(Frankfurt, January 24, 2024) ioki Route simplifies navigation, reduces accidents, supports and simplifies training • Innovative all-in-one approach for efficient bus operation • Development project together with Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)
(Frankfurt/Wiesbaden, December 12, 2023) Analysis of current situation and mobility simulation completed by ioki, Planersocietät structures network design • User-centered approach focuses on the mobility needs of the population • Close cooperation between the population, transport planners and city authorities • Decision on implementation to be made in 2024
The Citytech UNextGen event in Milan has revolved around this question. The Head of Sales and Business Development at ioki, Laura Reupke, and our Sales and Business Development Manager Manuel Manzoni have attended the event and now look back to share some insights with us.
Smart mobility solutions use technology and innovation to improve mobility for everyone. Similarly, Smart Cities use innovative concepts and technological advancements to improve life in urban spaces. Both enable us to achieve the vision of more human-oriented and efficient places in cities.
In this edition of the blog series “Mobility turn now!”, we are focusing on the largest of Germany’s eastern federal states relating to area: Brandenburg. In addition to the Spreewald cucumbers and unspoilt nature, Brandenburg has a lot to offer in terms of new mobility and Smart Cities.
Mobility Hubs, also known as Mobility stations, are publicly accessible locations where various modes of transport and sharing services converge. These can be S-Bahn (suburban train) and subway stations in an urban context, or even a bus stop in the countryside where rental bikes are available or important bus routes intersect. At these stations, people can easily switch from one mode of transport to another. Mobility hubs promote efficient and sustainable mobility by offering various mobility services, otherwise known as Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS). The concept can be expanded from a simple bus stop to large Mobility Hubs, for example, with a combination of on-demand transport, car sharing stations, or e-scooters.
(Frankfurt/Murnau am Staffelsee, 15th November 2023) Improved everyday mobility through increased cooperation • more than 100,000 passengers have used digital demand-responsive transport (DDRT) services • ridepooling software and operation for local authorities
Denny is our Director Platform Product Management and an iokian from the start. Since 2017, he has supported the development of our on-demand platform in various roles. Denny is now responsible for Platform Product Management at ioki and regularly hosts Product Meetups in Frankfurt. For our “Perspectives from …” series, he returns to his roots and explains what the ridepooling approach at ioki is all about. If you want to know more about ridepooling, we recommend our blog post “What is ridepooling? Have fun reading!
Demand-responsive transport based on the ridepooling concept is on everyone’s lips and has long been an important pillar of individual, public transport. Data-based transport planning is needed to realise the full potential of on-demand mobility. When transport companies want to start a new on-demand operation, they inevitably face the question of the right ridepooling design and the best balance between the costs and benefits of the flexible offer.