Electric mobility (or emobility) is a strategic focus for European utilities that want to innovate their business model and find new sources of revenue. The European utility industry is not alone in the increasingly complex landscape of companies involved in mobility. …

Are we heading toward a world where mobility in cities is convenient, affordable, safe, and environmentally sustainable? Or congested, expensive, risky, and polluting? Mobility has been on a steady growth path for many years. Technology innovation transformed mobility between the 18th and early 20th century. With the second industrial revolution…

Data is NOT the new oil, but it has VALUE. But what can European policymakers do to realise that value? Policymakers across the globe have been grappling with the complex question of the data economy for a few years. …

Remember how many packages you had delivered to your doorstep last Christmas? How thrilled you were every time the bell rang? Think again. eCommerce is convenient and it’s a major economic opportunity for small and medium-sized logistics businesses in European cities, but it’s also a challenge that needs to be…

Last week I attended my fourth Smart Cities Expo World Congress (SCEWC). This year conference had a bold theme: “Cities Made of Dreams”. But for the first time, the conference was less about the art-of-the-possible from a technology standpoint and more about achieving better outcomes in terms of safety and…

I was in London attending a conference, last week. I was trying to figure out at what time I should leave the ExCeL center to get to Gatwick in time to catch my flight. What I cared about is whether the subway was working regularly, or whether there were delays…

Intelligent transportation constitutes the arteries of smart cities. If mobility in the city is congested, unsafe, polluted, and costly, citizens are unhappy. Urban transportation is evolving into “mobility as a service” (MaaS) — a more traveler-centric view of transport that is less focused on individual modes and more on a…

Micro-mobility is changing how people move in European cities. It increases efficiency, environmental sustainability, and affordability of short trips. But there’s a long way to go to seamlessly integrate scooters, bikes, and mopeds in sustainable, affordable, and convenient city mobility ecosystems. …