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The Final Conference took place virtually on the 29^th of October 2020. The dissemination campaign through the different MaaS4EU channels, including Facebook, Tweeter, e-mails as well the ELTIS portal, started four weeks before the event. As a result, 127 people were registered and 72 made it to participate to the event.

The Event started with the welcome and introductory message of Claudia Ciuca, Policy Officer from INEA, European Commission. Afterwards, Akrivi Vivian Kiousi from Intrasoft International and Maria Kamargianni from University College of London, respectively project coordinator and scientific and technical coordinator, introduced the MaaS4EU project vision, objectives and some preliminary key achievement and outcomes. To end this introductory first block, Panagiotis Georgakis, from the University of Wolverhampton, described the technical architecture behind the project and presented the MaaS4EU platform with its functionalities.

During the second hour, the three MaaS4EU pilots were presented. First, a brief introduction was done by Jakub Muscat from the University College of London. The different pilots, Budapest, Manchester and Luxembourg, were presented by Viktoria Siklova, Sam Li and Charalampos Ipektsidis respectively.

The first one was Budapest, launched in September, where 338 new users were registered and 51 mobility packages distributed. The Manchester and Luxembourg pilots were run virtually instead. This was mostly due to the COVID-19 mobility restrictions. In the case of Luxembourg, the pilot was also affected by the decision of the government to run the public transport in Luxembourg for free as from 2020.

After the pilots presentation, Ioanna Pagoni from the University of Aegean described the MaaS ecosystem and involved actors, the potential governance models for MaaS, the potential barriers and enablers for MaaS actors to implement or join MaaS, as well as MaaS Business Models considering Products and Pricing. Later on, Maria Kamargianni presented the MaaS4EU project results, highlighting the three pilots’ main outcomes, the main challenges based on the project results and the main lessons learned at the end of the 41 months of the project.

Finally, during the last 30 min, Akrivi Vivian Kiousi presented the outcomes of an in-depth analysis concerning policy aspects as results from interviews to relevant stakeholders in different European cities.

All the presentations and the video recording of the MaaS4EU Final Conference are available on the Download area and the Media gallery section of this website. Presentations can be also download by clicking on the different topics of the table below.

Full video of the MaaS4EU Final Event

Agenda of the MaaS4EU Final Event

Time	Topic	Speaker	Contents/notes
10 m	Welcome	Claudia Ciuca (Project Officer – INEA)	– Welcome message from European Commission
40 m	Intro	Akrivi Vivian Kiousi (INTRASOFT International) Maria Kamargianni (Head of MaaSLab | University College of London)	– MaaS4EU project overview – MaaS4EU concepts, objectives and key elements
20 m	Platform and technology	Panagiotis Georgakis (University of Wolverhampton)	– MaaS4EU platform overview: different elements and app-demo
5 m	Brief Intro of the Pilots	Jakub Muscat (University College of London)	– Luxembourg, Budapest and Manchester Pilot: MaaS4EU pilot cases
20 m	Pilot 1 Budapest	Viktória Siklósi (Toll Service)	– Pilot implementation summary: the main steps toward the implementation of the MaaS ecosystem – Exploring the 4 pillars: Business, End-users, Technology, Policy
20 m	Pilot 2 Manchester HSTL Pilot	Sam Li (TFGM) Ronald Strube (HSTL)
20 m	Pilot 3 Luxembourg	Eric Zorn (Sales-Lentz)
20 m	Business Models	Ioanna Pagoni (University of AEGEAN)	– MaaS4EU a detailed view on the business model: key findings
30 m	Outcomes, Challenges, Lessons Learned	Maria Kamargianni (Head of MaaSLab | University College of London)	– MaaS4EU pilots’ main outcomes – Major challenges based on MaaS4EU project results – Main lessons learned
25 m	Policy Recommendations Closing	Akrivi Vivian Kiousi (INTRASOFT International)	– Next steps for MaaS – MaaS4EU Policy Recommendations – MaaS Exploitation

SAVE THE DATE

The MaaS4EU project partners are pleased to announce that the project Final Conference will take place virtually on 29^th October 2020 from 14:00 to 17:30.

 MaaS4EU is a three years research and development project funded by the Horizon2020 Research and Innovation programme, bringing together 17 partners from several sectors and backgrounds to provide viable evidence and solutions about the MaaS concept.

 MaaS4EU developed a user-centric, intelligent mobility distribution model, in which users’ needs are met via a single platform and are offered by a service provider, the mobility operator.

The MaaS4EU project was built around the 4 main pillars: 1) Business, 2) End-Users, 3) Technology & Data, 4) Policy

During the event we will address the following topics:

• Project Overview: MaaS4EU concepts, objectives and key elements
• Platform and technology
• Main lessons learned
• Challenges faced
• MaaS4EU Policy Recommendations

You can register for the event here

A paper on “MaaS: insights to policymakers and prospective MaaS operators” has been published in the Transportation Letters – The International Journal of Transportation Research. Written by colleagues from UAegean and TRT, the paper provides a detailed review of the existing European regulations and policy framework, while collecting qualitative stakeholders’ knowledge on MaaS in three European metropolitan areas. The research highlights various challenges to MaaS implementation including technical, regulatory, financial, and social issues, pointing out the most relevant implications these have for current and future transport policymaking.

The paper also provides a useful policy framework to address potential challenges of MaaS. It outlines specific recommendations to policymakers and prospective MaaS operators on relevant topics such as end-users’ rights, market competition, technology, data usage and privacy.

One of the key findings of the paper is that the establishment of new or revised regulations at EU and national level represents an important means of ensuring a successful implementation of MaaS. Relevant transport policy issues to address include e.g. fair and open competition among the MaaS players, multimodal passenger rights and handling of personal data. If properly developed, a new regulatory and policy framework is seen as a fundamental leverage of new market opportunities and beneficial business dynamics in the MaaS market.

You can download a copy here.

 

MaaS Alliance has recently published a briefing document for legislative and financial measures supporting the digital and green transformation of the mobility sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

While the pandemic crisis is something that is significantly affecting us all, its consequences have also included some positive transformations, such as an accelerated increase in cycling and a rapid take-off of teleworking. MaaS Alliance states that these new habits might bring a long-lasting impact on mobility patterns. In this context, MaaS Alliance invites public administrations, organisations and institutions to launch targeted legislative and financial measures supporting the digital and green transformation of the mobility sector, benefiting cities, people and the environment.

It was suggested that the availability and provision of multimodal integrated mobility services, as well as the cooperation between public and private sectors, need to be enhanced. In order to do this, MaaS Alliance had highlighted a list of measures to be considered by Governments around the world. The suggested measures were selected based on their potential to be highly impactful, neutral to changes with regards to the technology roadmaps and universally applicable to different environments and administrative systems. The suggested measures are structured as follows:

• Incentive schemes for greener behaviour and optimised mobility mix
• Investments in trust and creation of an open MaaS ecosystem
• Investments to support interoperability and integration readiness of public transport to MaaS
• Support to active and micromobility schemes in cities and their integration to multimodal systems.

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The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (Berlin’s Public Transport Authority, BVG) has officially launched Jelbi, the largest Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) solution in the world, in partnership with mobility platform Trafi.

The Jelbi app will include 12 types of public transport and shared mobility services for travelling in Berlin, such as rental bikes, scooters, taxis and e-scooters.

On the display of their smartphones, users can see at a glance which means of transport are in the surroundings and, if necessary, buy tickets online or book cars, e-scooters and bicycles.

The current offer includes large car-sharing providers DriveNow and Car2Go,  Berlkönig and Taxi Berlin. Other mobility providers would then follow step by step. According to BVG, 25 companies have already expressed interest in being included in the app.

The app is to combine route planning, reservation and payment for all mobility services offered and focus on the city area.

In addition, according to the BVG, there should be fixed stations throughout Berlin where vehicles can be hired directly on site. A new location  opened  near the S- and U-Bahn station Schönhauser Allee in Prenzlauer Berg.

BVG head Siegrid Nikutta called it a “milestone”. She said that mobility in Berlin was more diverse than in any other city and that the challenges were enormous. According to Nikutta, the BVG sees its task in orchestrating the mobility of the future.

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