12 December 2022
by Christopher Carey
The Metropolis of Tampa, Florida is in search of 200 folks to take part in a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) pilot with transport tech agency Moovit.
As a part of the trial, town desires individuals to reply three-question surveys each 30 days over a six-month interval to see how the app might be tailored to its mobility ecosystem.
“The price of journey, each monetary and time price, goes up throughout Tampa Bay,” mentioned Vik Bhide, Mobility Director, Metropolis of Tampa.
“With the Moovit app, the Metropolis of Tampa is attempting to make it as straightforward as potential to get folks the place they want or wish to go.”
Along with mapping and planning instruments, the Moovit app additionally provides cell ticketing for public transit, real-time arrival info and shows parking areas and park and experience places.
Each the Florida Division of Transportation and town have every contributed US$150,000 to the launch of the app in Tampa.
“We’re happy to work with town of Tampa to encourage extra residents to make use of public transit, together with automobile drivers, by displaying the place to park at transit hubs or park and experience stations to simply make the change to transit to complete their journey,” mentioned Yovav Meydad, Moovit’s Chief Development and Advertising and marketing Officer.
MaaS on the rise?
A examine from Juniper Analysis printed in October claimed that MaaS will generate revenues of US$92 billion globally by 2027 – up from US$20 billion in 2022.
The primary drivers would be the price and comfort of MaaS options and the elevated funding into MaaS infrastructure.
The report additionally predicts that by 2027, 65 p.c of world MaaS income will likely be generated by means of subscriptions – the place for a flat month-to-month payment, customers acquire entry to quite a lot of transport providers, offering a cheaper and handy transit proposition.
Nevertheless it additionally anticipates that the present use of an advert hoc charging mannequin will proceed to be essential in fostering shopper belief, enabling potential customers to trial MaaS journeys for a one-off payment, fairly than committing to an ongoing subscription.
“The flexibility to pay for a single journey in an app, regardless of leveraging a number of modes of transport, will create substantial price financial savings for customers, compared to particular person transit providers,” mentioned the examine’s creator, Cara Malone.
“MaaS platforms should promote these financial savings to draw customers away from established transport providers and in the direction of subscription plans for MaaS providers.”
Picture: Moovit
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