HERE Mobility debuts single platform showcase for all London transportation services

AN innovative technology that will merge London’s transportation services onto one platform debuts today (June 11, 2018).

Called Mobility Marketplace, it will show live schedule updates, pricing comparisons, and booking options.

Developed by HERE Mobility – a subsidiary of HERE Technologies, a provider of mapping and location data that’s majority owned by Audi, BMW and Daimler – it will open its Mobility Marketplace to all businesses wishing to integrate Mobility as a Service in their offerings.

The system will allow users to connect to all urban transit options throughout the city with real-time booking, pricing and timetable features.

The platform will debut as a physical transit kiosk at the London Tech Week conference (11-17 June, 2018), where attendees can connect directly to the Mobility Marketplace and book travel from the widest selection of mobility providers for seamless travel, the company says.

In 2017, more than 3.37 billion passenger journeys were made using London’s vast transit network – on buses, trains, ferries, bike shares, cabs, ride-shares, and so on. Despite the diversity of transit options, Londoners still have the longest average commute by time across all of Great Britain and transit is 6% over-capacity during morning peak hours.

HERE Mobility Marketplace says it can alleviate congested transit systems with a single point of access where all riders and all mobility suppliers are connected.

The company says that the platform will offer cities and transit planners a deep dive into smart routing options to avoid congestion, addressing mobility challenges, improving quality of life, and helping businesses understand and meet customers’ mobility needs, while providing mobility suppliers access to the widest market possible.