A report titled “Manifesto for the Future of Transport” has been published today by Intelligent Transport Systems UK [ITS], the voice of the transport technology industry. Purposefully released ahead of the UK General Election in 4 weeks, this paper focuses on Mobility-as-s-Service [MaaS] and Data, including Smart Data sharing across the sector.
“Smart Data offers consumers the ability to take greater control of their
data through ‘data portability’, where individuals can obtain and reuse
their personal data for their own purposes across different services.
A clear example is open banking, where consumers have been put in
charge of their own data and are able to benefit from a multitude of
services from it.”
“It is estimated that greater data mobility could increase GDP by
£27.8 billion per year 7. In particular, Smart Data could have a
transformational impact on the transport sector, opening up greater
mobility information and services to the public. It will be essential
in creating a competitive market of transport providers, integrating
journeys across different modes and improving how we understand and
manage the transport network.”
Open Transport - Transport & Mobility Data Interoperability 