MaaS Alliance has joined The Global New Mobility Coalition (GNMC), a community of more than 100 institutions which aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 95%.
The GNMC also seeks to improve transport efficiency by 70% and reduce mobility costs by 40%.
As part of the deal, MaaS Alliance is to share knowledge with the GNMC alongside other organisations such as C40, Polis and ITF.
MaaS Alliance is a non-profit organisation which seeks to establish a common approach to Mobility as a Service. It entered i
November 25, 2019
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8356 MaaS Alliance has joined The Global New Mobility Coalition (GNMC), a community of more than 100 institutions which aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 95%.
The GNMC also seeks to improve transport efficiency by 70% and reduce mobility costs by 40%.
As part of the deal, MaaS Alliance is to share knowledge with the GNMC alongside other organisations such as C40, Polis and ITF.
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The GNMC was officially launched as part of the UN Sustainable Development Impact Summit in New York City.
ITS America, organisers of the 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit, has declared the event a great success with more than 9,100 participants, 700 papers and 300 exhibiters plus the most extensive set of demonstrations ever staged. The introduction of Chief Technology Officer sessions was considered a big success attracting almost 800 attendees.
The deadline for US college students to take part in ITS America’s annual essay competition is fast approaching – entries must be in by Sunday 14 April.
The competition, sponsored by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), invites students of transportation, engineering and public policy to share ‘thought provoking’ visions for the future of transport.
The topic is: ‘How do you envision disruptive technologies impacting transportation systems to make them safer, greener or smarter over the next 10 years?’
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Chinese property developer Evergrande has acquired 51% of shares of NEVS (National Electric Vehicle Sweden) in a bid to help the smart car firm develop green mobility solutions.
Evergrande’s business covers technology, real estate, health and cultural tourism.
The deal is expected to help NEVS develop a second car manufacturing plant in Shanghai which will be used to develop electric vehicles and transport solutions.
Currently, NEVS has a manufacturing plant in Tianjin, China, and Trollhättan, Sweden
Volkswagen Research is testing autonomous vehicles (AVs) at SAE Level 4 in real driving conditions in the German city of Hamburg.
The announcement comes as the fall-out from VW’s ‘Dieselgate’ nightmare – when the company was found to have programmed turbocharged direct injection diesel engines to activate their emissions controls for laboratory tests - putters on. This week the company’s former chief executive Martin Winterkorn was charged with fraud for his involvement.
But VW has admitted that the scan