The MaaS system and its problems

Abstract

Essence of conception «Mobility-as-a-Service» (MaaS) is to place an user in the center of transport services and offer to him the personalized method of movement taking into account individual necessities. MaaS integrates the various methods of movement the different types of transport in single service that is accessible on demand. Service comes true through a single account with monthly payment. One of the main conditions for the successful operation of MaaS is the ability of smartphones to access different modes of transport. For the first time, the MaaS concept was implemented in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, offering excellent public transport conditions and sustainable urban mobility. The aim of a transport politics is support of a transport system that provides the movement of passengers and commodities. MaaS is examined as an increase of comfort of journeys and development of the system of safe and reliable transport. The most famous MaaS system was due to Helsinki, where they were able to offer a convenient and competitive platform. Since public transport is the core of the MaaS system, the city must offer quality public transport services so that users can easily move around the city without having their own car.
The following conditions are required for the implementation of the MaaS system: different types of urban public transport; most transport operators open their data, including real-time data, to third parties; most transport operators allow third parties to sell their services; most transport operators support an electronic payment system to access their services. In spite of different business models, successful projects of introduction and positive reviews of users about the pilot schemes of MaaS, there is a row of global questions about further applicability and development of the system, requiring decisions : touching the openness of these ferrymen, users; about the scale of the use of the system MaaS; single user ID, single informative space; payments of passage of the different systems of transport from one application; competitions with existent providers; to the peculiar.