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TravelSpirit and MaaS Alliance to accelerate Mobility as a Service deployment

UK-based organisation TravelSpirit Foundation has partnered with MaaS Alliance to help accelerate the deployment of Mobility as a Service (MaaS). TravelSpirit was formed in 2016 to provide an open framework to ensure new integrated mobility services are universally available. It has established a global network of activists, innovators, technologists, policy makers and mobility providers. Giles Bailey, CEO of TravelSpirit, says MaaS needs to be open for it to reach its potential.
August 14, 2018 Read time: 1 min
UK-based organisation 8832 TravelSpirit Foundation has partnered with 8356 MaaS Alliance to help accelerate the deployment of Mobility as a Service (MaaS).


TravelSpirit was formed in 2016 to provide an open framework to ensure new integrated mobility services are universally available. It has established a global network of activists, innovators, technologists, policy makers and mobility providers.

Giles Bailey, CEO of TravelSpirit, says MaaS needs to be open for it to reach its potential.

“Signing this partnership agreement with the MaaS Alliance is a real boost in facilitating the collaboration needed to make this happen,” Bailey adds.

The partnership will share knowledge and best practices to help enable the development of open source technologies. In addition, the companies are looking to bring together a global community of MaaS implementers.

For more information on companies in this article

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