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As part of an expansion of their partnership, TIER's micro-mobility vehicles are now available through Google Maps in over 200 more cities worldwide, including locations in Israel and Ireland for the first time.
Following Car Free Days in Paris and Brussels on 18 September 2022, Dott's e-scooters and e-bikes have seen a significant boost in ridership, with a total of 59,000 rides having taken place across both cities that day.
Eryk Sokolowski, Head of Vehicle and IoT Programs at TIER Mobility, discusses the operator's new e-scooter 'brain', which has been designed to deliver improved vehicle positioning, geo-fencing and connectivity as part of the operator's effort to enhance vehicle and rider safety.
William Levassor, COO – Autonomous Mobility at Transdev, sat down with Intelligent Transport’s Leah Hockley and Halimah Haque to discuss the significance of autonomous vehicles in the wider transit network, as well as how they can be used to make public transportation more attractive, efficient and accessible.
As part of the contract, Keolis will further strengthen the Valenciennes network's transport offer, with the launch of additional bus routes, on-demand services and new contactless ticketing solutions.
With the research highlighting the gender disparity in shared micro-mobility usage, Dott is working on initiatives to make its e-scooters more accessible for all, including the creation of women only training sessions.
Lime Vision is the industry’s first operator-built computer vision platform, designed to power Lime’s safety innovations, starting with Advanced Sidewalk Detection which aims to reduce pavement riding.
Under the eight-year contract, Keolis will increase the distance covered by the network by over 10 per cent across all modes of transport, as well as provide a new MaaS app to support multimodal trip planning.
In addition to providing commuters with a new direct line to the French capital, FlixBus' new route will serve people in Birmingham and Cambridge, as well as Stratford and Greenwich in London.
In addition to growing the public transport network's mobility offer, Keolis aims to significantly improve the customer experience by providing enhanced passenger information.
With the first fleet of adapted scooters to be deployed in the Parisian public space by the end of 2022, wheelchair users in the city will be able to take advantage of more efficient and independent travel for shorter journeys.
In addition to providing e-scooter and e-bike information to more cities through Google Maps, Dott has also launched its micro-mobility services in new countries such as Sweden, Israel and the Netherlands.
With larger swappable batteries, Lime will improve the rider experience by reducing low battery rides and streamlining operations, with fewer trips to service fleets.
As part of the contract, Keolis will serve an area of over 140,000 inhabitants in 59 municipalities and will oversee the operation of 38 fixed-route and on-demand transit services.
Currently being tested on two bus lines of the Ginko network, Keolis subsidiary’s fraudometer uses behavioural science and nudges to encourage individuals to avoid fraudulent situations by validating their tickets.
