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Amsterdam, 12 March 2026 – At Intertraffic Amsterdam, the MaaS Alliance today announced its evolution into the Mobility Alliance, marking the next chapter for the organisation after nearly a decade supporting integrated and user-centric mobility.The change reflects more than a new name. It follows eight months of consultation, reflection, and strategic planning with members, industry stakeholders,

Ride-Hailing & Robotaxi 🚙🚕Wayve raises $1.2 billion on a $8.6 billion valuation, with $300M additional funding from Uber contingent on a successful London robotaxi launch. Wayve focuses on (1) robotaxi services, which the company is getting ready to launch in London in partnership with Uber; and (2) ADAS system for the likes of Mercedes, Nissan and Stellantis, which all invested in the round. Ot

Ride-Hailing & Robotaxi 🚙🚕Lyft releases FY25 results- key takeaways: Lyft had a productive year in 2025 - going into Europe via the Freenow acquisition and into the chauffeur segment via the TBR Global Chauffeuring acquisition; scaling AV partnerships with Baidu, Waymo, Tensor Auto and BENTELER Group (& more); scaling the Media business; while keeping customer obsession at heart.Gross bookings u

Tesla 1st full robotaxi, Zipline $600M, Eve $150M, Third Lane $20MThis week on #movingpeople #movingpeople is a part of Mobility Business  - a consultancy focused on Innovation, Growth and Autonomy in the Mobility industry. Mobility Business | All Things MobilityStrategy & Corporate Development.Market Research & Analysis.Innovation Project Management.Business Development & Partnerships.www.movingp

Link to the doc: Free the NormsFree the Norms: Make all norms directly referenced in EU regulations publicly accessibleThis is a letter drafted and signed (add yourself here) by standardisation experts involved in CEN TC278 WG3 and beyond. Most of us are independent experts who are actively contributing to Transmodel (EN 12896 series), NeTEx (CEN/TS 16614 series), SIRI (CEN EN/TS 15531 series), Op

Your inside guide to what’s moving this week from our Editor Sela MusaIssue #109In today’s edition, we’re at the launch of new Oxford Economics and inDrive research which finds that in-app fare negotiation leads to more ride-hailing trips in emerging markets. Plus, Amazon starts delivery drone trials in the UK and reTyre raises €7m for clean tyre production. The Big StoryWe attended the launch of

November | December 2025View Digital edition    Why traffic management needs to consider more than just traffic managementCarol Schweiger, Dónal Hodgins and Dr Johanna Tzanidaki consider the role that managing traffic plays within the wider mobility ecosystem...Read More  Aimsun partners with TomTom on data for simulationTomTom has partnered with Aimsun in a move announced at Smart City Expo World

Ride-Hailing & Robotaxi 🚙🚕Gett is in talks to sell its UK operations for an estimated $50M. Gett was acquired for $188M circa six months ago, and operates in the UK and in Israel, where it is a market leader with >80% market share. The identity of the buyer is unknown; it could be anyone from Uber to ComfortDelGro to Bolt. To be continued. And still in the UK, CMAC (a ComforDelGro subsidiary) ac

Download the Statistics Brief as a PDFInland freight transport grows unevenly over last decadeInland goods transport grew in most ITF countries surveyed between 2014 and 2024. The latest data reveal the greatest increase in Serbia (+98%), followed by Lithuania (+70%) and Croatia (+49%). Conversely, large declines were recorded in Estonia (-48%), Latvia (-44%) and Luxembourg (-19%).Serbia (see Spot

Integrating Light Cargo Vehicles in Cities “Smaller-than-van” light freight vehicles, such as cargo bikes and other small, motorised and non-motorised alternatives, are increasingly being used as part of last-mile logistics operations. These light freight vehicles can contribute to more liveable cities, given their smaller footprints and potential environmental and efficiency benefits: freeing up

17 November 2025The European Commission has selected 70 projects to help decarbonise transport and strengthen the competitiveness of EU industries by installing the infrastructure needed for recharging or refuelling the different transport modes. These projects will receive over €600 million in funding from the Connecting Europe Facility to stimulate sustainable investments in urban areas, includi

17 November 2025In November 2025, the European Commission unveiled a comprehensive plan to accelerate the development of high-speed rail across the EU, offering passengers significantly reduced travel times. By boosting fast, comfortable, safe and reliable rail services, the plan supports the EU’s twin goals of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050 and strengthening Europe’s global competitiveness.Build

6 November 2025A new study published by EIT Urban Mobility and Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) finds that bike sharing creates €305 million in benefits each year across Europe. Bike sharing schemes are now running in over 150 European cities with 438,000 bikes, from large systems like Paris with over 40,000 bikes to smaller towns operating fewer than 50.The study reports that shared bikes help cut

31 October 2025Earlier in October, construction began in Gdańsk on a new six-week cycling project: a dedicated path along 3 Maja Street that will link the recently opened eco-highway on Armii Krajowej and Rogaczewskiego with Hucisko. Starting at the Municipal Office crossing, the route runs along the outer edge of the existing pavement, briefly sharing space with pedestrians near a bank entrance b

18 November 2025This case study examines how European cities are adapting commuter rail into metro-style, RER-type systems. Drawing on structured survey responses from Paris (France), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Prague (Czechia), and Vienna (Austria), it shares lessons for the wider EU urban mobility community. Paris’s RER represents the most complete example of such a system, with the term ‘RER’ use

Road user charging – such as road tolls – can ensure road users account for the costs their road use imposes on others. RUC also constitutes a means to raise funds and nudge users towards more sustainable transport use. Past ITF work has called for a reform of fuel taxes on internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, for the uptake of distance-based charges on electric vehicles (EVs) and for the im

The European Commission has adopted its first progress report on the European Declaration on Cycling, showing strong momentum across the EU to boost cycling infrastructure and policies. The report confirms cycling’s role as a clean, affordable and health-boosting way to travel  Cycling could help tackle transport poverty by offering low-cost mobility. The Commission’s recent recommendation invites

4 August 2025The European Commission has published four new guidance documents, developed under the SMARTA-NET Project Sustainable rural mobility in support of ecotourism’. The project, a European initiative active from 2022 to 2024, addressed one of the most persistent challenges in European transport policy: ensuring sustainable and equitable mobility for rural areas.  In many parts of Europe, r

The Department of Environment has approved the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for Paphos (Cyprus), which sets the region’s comprehensive transport strategy to 2030. The plan covers the municipalities of Paphos, Geroskipou and Pegeia, together with 16 surrounding communities.The SUMP is built around five core objectives:Economic efficiencyAccessibility and social inclusionEnvironmental sust

16 September 2025Vilnius is reshaping how people move through the city by combining sustainable transport improvements with smart digital solutions. From redesigning streets in order to support public transport, cycling and walking, to using real-time data to improve services, the city is working towards a more accessible and user-friendly mobility system. While the path hasn’t been without obstac