Understanding Mobility as a Service (MaaS): Past, Present and Future

The widespread adoption of smartphones, ridesharing and carsharing have disrupted the transport sector. In cities around the world, new mobility services are both welcomed and challenged by regulators and incumbent operators. Mobility as a Service (MaaS), an ecosystem designed to deliver collaborative and connected mobility services in a society increasingly embracing a sharing culture, is at the center of this disruption.

Understanding Mobility as a Service (MaaS): Past, Present and Future examines such topics as:

How likely MaaS will be implemented in one digital platform app Whether MaaS will look the same in all countries The role multi-modal contract brokers play Mobility regulations and pricing models MaaS trials, their impacts and consequences

Written by the leading thinkers in the field for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers, Understanding Mobility as a Service (MaaS): Past, Present and Future serves as a single source on all the current and evolving developments, debates, and challenges.

Includes case studies to show how MaaS is delivered around the worldCovers foundational aspects of MaaS, clarifying what it is for those new to the conceptOffers an in-depth analysis on a wide range of MaaS topics including governance, contracts, consumer and supplier preferences, links to societal objectives, the role of trials, assessments, and more

1. Overview of book 2. What is MaaS and how it fits into the transport landscape 3. Global debate and experience with MaaS 4. MaaS trials – what have we learnt? 5. What do we know about market interest and potential uptake 6. How might MaaS be best introduced to the market? 7. Institutional Barriers and Governance 8. MaaS and issues impacting the broader transport and societal goals 9. Future Challenges