ITS Monday: Edition 24, 2021
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, MaaS and MoD in 2021, fully automated driving systems standards, the bike boom, and more safety for scooters.
And just in case you hadn’t caught it yet, we have a new series of interviews with transport professionals – Effects of COVID on the transport sector – what they see now, what they would like to happen post-pandemic, and what they think will happen. If you’d like to be join this conversation, drop us a line!
This week’s articles
Now, scroll down, and see what’s in this week’s edition. Oh, and before you do, be sure check out the quickest way to receive our new content via the subscription box just below …
This from Transport for NSW. ‘The Last Mile Toolkit has been developed to assist urban planners, developers and government to give greater consideration to freight and servicing demands for new buildings and precincts as part of the planning process. It also promotes better management of freight and servicing for existing buildings.’
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Global transit leaders believe MaaS is the answer to road congestion
A story about Cubic Transportation’s 2021 MaaS Survey and its ‘… responses from 135 global transportation industry stakeholders, members of associations and alliances, agency executives, and mobility technology providers.’ Do transport leaders see Mobility on Demand (MOD) and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) as the best solutions for resolving road congestion? Click on the article and find out.
READ THE ARTICLEGlobal transit leaders believe MaaS is the answer to road congestion
A story about Cubic Transportation’s 2021 MaaS Survey and its ‘… responses from 135 global transportation industry stakeholders, members of associations and alliances, agency executives, and mobility technology providers.’ Do transport leaders see Mobility on Demand (MOD) and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) as the best solutions for resolving road congestion? Click on the article and find out.
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First International safety standard for fully automated driving systems has been published
‘An international group of experts led by WMG, University of Warwick working together as a part of an ISO technical committee, has published the first international (ISO) safety standard for level 4 automated driving systems.’
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COVID-spurred bike boom sees sales spike, but shortages flare for sellers
‘The pandemic has brought on a new bike boom in Australia, with cycling stores struggling to keep up with demand and replacement parts in short supply as more riders join the peloton.’ We’ve featured a few of these types of stories in ITS Monday, this one includes sales figures in from the end of the 2020/21 financial year.
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Dott using audio alerts, smart parking, sensors and training to make e-scooters safer
European micromobility operator Dott has announced a multi-pronged approach to making e-scooters more accessible to those with disabilities. One of those approaches involves the company See.Sense, who is working with us on our Light Insight Trial (LiT): Smart bike lights data and road safety project.
READ THE ARTICLEThe idea behind ITS Monday was in part driven by our ITS Weekly Roundup, an email newsletter we send each Friday (subscribe to that here, plus/or our monthly iMOVE newsletter!). That newsletter contains a substantial number of links, and sometimes I think interesting content could be lost in the mix. I also see quite a lot of interesting content on social media (yes, you can follow us on Linkedin and Twitter). So every week I’ll collect a few things, and put them in ITS Monday.
*Inclusion in ITS Monday does not equal iMOVE endorsement. It’s more aimed at discovery, thought, or discussion … or all of those and more. And while for the most part I expect content to be current, a little age doesn’t mean diminished interest.
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