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VAZY, the incentive mobility application, launched a new version of its app, including the rethinking of UX & UI

Brussels: STIB’s MaaS application, Floya, celebrates its 1-year anniversary and has been downloaded 150,000 times on stores

Uber Japan has partnered with Royal Limousine and carsharing service Times Mobility Co., to enable ordinary drivers to offer ride hailing services even if they do not own vehicles and thus find it easier to start the business

HOLON, part of the BENTELER group, has announced the construction of a $100 million factory in Florida, to build autonomous shuttles with a maximum capacity of 12,000 vehicles/year

Voi Technology has teamed up with Vias Institute, a knowledge centre on road safety and mobility, to promote safe driving of electric scooters and bikes in Belgium

Driverless car-sharing startup Vay steers toward B2B services buoyed by recent deals with French automaker Peugeot and Belgium-based Poppy Mobility

Uber has entered a partnership with British autonomous vehicles start-up Wayve, to develop Level 4 autonomous vehicles which can be deployed on Uber’s platform

Lyft will double down on its scooter and bike share business, positioning itself as the ideal partner for cities while laying off about 1% of its workforce

Rapido, the mobility start-up, has raised $200 million in a funding round led by existing investor WestBridge Capital, taking the company’s valuation to $1.1 billion

New on Google Maps: the speedometer finally arrives on Google Maps for CarPlay

Normandy: The public transport application “MyAstuce” will enable subscribers to travel by NOMAD train between the eight stations in the Metropole

Neuron equips Melbourne e-Scooters with AI technology

UK: Voi launches 100 new e-Bikes in Oxford

This September 4th and 5th, Ouigo is putting 200,000 tickets on sale for less than €20 for travel to over 60 destinations throughout France

Bird has teamed up with Lyft to integrate its scooters into the Lyft app, a rollout already underway in over twenty-five US cities, with more to follow soon

Lime made its Japanese debut with the launch of its electric scooters in Tokyo, marking its first venture into the country

Egypt has awarded a contract to modernise line 1 of the Cairo metro to a consortium comprising Orascom Construction, Colas Rail and Hitachi Rail

Uber Japan has launched a car-sharing pilot program in Tokyo in partnership with Park24, in order to evaluate the integration of its services into the existing infrastructure and optimize vehicle use

Germany: FC Bayern and MAN to establish charging hub at Allianz Arena

Third hybrid ferry joins Uber boat fleet in London

Nextbike expands into a new country by deploying 100 self-service bicycles in Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo

Bolt has launched the first scooter sharing service in Ireland

Beryl expands across Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland comprising of 121 e-bikes available for hire

Two autonomous shuttles made by EasyMile and operated by technology provided by Aurrigo has started trials between Inverness airport and Dalcross railway station, in Scotland

Uber has been fined €290 million by the Dutch privacy watchdog AP for sharing drivers’ details with its US headquarters in violation of EU data protection rules

Intercity Battery Train Starts Testing in the North of England

Tata Motors launches smart, sustainable mobility solutions at Prawaas

Hop Greece announced that they have achieved one million rides within a year of its launch

On-demand transport service now available on Toulon Provence Meditérannée’s MaaS application, Réseau Mistral

Lyft launches ‘Rider Verification’ program, which verifies a passenger’s identity before a driver picks them up

SkyDrive and Osaka Metro sign agreement to study feasibility of implementing eVTOL after EXPO 2025

Vianova launches new data analysis product, including traffic insights, pedestrian flow and real-time tracking of commercial vehicles

Liege Airport joins forces with Liege Logistics Intermodal to offer rail and road transport services

It’s now possible to rent Cooltra’s e-mopeds and e-bikes rental in Spain, France, Portugal, and Italy, via their new app

Nottingham City Council selected Trafi to deliver their 2,6 million MaaS journey Planning project

Mbrella is ISO 27001 certified, including a most robust information security management system

Lyft and Bird partner to offer bird scooter rental in the Lyft App in Over 25 U.S. Cities

Porsche to invest between 10 and 15 million euros in Flix (FlixBus and FlixTrain)

SNCF : Since June 5, 2024, 225,676 Rail Passes have been sold, giving 17-27 year-olds unlimited use of TER and Intercités trains

Voi celebrates its 6th anniversary, marked by the 250 million rides milestone and the creation of the RideSafe Academy

Poppy Mobility launches a new feature that allows users to add a second driver to their trip

Lime is entering Japan’s rapidly growing e-scooter market, competing with the local player Luup

Uber is killing off Uber Carshare, its global experiment in P2P carshare, after less than 3 years

Portland has announced 2 multiyear contracts with Lime and Lyft

Mercedes-Benz has become the first international car maker to receive approval to test Level 4 automated driving in Beijing

Future Flight Global (FFG) has signed a MoU to purchase up to 116 Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft

Lime launches e-scooters in Tokyo, including a fleet of 200 engines across six areas in the city

All Nippon Airways collaborates with SmartRide to offer a MaaS solution including airport transfers in Manila and Singapore

Ride Sharing Market Size is projected to reach USD 452.27 billion by 2032

Bolt plans to launch in Kazakhstan amid growing market competition

Waymo says it has doubled its weekly paid robotaxi trips to 100,000 since May

European Sleeper launches new night train from Brussels/Utrecht to the Alps and Venice for Winter 2025

E Daddy Secures $15M to Drive Sustainable Mobility Across GCC and Africa

Over 80% of people surveyed in Japan don’t want to use ride-sharing services

The City of Boston is Partnering with Google to deal with traffic issues

Google Maps enhances its experience for public transport users

umob partnered with financial technology platform Adyen to offer international payment methods in its app

Chinesese bikesharing service, Hellobike, announced that its users will be able to use Nio’s charging stations through its application

The City of Boston plans to provide 1,000 vouchers ranging from $800 to $2,400 to help reduce the cost of purchasing an e-bike

Zeelo, the smart bus platform for organizations, has reached the milestone of 10 million passenger journeys.

Lyft achieved its first-ever quarterly net profit of $5M, with active riders increase of 10% this year

Lyft is testing a feature called ‘Price Lock’, allowing users to take out a monthly subscription to cap the price of a specific journey at a given time, in order to counteract fare fluctuations due to dynamic pricing

Flowbird has launched a new bank payment system for parking in Cyprus, starting in the town of Polis

Uber highlights its autonomous vehicle efforts now that Tesla is in its rear-view mirror

Amazon starts delivering to Norwich using an electric cargo bike

The Bangalore Metro’s Green Line will commence trial runs in August, marking a significant milestone in the city’s public transportation expansion

Flowbird announces the implementation of advanced parking solutions in the city of Poznań (Poland) in partnership with ZDM Poznań, the city’s roads department

Alphabet subsidiary Waymo is expanding its autonomous ride-hailing services in San Francisco and Los Angeles to meet growing demand, adding new areas such as Daly City and Hollywood

Zoomcar launches a unified application for customers and hosts, improving the user experience and streamlining operations

Hitachi Rail is set to deliver 200 new railcars for the Philadelphia metro (USA)

Rapido, the indian ride-hailing startup, becomes a unicorn after raising $120 million in Series E financing

CargoB launch ‘first in USA’ on-demand e-cargo bike share in Boston, Massachusetts

Italy’s state-owned railway company FS Treni Turistici Italiani will be introducing night trains between Lecce and Rome in south-east Italy

The Navegante pass for Lisbon is now available online and can be delivered to your home, giving you easier access to urban mobility in the city

New augmented reality experiences are currently available in Google Maps that allow you to visit Paris in the XXᵉ century or go even further back in time to learn more about its history

UK: Voi Launches 100 e-Bikes in Oxford

Google has updated its Maps and Waze applications to include traffic incident notifications and camera alerts, accessible on a global scale

Cooltra extends its network of MaaS integrators by integrating with the SIXT application, offering flexible electric mobility in new European regions

Palm Springs Airport’s Turo carsharing service is well ahead of expectations, with revenues expected to double the initial $300,000 estimate by the end of the year

Lime joins UK government scheme to promote cycling to work, allowing employees to benefit from savings on monthly minute passes

Amazon opens a micromobility centre in Berlin for e-cargo bike deliveries

China’s Ofo to launch bicycle sharing service in India through tie-up with Paytm

Dott and Segway collaborate to offer free rides on Dott electric scooters during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

QRaGo and FREENOW join forces in Germany to enable QRaGo’s partner companies, such as hospitals, to order taxis via the digital platform, thus facilitating patient transport

Pattaya plans red line monorail to boost urban mobility

Waze is introducing a dedicated events feature, enabling users to find out about road closures linked to marathons, concerts or matches

Segway and Tier-Dott team up to ease Parisian traffic with free electric bike rides

Hitachi Rail selects ROBOZE solution to implement industrial 3D printing tech for railway spare parts

Uber teams up with BYD to add 100,000 EVs to its ride-hailing platform, shares up

With the heatwave in full swing, Google Maps is rolling out a feature in France that alerts users to nearby fires directly on the map

Mobility technology company Mayten acquires shared mobility aggregator Cogo to expand its software offering for shared mobility

Apple’s new CarPlay will only work wirelessly

Uber rolls out simultaneous rides in India, a feature that allows users to book up to three rides for any of their contacts

Lime is piloting two new e-bikes to attract more women and older riders

Rome will soon be linked to the town of Lecce, in Puglia in the south of the country, thanks to a new sleeper train

Mobility technology company Mayten acquires shared mobility aggregator Cogo to expand its software offering for shared mobility

Electra has announced the 300th milestone in its electric vehicle charging network.

Hyderabad airport (India) hosts a massive new public charging hub for electric vehicles, with 102 charging points

Start-up Up&Charge raises €1.5 million to speed up pre-industrialisation of its induction charging point for electric vehicles

Iraq has entrusted a European consortium including Systra, SNCF, Alstom, Talgo and SENER with the $18 billion Baghdad metro project to solve its traffic problems

For the Olympic Games, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is introducing Urbanloop, an innovative transport solution using AI-powered autonomous capsules to help spectators get around between five Olympic venues

Ola Electric has suspended its plans to launch electric cars, as the company wishes to concentrate on its electric scooter business

Group Ride is now available in the Dott application

Following its 2024 expansion strategy, SIXT opened a new store in the heart of Lisbon

Transport company Grab abandons bid to buy Singapore taxi firm

Exoticca, the leading traveltech platform for mass travel, today announced the closing of a €60 million Series D financing round led by Quadrille Capital

Google Maps will use AI in India to steer cars away from narrow roads and improve navigation on viaducts

Dublin City Council launches “Car Share Day” to raise awareness and increase the use of shared cars, promoting a greener, more sustainable future

Jio partners with Taiwan’s MediaTek to tap into two-wheeler EV market

Waymo receives $5 billion in new funding from Google parent Alphabet

Toyota launches the Cargo Verso, an electric cargo bike developed with Douze Cycles to promote sustainable mobility and go beyond the automobile, assembled in France

Alstom has won a contract worth €4 billion to supply 90 Adessia Stream commuter trains for use on a local network in Germany

Amadeus invests in Clear Sky, a fund focused on sustainable aviation fuels

TIER-Dott will deploy 15,000 electric bicycles in Paris to meet the needs of the 15 million visitors who will come to the capital for the 2024 Olympic Games

Renfe’s Board of Directors has approved the creation of a Renfe branch in the United Arab Emirates to facilitate the development of its projects in the country

Flowbird announces the launch of an integrated ticketing system on the Portuguese islands of Madeira and Porto Santo

By 2030, Boeing and its subsidiary Wisk Aero plan to launch an unmanned air taxi service, promising to revolutionise urban transport and relieve persistent traffic congestion in US cities

Varta, the German battery manufacturer, is going through a financial crisis and is considering restructuring its debt of almost 500 million euros to avoid insolvency, with possible financial support from Porsche

MobiAzores goes live with UbiRider Mobility-as-a-Service platform to streamline transportation and access to mobility on Terceira Island

ÖBB awards Alstom a €100 million ETCS contract to modernise signalling equipment on 449 Austrian trains

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