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20/20 Foresight

Key Innovation

Shared Mobility in 2020: Five Trends and Predictions in the Ecosystem

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What does the coming year have in store for Shared Mobility? Scott Shepard, Chief Business Officer of Iomob Technology Services makes his big and bold 2020 predictions and provides clues for solving the sector's most pressing questions: Who will win the battle between public and private operators? Can OEMs save their carshares? Will we ever be graced with the One True MaaS app we've all been waiting for? Read on to find out!

The Future of Vehicle Access Control

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As the mobility industry continues to expand its capacity to harness connectivity and utilize data, new technologies are of course essential for any transition of this kind. Yet while huge steps forward have been taken, there still exists a gap when it comes to accessing vehicles. As Andrea Sandru, Content Manager at Tapkey outlines, the solution of mobile access control holds the key ... to the keys.

The Latest From Autonomy & the Urban Mobility Summit

New Year, New Opportunities: Autonomy 2020

What's your company's New Years resolution? Create more qualified leads? Expand your audience? Better communicate your message? Or perhaps, just do more business? Luckily for you, Autonomy 2020 on 4 - 5 November in Paris can help you achieve these and other important goals! With a variety of partnership packages for companies of all sizes, start your year out right by exploring the many opportunities that come from participating in the world's largest exhibition dedicated to sustainable, urban mobility solutions.

Tell me more about these opportunities!

In the News

Active mobility

The most exciting cycling tech from CES
(Bicycling)

Data & digital

Toyota launches European mobility brand 'Kinto'
(Intelligent Transport)

Electrification

Why did we shun electric buses 50 years ago?
(BBC)

Shared mobility

Behind the Gains in U.S. Public Transit Ridership
(CityLab)

Autonomous vehicles

What self-driving cars will really do to cities
(Fast Company)

Climate Change
Hottest decade ever recorded ‘driven by man-made climate change’
(Financial Times)

The Urban Mobility Job Board

Tier is looking for an Head of Public Affairs - France (Paris, France)

Vulog is seeking to hire an International Business Development Manager (Paris, France) and a Financial Planning Analyst (Nice, France)

Ito World is searching for a Product Manager - Professional Services (Cambridge, UK)

Open Mobility Foundation is looking for its next Member Engagement Manager (Remote)

CHECK OUT OUR JOB BOARD >>>

Want to post a job? Click here!

Events We Support

Paris Region Accelerator, 2020 edition

Deadline to apply: 31 January 2020

Calling all American and Candian startups, accelerate your European expansion plans! This unique program starts in San Francisco in March 2020 with a 2-day bootcamp for pre-selected US or Canada-based companies. Throughout dedicated events such as expert workshops and 1:1 mentoring sessions, the candidates will be given key insights on their capabilities to tackle the French market. They will be mentored by corporates and supported by a dedicated team throughout the program, from San Francisco to Paris. Each selected company will be given the support, the opportunities and the connections to develop their go-to-market strategy and successfully launch their company in Paris Region

Click here to learn more and to apply today!

Other Events in our Calendar:

22 January: Meetup Voiture Connectée & Autonome N°22 in partnership with SBD Automotive (Paris, France)
10 - 12 March: MAAS-A-CON (San Ramon, California, USA)
21 March: Smart Cities and Mobility Forum (Sophia, Bulgaria)
23 - 24 April: Sesame Summit (Paris, France)

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