The transport and mobility sector in the UK (and other countries) is highly deregulated and fragmented, with services from many regional providers across different modes of transport. There are 20+ train operating companies, dozens of bus and tram operators, numerous taxi and micro-mobility companies, and more recently many new Mobility-as-a-Service [MaaS] platforms being launched. Each service has their own customer account, with a huge amount of siloed transport data, all stored in disparate systems in a range of ways.
To make things worse… The GDPR individual Right to Data Portability is rarely kept to across the sector. Meaning there is often no way for each user to export their account data in any meaningful way (let alone import data from one account into another).
By securely linking different mobility accounts all managed by the same user, it will be possible to share data between them and with a trusted Third-Party Processor [TPP] in a standardised way. This then allows the aggregated and consistent presentation of multi-modal information to the user in a single “Transport Dashboard”. This application can then show the user additional useful information, such as:
- cheaper fares
- shorter travel times / routes
- alternative modes of transport
- combined amounts of CO2 and other Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
Presenting the joined-up data in this way helps the user understand the impact and costs of their travel, and can then be used to change future behaviour – such as choosing less polluting modes and providers.
Open Transport - Transport & Mobility Data Interoperability 