Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Sampo Hietanen is CEO and Founder of MaaS Global – the Finnish company behind Whim, a mobile app that allows you to travel via
The End of “Default Car”
By now it should be blatantly obvious: We are moving toward environmentally-friendly, productivity-enhancing, electric, autonomous and shared vehicles. “Default Car” – the notion that the personal car
Utility Mobility, or Sheer Driving Pleasure
Several weeks ago, BMW unveiled its concepts for connected and shared mobility at an event in London’s Roundhouse. At the presentation, Board Member Peter Schwarzenbauer confided that
THE MOBILITY REVOLUTION: A PRIMER FOR FLEET MANAGERS
Neckermann Strategic Advisors collaborated with the NAFA Foundation on a unique and thorough white paper: THE MOBILITY REVOLUTION: A PRIMER FOR FLEET MANAGERS Written by Lukas
The Power of Data. The Power for Data.
Data. It’s the new oil, and a source of paranoia for a new generation. It’s the glue that justifies and holds together business plans. It’s
Momentum and Talent in Deutschland
Nothing breeds complacency like unchallenged dominance. Just ask the German national football (soccer) team. Like this year’s World Cup squad, the German auto and energy industries
Passionate, fact-driven, optimistic: Young climate leaders give reason for hope
When faced with daily doses of tragedy – volcanoes, heat waves, wildfires, school shootings, corrupt international political networks, and the consequences of extremism – it
“Real” car companies must stop investing in the past
On July 1st, Elon Musk declared Tesla to be a “real car company”, after overcoming “production hell”* and hitting ambitious targets for its new Model
Build more runways, electric aircraft are coming
This month, merely 28 years after the UK government first agreed to expand capacity in the South-East of England, Theresa May’s cabinet approved building a third runway at Europe’s busiest
End subsidies for parking before they kill us
End subsidies for parking before they kill us Parking subsidies – for city residents and for visitors – adversely impact a city’s air pollution, the
Collectively intelligent: Prioritising safety in autonomous systems design
Recent Uber and Tesla crashes (that led to the respective deaths of a pedestrian and a driver) continue a debate about the merits and
Ignore the Noise. Yes, Electric Vehicles are Cleaner.
Germany’s high court has now permitted cities to individually ban diesels. Hamburg was the first to ban pre-Euro 6 diesel engine vehicles on a mile-long
What do milk, diesel, and electric vehicles all have in common?
In 2017, the US state of Georgia revoked a $5,000 electric vehicle (EV) incentive program, and instead imposed the country’s highest extra fee for registering an