MOBILITY
MOBILITY
“MAAS PLATFORMS ARE ENABLING THIS BY BRINGING TOGETHER DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOBILITY AND MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO PLAN ”
MATTHEW PENCHARZ HEAD OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR UK , IRELAND & THE NETHERLANDS , VOI TECHNOLOGY the last mile . By reclaiming road space from the car , we can reduce traffic and pollution to make cities more liveable .”
The ability to facilitate such a shift in mobility plays into the hands of companies like TIER Mobility , Voi , and Bird , who wish to change the course of climate change while addressing the need to transport a much larger population .
THE E-SCOOTER INTEGRATES INTO MOBILITY-AS-A-SERVICE
There is something in common with many of the latest and greatest transportation options used today — technology . Specifically , app-based mobility . It seems that more commuting methods have become integrated with applications to provide consumers with what can be best described as ‘ mobility-as-a-service ( MaaS )’.
As a collective , the idea behind e-scooters , e-bikes , and e-mopeds is to transform mobility by defiance of convention ; a method that will transition the world from heavily-polluting cars . “ Our urban areas have been designed around the car for decades , at the expense of developing transport systems that put people first ,” says Jess Hall , Head of Cities UKI , TIER Mobility .
“ Our aim with shared micro-mobility is to offer a sustainable alternative to today ’ s reliance on personal cars by expanding the reach of existing public transport networks and offering a personal mobility solution for