New UITP shared mobility division unites pioneering sector
To bring together the entire shared mobility industry, UITP has launched the Shared Mobility Division. It offers professionals from this evolving and growing space the opportunity to come together within UITP. On top of that, the committees and working groups inside the division will work to advance knowledge on shared mobility and enable the exchange of ideas, best practices and experiences.
The Shared Mobility Division will come together for the first time in early 2024. Members will be able to meet their peers, discuss the most pressing issues they are facing and learn from each other. Crucially, the division will also discuss its priorities for the coming years, setting a direction for the sector.
We know that the term shared mobility is quite broad given the diversity of the sector. So, what does UITP mean by shared mobility? We define shared mobility as the sharing of vehicles, like micromobility or cars, among various users.
On the one hand, you have shared vehicle services where users drive themselves to their destination. On the other, you have on-demand mobility services where others drive for you, such as demand-responsive transport, taxis, ride-hailing, and carpooling. When these work in tandem with traditional public transport modes, we call this combined mobility.
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The growth of shared mobility within UITP
Shared Mobility has been represented in UITP for many year. For example within the Combined Mobility Committee and Taxi- and Ride Hailing Committee. This has already led to numerous reports and achievements.
Most recently, UITP published reports on the taxi- and ride hailing landscape, mobility hubs, and how combined mobility can support rural communities.
Global Taxi & Ride-hailing Benchmarking Study 2019-21
How is the taxi and ride-hailing sector evolving? Explore the trends affecting these on-demand mobility services.
Mobility Hubs: Steering the Shift Towards Integrated Sustainable Mobility
Explore the ins and outs of mobility hubs, from all the different types – across urban, suburban and rural areas – and see the benefits they offer.
The Rural Mobility Challenge for Public Transport: How Combined Mobility Can Help
Combining public transport with more tailored on-demand and shared mobility services, including peer-to-peer and volunteer-based solutions, can go a long way towards overcoming long-standing mobility deficits in rural areas. This Knowledge Brief pushes the discussion of public transport in peri-urban and rural mobility into the mainstream.
The Case for Electrification of Taxis and Ride-Hailing
This Knowledge Brief provides best practices from the frontrunners and evaluates what still needs to be done to support the transition.
Ready for MaaS? Easier Mobility for Citizens and Better Data for Cities
As the number and diversity of urban mobility services is rapidly growing across the world, it’s no surprise that Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is such a hot topic!
Autonomous Vehicles: A Potential Game Changer for Urban Mobility
This Policy Brief details the challenges ahead and outlines a way forward for the sustainable introduction of AVs in our cities.An industry enabling better quality of urban life for all
By allowing people to access shared vehicles such as bikes, e-scooters and cars or to be carried through on-demand buses or cars, shared mobility enriches the mobility mix, satisfies different needs and makes door-to-door journeys easier.
These services should seamlessly complement traditional public transport modes and encourage the shift away from private cars. They reduce congestion, energy consumption, noise and air pollution, and provide essential mobility to all.
Mohamed Mezghani*
UITP Secretary General
The UITP Shared Mobility Division brings together stakeholders from across the sector. This includes start-ups working on the cutting edge of micro-mobility and autonomous driving, but also welcomes traditional stakeholders like taxi companies and public transport operators that operate, for example, a shared bike system. The division is also open to authorities regulating the sector and associations in the field.
At the heart of our engagement will be UITP committees and working groups. These bring together selected professionals from sectors in shared mobility. They are the active working bodies of UITP and work on peer-to-peer exchanges and creation of knowledge for the sector.
The division consists of the On-Demand Mobility Committee and the Shared Vehicles Committee. UITP committees and working groups related to shared mobility are:
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*Acting on behalf of Mohamed Mezghani SARL
