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Oct 30 2019

IRU adopts position on Mobility as a Service

IRU has published its position on Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) calling for improved awareness of the benefits and risks of MaaS as well as a balanced approach as the industry pushes to embrace MaaS.

The increasing number of “smart cities” – those with advanced digitalisation of processes – has facilitated the growth of MaaS, which integrates various transport services – including collective transport, taxis, cars and bikes – into a single mobility service, accessible via an app on demand.

 

While MaaS has the potential to provide a range of benefits for people and the road transport industry there are a number of challenges, which must be overcome ahead of its successful implementation, including: issues with price structures; regulatory questions around liability; risks involved with data handling; and a lack of maturity of MaaS business models.

 

In the EU, around 2 million people are employed by 370,000 companies operating in the passenger road transport sector*. The majority of these businesses are small and medium sized (SMEs) with less negotiation leverage and limited resources. Political intervention is therefore needed in the interest of companies and passengers alike. Read more

 

 

Source: IRU