MaaS

MaaS is an innovative digital approach in the field of transport and logistics. Thanks to modern technologies, today, without leaving your home, you can order a ticket, rent a car, build a route, etc.

The concept of MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) appeared 10 years ago. One of the reasons for its emergence was the rapid conquest of the mobile phone market by smartphones and the emergence of a huge number of applications for them. The functionality of smartphones has also given rise to various digital platforms. At the same time, the first ideas of a unified digital transport network appeared, which in the future may make it possible to abandon personal transport.

It will look like this: everyone who provides transportation services is added to a common platform that accumulates data. Users, in turn, receive software that can replace dozens of separate applications, with which you can book transport services, pre-pay for them, and plan a route.

Moreover, by transport here one must understand all its types, from a scooter to a train. It is expected that such a platform, which combines all types of transport services, will help partially unload city traffic, thereby reducing the number of traffic jams in large cities. In the future, thanks to the analysis of data received from users of the application, it will help develop and optimize the city's transport infrastructure.

The concept of MaaS is sometimes called “transport Netflix”, as users using only one application will be able to rent almost any vehicle (car, scooter, scooter, bicycle), buy a ticket for any type of public transport, order a taxi or pay for carsharing. According to experts, in the future, such services can be combined into a common digital infrastructure.

Such software is already actively used in some European cities: Helsinki, Vienna, Birmingham, Antwerp. In addition, the platform is practically ready for several new cities, but their names are still kept in secret by the developers.

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