Innovations (Issue 39, Spring 2018)
Innovations: Practical application of technology in passenger transport. Supporting Euro Bus Expo 2018 technology exhibitors Click on the image below to view Innovations (Issue 39, Spring 2018). If you are viewing the site on a mobile or tablet device, tap here to read the supplement.
Paris – a city of big challenges and big ideas
Ahead of the Transports Publics 2018 show in June, we toured exciting innovations in host city Paris A bus parks itself at Lagny bus depot Île-de-France – the “Parisian Region” – covers only 2.2% of mainland France, but its 12 million inhabitants represent almost a fifth of the population. It is therefore a region...
TfL could trial demand responsive bus service
Businesses are being asked to express interest in trialling a new TfL service that would operate flexibly in an area in need of improved public transport Transport for London announced last week that it is exploring the potential of using a new ‘demand responsive’ TfL bus service to enhance London’s public transport network,...
Car ownership is dying, and MaaS is the future
Mobility as a Service has the potential to transform our society by changing the way we travel. There’s some way to go, but the revolution has started By JOHAN HERRLIN, Ito World We’re on the verge of a huge shift in the way we live and travel. Ownership was long considered the pinnacle of...
Uber and ‘new players’ join UITP subsection
Brussels-based association welcomes new members UITP, the international association of public transport, has welcomed a number of ‘new players’ as members. Ride-hailing taxi app provider Uber is among the new members of the Brussels-based association, along with Door2Door, Citymapper, Moovel, Via, Grab, Ola, Yandex, 99 and Upstream. UITP has created a new membership...
Mobility as a Service is not a ‘magic bullet’
ITS (UK) responds to parliamentary inquiry ITS (UK)’s ‘Mobility as a Service’ Interest Group has responded to the Transport Select Committee’s MaaS inquiry agreeing that there is significant global and UK interest in the concept, but warning that, unless done right, it could actually risk moving people from public transport to on-demand cars....
Leon Daniels: ‘Get ready for a revolution’
Leon Daniels urges UK Bus Awards audience to embrace innovation and think about the future Leon Daniels: ‘Everybody wants progress but nobody wants change’ Leon Daniels was thinking about the future when he addressed the UK Bus Awards in London last week. His own future, and the future of the bus industry. Daniels,...
A look at the high tech ticketing of tomorrow
Cubic’s Innovation Centre in central London is the testbed for new technologies that could transform the public transport journey experience 60 people per minute: a visualisation of a ‘gateless gateline’ Identifying yourself by the vein structure in your hand and having cameras track your every move through a railway station – to some...
Innovations (Issue 38, Autumn 2017)
Innovations: Practical application of technology in passenger transport. Supporting Coach & Bus 2017 technology exhibitors In partnership with Parkeon Click on the image below to view Innovations (Issue 38, Autumn 2017). If you are viewing the site on a mobile or tablet device, tap here to read the supplement.
VAMOOZ rolls out with Reading Buses
Transdev Blazefield is expanding its VAMOOZ crowd-sources buses brand to the south with a launch of a new licensing deal with Reading Buses Alex Hornby and Martijn Gilbert alongside the first VAMOOZ-branded vehicle for the Reading Buses fleet Transdev Blazefield has announced an expansion of VAMOOZ, its crowd-sourced bus service brand, with a...
Innovations (Issue 37, Summer 2017)
Innovations: Practical application of technology in passenger transport. Supporting Coach & Bus 2017 technology exhibitors In partnership with Parkeon Click on the image below to view Innovations (Issue 37, Summer 2017). If you are viewing the site on a mobile or tablet device, tap here to read the supplement.
First partners to launch autonomous pod trials
Group partners with California’s GoMentum Station First has been investigating autonomous vehicles since late last year FirstGroup has signed an agreement with GoMentum Station, a California-based proving ground, to carry out research into shared autonomous vehicles. GoMentum Station in Concord, California, is a 2,000-hectare test facility where the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA)...
