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Seamless Mobility – Powered by Silverrailroot2017-07-24T15:22:43+00:00

What is Seamless Mobility and why is it important?

Seamless Mobility can not only make the travelling experience smoother for individual travellers but also allow the entire system to work better and improve the quality of life of everyone in the city. As part of the connected, smart cities of the future, Seamless Mobility can take a lot of the hassle out of journeys by reducing what you could call the institutional friction of travel. More>

How is SilverRail involved in this space?

SilverRail is focused on bringing the rail industry into the digital age so that customers can find prices and journey information, buy a ticket and make their journey digitally. In Sweden, we are already working with rail networks, buses, taxis and other metropolitan transit providers to create a central data repository that helps customers to plan, book and take trips seamlessly.  More>

What more needs to be done?

To make Seamless Mobility a reality across the transport ecosystem, information needs to become reliable enough for people to have confidence in its accuracy, and for all modes of transport to be integrated online in a way that they are not at the moment.  Today, the quality of the data available is one of the biggest challenges hindering smart mobility innovation.  More>

SilverRail’s vision of Seamless Mobility

Our video on Seamless Mobility demonstrates that the next wave of travel innovation that we’re going to see is not just about Uber and self-driving cars; it’s going to be how we think about planning and transacting across multiple modes of travel and improving the travellers’ experience to suit their unique needs. More>

A brave new world for innovation in rail

The film we presented at the Department of Transport’s annual industry gathering (2015), gave a glimpse into the (near) future of just how slick and technologically connected rail travel could look for passengers should today’s existing, proven technology be properly harnessed by the industry. More>

SilverRail’s multimodal journey planner

SilverRail’s market-leading SilverSearch SaaS platform provides streamlined door-to-door journey plans and travel information for Traveline’s website and mobile applications. Our technology has allowed Traveline to greatly improve the customer journey planning experience across all of their online channels. More>

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  • Smart cityAug, 2017
    10 Cities Taking a Nature-Driven Approach to InnovationSmart Cities Guru founder Anil Ahuja has compiled the 10 Cities Taking a Nature-Driven Approach to Innovation report to highlight which cities are leaders at balancing new technology with good nature policies. “A smart city doesn’t just provide technology or economic solutions,” he said in a statement. “The smartest cities in the world are integrating nature to create a truly sustainable city. I have identified a number of cities in the United States that are excellent examples for other smart cities to model themselves after.” The cities were selected based on four factors key to a thriving, vibrant city, according to a press release: Social – quality of life. Does the city implement technology to optimize opportunity, such as green roofs, green facades, bike lanes, healthy food markets, efficient health-care facilities and biophilic design? Economic – quality jobs. Does the city attract and retain top tier talent and attract high-tech industries and investments? Environmental – quality air and water. Does the city have adequate amounts of green space to improve air quality and the right green infrastructure to manage storm water runoff? How does the city utilize technology for more efficient water and energy usage? Technology – ease of communication. Does the city utilize technology to speed up the flow of information? Ahuja’s list includes Boston, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020, and to be carbon-neutral by 2050. The city also uses its residents as sensors; apps such as Street Bump allow motorists to collect road conditions while they drive, while the Citizens Connect app allows Boston residents to report public issues directly from their smartphones into the city’s work order management system, which routes it immediately to the right person in City Hall to fix the problem. And in Seattle, which was called out for being a pioneer and leader in establishing and increasing the adoption of green standards, the city has numerous programs to improve energy efficiency, largely through green development policies and building standards. The Green Building Sustainable Communities Program, for example, creates projects that meet sustainable outcomes. The city also provides tax breaks, loans and other incentives to businesses and residences that utilize green practices. In 2016, Seattle eliminated departmental silos and consolidated technology professionals from 15 departments into one, which has led to better collaboration and improved efficiencies. The city developed its Next Generation Data Center, which in part, brought together servers from disparate locations. “Through IT consolidation we focused on how we could share infrastructure to reduce costs and operate more efficiently,” Seattle Chief Technology Officer Michael Mattmiller told Government Technology. “As a result, the project came in more than $2 million under budget and we were able to effectively introduce new technologies like hyper-converged infrastructure and cloud solutions that help our staff deploy solutions more quickly.” And Orlando, Fla., was recognized for its approach to smart operation of transportation, security and emergency management, and energy waste reduction programs. More specifically, it has retrofitted 28 public buildings to enable real-time energy consumption tracking which has led to an average 31 percent reduction in annual utility costs. “Many of the retrofits included advanced controls that enable facility managers to track energy consumption in real time and to receive notifications when large systems like chillers or condensing units are using abnormal amounts of energy, allowing facility staff to quickly address problems,” according to the report. Portland, Ore., promotes energy efficiency through a number of residential, commercial and government initiatives. It was the first city to create a local action plan to reduce carbon emissions. Portland aims to reduce emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050. Ahuja’s top cities for integrating nature and technology listed alphabetically are: Boston – Engaging its citizens through crowdsourced mobile technology to enable smart government. Chicago – Leveraging data to make cities healthier, more efficient and more livable. Los Angeles – Leveraging big data, mobile and cloud based technologies to save energy and improve efficiency. New York – Maximizing real-time traffic information to reduce congestion, improve the flow of traffic and decrease carbon emissions. Orlando – Recognized for its approach to smart operation of transportation, security and emergency management and energy waste reduction programs. Portland, Ore. – Investing in IoT sensor networks and leveraging smart agriculture applications and big data to benefit the local region. San Diego – Adopting the Climate Action Plan, which will improve public health and air quality, conserve water, and use current resources more efficiently. San Francisco – Multiple initiatives including waste reduction, electric car charging and building performance optimization. Seattle – A pioneer and leader for establishing and increasing the adoption of green standards. Washington, D.C. – A leader in smart mobility and for its ratio of park acres to citizens.  ... More>
  • Green vehiclesJul, 2017
    Nissan Leaf leads a global EV taxi revolutionNissan’s Intelligent Driving is foremost about performance, comfort and safety, removing the stress from a daily commute or minimizing the risk of unsafe conditions. Many of these advances are already available, as drivers can rely today on vehicles to recognize danger or take appropriate action to enhance safety. Nissan is leading with its Safety Shield technologies like Lane Departure Warning and Forward Emergency Braking, and will advance this leadership into autonomous drive technologies, available to all customers on core models in the range. Nissan will launch multiple vehicles with autonomous drive technology in the next four years in Europe, the United States, Japan and China. The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices and the first model will come to Japan this year. An on-road demo event in Europe in 2016 will showcase the maturity of Nissan’s autonomous drive technology. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe. “Autonomous technologies have been part of our R&D activities for a long time,” said Daniele Schillaci, executive vice president, Global Marketing and Sales at Nissan. “We’ve done extensive and ongoing on-road testing since 2013. This verified the integrity and versatility of Nissan’s Piloted Drive engineering in real-world scenarios. Our autonomous technology is additive to the driving experience you have today, offering more enjoyable driving and less stress.” For millions of people around the world looking for a comfortable taxi journey, riding in a taxi became a more enjoyable experience – and better for the environment – in 2013 when a taxi company in Japan went all in and converted its entire fleet of conventional taxis to zero-emission Nissan LEAFs. It was the first step in a global electric taxi revolution. Since then, taxi companies in Spain, The Netherlands, Hungary, the UK, Jordan, Mexico and Poland have all adopted zero-emission Nissan electric taxis. Today, Nissan taxis – LEAF, e-NV200 or both – are in service on five continents, 26 countries and 113 cities around the world. Reduced emissions, significant savings and cheaper maintenance for taxi companies – plus a quiet and comfortable ride for passengers – are all benefits of electric taxis. With proven business results and cost savings, zero-emission Nissan taxis are the smarter choice, bringing Nissan Intelligent Mobility to customers and taxi liveries worldwide. Through electric vehicles, Intelligent Mobility is Nissan’s way of transforming how cars are driven, powered and integrated into wider society. Find out more about Nissan EV taxi leadership in the infographic below.  ... More>
  • Smart cityJun, 2017
    New York City’s first Neighborhood Innovation LabNew York City’s first Neighborhood Innovation Lab is coordinating new smart city efforts. The city announced that the lab — based in the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn, since March — will start a tech education program to teach digital skills to the youth, while also installing smart trash cans for efficient pickups and solar powered smart benches to charge devices, detect foot traffic, and monitor the environment. The education program began with a hands-on workshop to develop solar powered toy cars through the Young Innovators Program led by The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). The initiative is expected to reach about 1,000 Brownsville youth by the end of 2017 through similar workshops. At the high school level, the effort will place 36 students into a program, teaching skills like application development and product design. “As technology evolves and becomes even more essential to our everyday urban lives, New York City only grows stronger,” said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio in a press release. “We are thrilled to see the launch of the Brownsville Innovation Lab, which will connect residents to resources, dynamic education opportunities, and deliver a significant boost to economic development in the neighborhood.” The youth program will be managed by the Brownsville Community Justice Center, and in addition to BNY Mellon’s support, is backed by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, whose officials say they intend to use it as a springboard for job programs like the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline. As part of the Neighborhood Innovation Lab, Brownsville is a testing ground for smart city tools and a hub for local collaboration — residents, teachers, city staff and tech companies who can gather to confront shared problems and improve community life. Since the lab began in March, Brownsville community leaders have held a series of strategic planning sessions, defining their core needs and investigating smart technologies. A few of these needs include safety improvements, litter control, digital literacy and access to healthy food. The city has funded the lab with $250,000 annually and has announced it is considering creating labs in each of the city’s five boroughs. “Being a smart city means ensuring our communities have access to technologies and programs that improve quality of life, create new jobs and support our city’s youth having skill sets to build their future,” said New York City’s Chief Technology Officer Miguel Gamiño in a statement. “This next phase of Neighborhood Innovation Labs is an important step in making sure all New Yorkers can participate in a modern world.”... More>
  • Smart city technologyMay, 2017
    Jerusalem soon to become the first smart city in IsraelThe Jerusalem Municipality intends to install the new communication network within three months, and according to the plan, have dozens of connections active by the end of 2017. The new wireless network will be the basis for a smart city system: it will allow for the installation of a camera network that can monitor the streets and connect with security and emergency services; it will also allow for the installation of smart parking solutions — enabling drivers to know via an app where parking is available, for example — and the regulation of traffic. The technology will also enable the city’s education system to access fast internet, enable lower-energy and lower-cost smart street lighting, and free wifi internet service throughout the city. All these steps will be implemented gradually, said Eitan Barzilay, head of business, economic, and technological development at the municipality. “We are bringing the most advanced technological innovations to one of the most ancient cities in the world,” said Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. “Jerusalem will be the first city in all of Israel to introduce this innovative technology, which will enable us to upgrade many services for our residents. This new initiative will position us alongside the world’s leading smart cities.” The network will be based on millimeter wave technology, a spectrum band of between 30 gigahertz and 300 gigahertz, to avoid the need to install optic fibers and transmission lines, which are expensive, take a long time to install, and are disruptive for the public. The network has the ability to transfer data at speeds of from 1 gigahertz to 5 gigahertz. Because of the high frequency and narrow transmission beam of the technology, the equipment emits especially low radiation — even lower than a regular home router, the statement said.... More>
  • MegacitiesMay, 2017
    How Brazil’s megacities are getting ‘smart’Home to last year’s Olympic Games, Brazil’s megacity Rio de Janeiro has a population of more than 6 million and is the fourth largest city in Latin America. São Paulo, meanwhile, is the largest city on the continent and his home to almost 12 million. And they are only expected to grow. By 2040, the UN estimates that 65 percent of the world will live in cities. Most jobs are concentrated in city centers. But the majority of residents already live on city outskirts or further afield in the state. Cities like Rio and São Paulo will have to deal with housing challenges, congestion and water supply among others. Data can present a potential solution to the problems presented by growing and changing cities. The term ‘smart cities’, evoking visions of hoverboard-toting crowds and LED-embellished buildings, unsurprisingly elicits scoffs and eye-rolls. But smart cities are already evolving. Brazil’s megacity Rio de Janeiro is just one of the global cities leveraging ‘big data’ to overcome its challenges. Rio de Janeiro is already a city of the future Douglas Tsukimoto, marketing director at JCDecaux, says that Rio offers the opportunity to understand how people move within the city. Speaking at technology conference Rio Futuro, Tsukimoto said that just monitoring these movements gives urban planners an idea of “the most concentrated areas of traffic and movement”. According to Guilherme Wilson, head of planning and control at Rio’s municipal transport agency, being a smart city doesn’t necessarily mean adopting new technology. Since most people already carry smartphones, that’s a wealth of information for companies and governments to tap into. Residents’ adoption of technology means that vádeônibus, an app that allows cariocas to figure out the best bus routes, preceded Google Maps. Highly location-specific and more regularly updated, vádeônibus is often more efficient than Google’s service. Wilson says that linking up smartphones with bus routes does more than just improve transport efficiency in the city. “By the end of the year, all buses will have facial recognition technology,” he told the conference audience. “This helps identify and monitor people running from the law.” Smart cities: Private and public collaboration Flavia Rosario, marketing director for navigation app Waze, said that Rio’s progress improving transport is a result of public and private sector collaboration. After three years, Waze is in 40 percent of the world’s top global cities, including Rio and São Paulo. Rosario says Rio is an example of how public and private sector collaboration can help cities to cope with visitors and growing populations alike. In addition to helping with the mass influx that came for the Olympics, Waze’s information can have a real-time effect on everyday life in the city. In fact, because of people’s phones, Waze is able to map closures, hazards, incidents and traffic jams in real time. “We can integrate data with the city’s traffic management centers,” Rosario told the audience. “It creates communication between the city and its citizens.” With collaborative efforts between services like Waze and city governments, and residents already receptive to the technology, smart cities are evolving unseen across the planet. And with Brazilian consumers’ receptiveness to technology, it looks as though Brazil may be about to create some of the world’s more functional metropolises.... More>
  • Urban mobilityMay, 2017
    Uber app displays real-time public transit dataUber announced plans to make it easier for riders to keep tabs on transit options by displaying real-time public transport data directly within the Uber app. For this feature — available only in the Android Uber app for now — the ride-hailing giant has teamed up with Transit, a Canadian-headquartered urban transport information service that operates in more than 125 cities globally, to show live departure times whenever a rider’s destination is near a transit stop. Tapping on a specific departure will take the user to the Transit app for full directions. While this may seem like a counterintuitive move for Uber, given that it seems to be encouraging riders to use alternative transport, Uber is actually acknowledging the ways people already use its service. They may take an Uber car to a train station to travel a significant distance, for example, and then walk or jump into another Uber when their train reaches its destination. So this is Uber providing an element of convenience to its users — it saves them having to continuously switch between the Uber app and other transport data services.   Partnership with Transit The partnership with Transit went live in 50 U.S. cities, including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle. Android users will see the upcoming departure times in their Uber feed, a feature the company rolled out back in November. “Our integration with Uber is a perfect match, as we both envision a future in which every journey is shared using a combination of transit options,” wrote Transit COO Jake Sion, in a blog post. It’s worth noting here that this isn’t the first time Uber has integrated with third-party transport data apps. Last May, heavily VC-backed San Francisco transit company Moovit announced it was combining Uber with public transport options to give its users the quickest and cheapest routes. This followed a similar initiative from rival Citymapper a few months earlier. However, Uber’s latest initiative with Transit flips the tables — rather than lending its data to third-party apps, Uber is instead reeling in data from third-party services. This also helps demonstrate Uber’s mission to make its app more useful once a rider is already in the car. With Uber Feed, the company has previously revealed plans to provide contextually relevant information, such as suggestions for food delivery outlets as you’re heading home. Uber hasn’t given any indication as to when this feature may be landing on iOS, but it does note that it’s arriving on Android “to start” with, which suggests it will be expanding to iOS at a later date.  ... More>

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