Urban Mobility
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 MARCH 2018: The expansion of the Land Public Transport network both in Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley and across Malaysia is on track and continues to make positive impact for Malaysians. Overall average daily ridership of public transport in Greater Kuala Lumput (Klang Valley) (combination of rail and bus) rose from 1,162,717 trips in 2016 to 1,206,111 in
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More options for first/last mile connectivity. If 2017 was the year when the world realised Softbank may win the global ride-hailing wars, 2018 is when ride-hailing giants collectively opened a new frontier: bike-sharing. The signs were abundant in January. Didi Chuxing said it wants to launch its own bike-sharing platform after an integration with bike-sharing players ofo last year seemed
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As the latest Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s biggest consumer tech trade show, opened on Jan 9 in Las Vegas, Singapore made history with the first ever pavilion dedicated to showcasing its start-ups. Among the 15 Singaporean start-ups that electrified the crowd at CES was Neuron Mobility, a first/last-mile connectivity outfit that gives urbanites the option of either bicycles
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CHANGZHOU, China, Nov. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges simultaneously announced that China Railway Hi-Tech Industry Corporation Limited and Changzhou Tiansheng New Materials plan to set up a joint venture, China Railway New Rail Transit Vehicle Co., and locate the JV’s main production facility in Changzhou Natioanal Hi-tech District, Jiangsu province. China Railway Hi-Tech Industry is
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Panasonic, EasyMile, RTD, City and County of Denver, and CDOT team up in live demonstration of connected vehicle technologies and autonomous shuttle transportation in conjunction with EasyMile’s new North American headquarters in Panasonic’s Denver facility NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Panasonic, a global leader in smart cities and smart automotive technology solutions, welcomed Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to its
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Company to add 50,000-70,000 bikes to 30+ U.S. markets by year end SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — LimeBike, the nation’s leading dockless bike sharing service, today announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding to speed the rollout of its programs into 30+ cities and campuses across the U.S. by year-end. The new funds will
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Switch is the first to integrate real-time, micro-transit ride generation capability to ensure consumers have access to efficient on-demand services anytime, anywhere CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Switch Mobility, a joint-venture partnership between DemandTrans, Inc. of Chicago and The Kyyti Group of Helsinki, Finland, today announced the launch of its Dynamic Mobility as a Service (MaaS) app “Switch” to
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Shared, electric, autonomous vehicles will also dramatically reduce the need for parking, total vehicle miles traveled, and overall greenhouse gas emissions Denver, CO – October 12th, 2017 – EasyMile congratulates our partners at the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and GoMentum Station for receiving permission from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to test EasyMile’s EZ10 driverless shuttles on
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The Development of RM2.56 Billion Bus Rapid Transit in the Iskandar Region ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 7 (Bernama) — The federal government will contribute RM1 billion towards the development of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) while the rest, amounting to RM1.56 billion, would be financed via a Private Public Partnership, according to the National News Agency. Announcing this, Prime Minister Datuk
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Social Bicycles Inc Launches JUMP Electric Bikes Bike Sharing That Beat Traffic and Connect With Public Transit WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Social Bicycles Inc., the first company to launch a dockless bike share system in 2013, is bringing its next major innovation to Washington, D.C. on Monday, September 25: shared electric bikes that can lock to any regular bike rack. JUMP DC The program, JUMP
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