OPINION
MaaS (Mobility as a Service): The less spoken key to the future of innovative mobility infrastructure First we should clearly understand the difference between transport and mobility in one sentence.
Dr. Amudhan Valavan Public Transport Expert
Dr. Amudhan Valavan possess over 26 years of experience in Public Transport and Urban Mobility related fields since 1993. From 2016, he has worked as an Independent consultant and Adviser to leading Companies like Thriveni Earthmovers, Thriveni Sainik and also RTA, Dubai and KPTC, Kuwait etc. on several technical assistance and training projects in India & the Middle-East and managed a number of projects involving numerous experts and multi-disciplinary teams.
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“Transport relates to the modes themselves and how we use them to move goods and services. Mobility is much more about people, space and movement.” – by Transport Studies Unit, Oxford University. Transport • Movement of people and goods between physical places/locations • Means and modes of conveying people and goods
service offerings. This kind of mobility services is referred to as Mobility as a Service “(MaaS)” and “MaaS” is not only about providing access to multimodal transportation, but should also include door to door travel with one ticket, last mile integration, failure management, and last but not least seamless ancillary services integration. The autonomy of “MaaS” is the enterprises share data without losing control over it. Service providers will regain autonomy of their business and data since no central party can access all data. The automation of “MaaS” is the real time failure management handling in case of delays or cancellations.
Mobility
Both acknowledge links with movement of information (IT use, digital movement), and social and economic mobility.
Internet of Mobility is an open and secure network, it’s not a central market and it’s not a data exchange. It allows exploring new revenue streams through new, seamless collaborations. So, “MaaS”” is one of the subset of Mobility implemented in Public Transport for the benefits of the People and the business models.
Modern cities and growing urban areas are urging mobility providers to move towards innovative, interconnected, and seamless
We can communicate crisply about “MaaS” - A State of the Art Concept as detailed below:
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Physical movement Potential or ability to move Meaning of movement Practice and experience of moving
Urban Transport Infrastructure // MARCH 2021
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