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Mobility as a Service: Opportunities and Challenges for the Sustainable Mobility

A special issue of Information (ISSN 2078-2489). This special issue belongs to the section "Information Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 3242

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Francis Cirianni

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Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Electronics and Transportation, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: transport; mobility; sustainability; information technology
Dr. Antonio Comi

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Department of Enterprise Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Interests: city logistics; freight transportation; demand forecasting; intelligent transport system
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Dear Colleagues,

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is a global mobility concept that involves the integration of multiple public and private transport services accessible thanks to a single digital channel. Through "digital intermediation platforms", which combine various functions and guarantee different travel alternatives-from public transport to car sharing, from bike sharing to taxis-users can plan, book and pay for more services based on their needs.

The essence of the MaaS model lies in the transition from the concept of mobility as a movement to be organized personally by managing each step individually to an all-inclusive service to be used as needed and paid with a subscription or based on actual use (pay per use).

This Special Issue seeks novel theoretical or applied research on designing, developing, integrating, testing, and evaluating models and applications for technology and infrastructure capable of guaranteeing effective interaction between the various sector operators, strenghting of the digital dimension of public transport for the diffusion of MaaS to push towards a more sustaibale mobility according to the sustainable development goals (SDGs; Agenda 2030). In particular, we invite work supporting applcations of MaaS, open platforms, as “Data Sharing and Service Repository Facilities - DS&SRF, digital payment services, user information systems and travel booking services. Such work could be supported by AI approaches, and interdisciplinary research.

Dr. Francis Cirianni
Prof. Dr. Antonio Comi
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Keywords

  • transport
  • mobility
  • sustainability
  • information technology
  • sustainable mobility

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An Information Gradient Approach to Optimizing Traffic Sensor Placement in Statewide Networks
by Yunxiang Yang, Hao Zhen and Jidong J. Yang
Information 2024, 15(10), 654; https://doi.org/10.3390/info15100654 - 18 Oct 2024
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Traffic sensors are vital to the development and operation of Intelligent Transportation Systems, providing essential data for traffic monitoring, management, and transportation infrastructure planning. However, optimizing the placement of these sensors, particularly across large and complex statewide highway networks, remains a challenging task. [...] Read more.
Traffic sensors are vital to the development and operation of Intelligent Transportation Systems, providing essential data for traffic monitoring, management, and transportation infrastructure planning. However, optimizing the placement of these sensors, particularly across large and complex statewide highway networks, remains a challenging task. In this research, we presented a novel search algorithm designed to address this challenge by leveraging information gradients from K-nearest neighbors within an embedding space. Our method enabled more informed and strategic sensor placement under budget and resource constraints, enhancing overall network coverage and data quality. Additionally, we incorporated spatial kriging analysis, harnessing spatial correlations of existing sensors to refine and reduce the search space. Our proposed approach was tested against the widely used Genetic Algorithm, demonstrating superior efficiency in terms of convergence time and producing more effective solutions with reduced information loss. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mobility as a Service: Opportunities and Challenges for the Sustainable Mobility)
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Sustainable Mobility as a Service: A Scientometric Review in the Context of Agenda 2030
by Antonio Comi, Francis M. M. Cirianni and Lorenzo Cabras
Information 2024, 15(10), 637; https://doi.org/10.3390/info15100637 - 14 Oct 2024
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City planners are facing an emergency to develop, promote, and implement actions that allow the mobility needs of people and businesses in cities (and their surroundings) to be satisfied to assure a better quality of life. Among the different actions to promote, there [...] Read more.
City planners are facing an emergency to develop, promote, and implement actions that allow the mobility needs of people and businesses in cities (and their surroundings) to be satisfied to assure a better quality of life. Among the different actions to promote, there is public transport, which should be the cornerstone of sustainable urban mobility. The only way to achieve the transition from private to public is by integrating services into a multimodal network and then encouraging interchange between different modes of transportation. In this context, the development of mobility as a service (MaaS) solutions is significant, and different studies have been developed in recent years. The paper thus introduces a scientometric review of such a topic in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030. The study focuses on the current state of MaaS implementation, trends, and research gaps, with an in-depth analysis of emerging themes, based on 819 documents selected from the WoS and Scopus databases. Introducing the database, and research methodology, an accurate interpretation of the data generated by the bibliometric analysis, and the primary evaluation parameters are outlined. The identified studies have been then categorized into three thematic groups with the intention of offering a comprehensive study that identifies the shortcomings and difficulties in the research carried out in these areas up to today. Particular attention is paid to how this research relates to the Sustainable Development Goals. Full article
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Effect of Motivational Factors on the Use of Integrated Mobility Applications: Behavioral Intentions and Customer Loyalty
by Il Joon Tae, Alexandra Broillet-Schlesinger and Bo Young Kim
Information 2024, 15(9), 536; https://doi.org/10.3390/info15090536 - 3 Sep 2024
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The digital advancement of “as a service” models has led to the rapid emergence of mozbility as a service (MaaS) in transportation. This study aims to identify the motivational factors used among users of integrated mobility application services and empirically determine their attitudes [...] Read more.
The digital advancement of “as a service” models has led to the rapid emergence of mozbility as a service (MaaS) in transportation. This study aims to identify the motivational factors used among users of integrated mobility application services and empirically determine their attitudes regarding use and customer loyalty over the long term. To do this, four motivations for using integrated mobility mobile application services—social, habit-congruence, economic, and innovation acceptance—were identified. A total of 311 actual users of integrated mobility app services in South Korea were sampled and analyzed. Social motivation was found to have the greatest impact on positive attitudes and behavioral intentions to use integrated mobility apps. This is followed by habit-congruence motivation, which users perceived as essential for use determination. It was found that active users of integrated mobility apps, who have used them for years, have a positive attitude about them, viewing them as part of a regular transportation system of daily life rather than an innovative service. This study suggests practical implications for integrated mobility applications and service strategies for transportation-related governments and businesses. Full article
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Measuring Potential People’s Acceptance of Mobility as a Service: Evidence from Pilot Surveys
by Corrado Rindone and Antonino Vitetta
Information 2024, 15(6), 333; https://doi.org/10.3390/info15060333 - 6 Jun 2024
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Sustainable mobility is one of the main challenges on a global level. In this context, the emerging Mobility as a Service (MaaS) plays an important role in the mobility of people. This paper investigates the main enabling factors for implementing the MaaS paradigm, [...] Read more.
Sustainable mobility is one of the main challenges on a global level. In this context, the emerging Mobility as a Service (MaaS) plays an important role in the mobility of people. This paper investigates the main enabling factors for implementing the MaaS paradigm, with a specific focus on the level of acceptance of this new technology. To achieve this objective, the proposed methodology for measuring the potential MaaS acceptance is based on a set of pilot surveys. The methodology integrates motivational surveys with Stated and Revealed Preference (SP, RP) and Technology Acceptance Models (TAM). The collected data are processed to obtain indicators that measure the potential level of MaaS acceptance. The main results of the two pilot experiments are illustrated by referring to urban and extra-urban mobility with or without physical barriers. The results obtained show that the level of MaaS acceptance grows with the increase in generalized transport costs perceived by the users. Full article
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