to establish research institutions dedicated to battery electric and fuel cell electric buses. 

Navya is to deploy autonomous electric shuttles in the Japanese city of Sakai in April.

Bird has acquired Europe-based shared electric scooter company Circ.

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has introduced an initiative to help distribute peak hour transport demand by encouraging commuters to adopt alternative modes of travel.