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As part of our standards work, we quickly realised that we needed to centralise around a common definition of the “mode” of transport. Other definitions of the “method of conveyance” that were identified during the evolution of the standard we created were either too restrictive (e.g. just covering public transit) or proprietary (and therefore not […]

The transport and mobility sector is not known for the pace of innovation that some others have (e.g. FinTechs). To help change this we firmly believe that the new world of transport & mobility needs to be open (not proprietary). This means: an open ecosystem, open technology and easy collaboration between services using open APIs. […]

Our Founder, Hayden Sutherland, was recently interviewed by a University student on the topic of innovation. Here are the questions & answers provided: Q1 : Did you use a specific innovation model or follow a process when carrying out your innovation? A1: When originally coming up with the original idea, there was no specific model […]

We regularly get asked for a short description of what Open Transport specifically is (our ‘elevator pitch’). So, we thought we would share this here: Open Transport is the first & only Open Standard for Transport and Mobility account interoperability. It is best described simply as the “Open Banking for Transport”. The standard, released on […]

The two Open Transport API specifications were published as Open Standards on 3rd January 2020. Since then the Board has received the following Change Requests to modify and improve these designs: CR001API: Centralised Operator-info APIChange: The addition of another “mode”, that of: “016: suspended cable car”.Plus also some mapping work to clarify the use of […]

In a recent interview with Cliff Notes Podcast host Tristan Bailey, Hayden Sutherland Founder and Chair of the Open Transport initiative shares his thoughts on Transport and Mobility account interoperability. In the interview they cover:– What the Open Transport standards?– What is an Open Standard?– What are Open Transport helping businesses with?– Is there a […]

We have had a frantic 2019 to get the “the first global Open Standard for transport account interoperability” launched last month (3rd January 2020 to be exact). And now we are busy pushing for its adoption and acceptance across the transport industry. To help with this aim we have a simple request. The Board of […]

The Open Transport Initiative is delighted with the announcement from the Rail Innovation Group that founding member and chair, Hayden Sutherland, has been appointed to their Hall of Recognition for services to innovation in the transportation industry and most specifically for the development of the Open Transport Initiative. This nomination is for a person contributing […]

The Open Transport initiative has appointed smart ticketing and public transport expert Dan Schoenhofen to its Board. Dan has over a decade of public transport ticketing experience across a variety of modes and operators. He was a key contributor to the successful £300m business case for the modernisation of the Glasgow Subway and, as part […]

An Open Standard must have a transparent and published feedback and amendment or modification process. This also needs to be clear and communicated as widely as possible. Therefore we have published this process here on our website (and other Social Media channels too). For those who don’t know… Open Transport Provides 2 x APIs : […]