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Global pandemic changing the trajectory of shared mobility market
One of the first industries to be hit hard by the global pandemic and subsequent lockdown was mobility, says Mark Thomas, VP of marketing at Ridecell. Public transportation traffic plummeted 70-90% according to analysts McKinsey, airlines lost billions, ride-hailing services lost up to 70% of their business, and many micro-mobility and carpooling services suspended operations.
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How fibre networks can make ‘smart’ motorways safer
Congestion on core road networks is a major problem for many countries around the world. Indeed, according to the largest ever study of global traffic, conducted by INRIX in 2017, congestion in the US alone costs $305 billion (€257 billion). In the UK, Highways England estimates the cost of congestion on the motorway and major road network to be in the region of £2 billion (€2 billion) every year.
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2020: The year that didn’t go as planned for transport
At the start of 2020 many decision makers in transport forecasted what was in store for changes to the way we move. Now that we’ve passed the halfway mark for the year, says Peter O’Driscoll, managing director of RingGo, it can certainly be said that things have not gone as anticipated and, as a result, some predictions have taken a far different course of action in comparison to what was initially expected.
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Mega-market opportunity: Why we should look to public transportation
Emerging megacities represent one of the world’s great remaining business opportunities. Decades of globalising commerce have intensified competition around the world, leaving few stones unturned in the search for more consumers.
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Welcome to the Hotel California: Is your IoT device locked in?
For IoT devices, mobile connectivity can be a lot like the Hotel California. As the famous lyric goes, ‘you can check in any time you like, but you can never leave’. And as the Internet of Things (IoT) matures, that’s becoming true of more and more access points to mobile networks, even some that are considered innovative, says Ian Marsden, co-founder and CTO of Eseye.
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Delivery is more important now than ever…
… And we have the stats to prove it! Navigating the shifting tides of business in a world that has been upended by coronavirus is challenging, to say the least. Many companies, both small and large, have had to throw their long-term plans and projections out the window, favoring weekly plans that are more reactionary than forward-thinking. But as the dust settles, hard data and customer insights can help us see the path forward, say Matt Mesic and Morena Simatic of OptimoRoute.
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