Colloquium: Prof. David Hensher
Tuesday, 14th May 2019, at 17.15 - 18.30
ETH Zurich, UNO B 11, Universitätstrasse 41
Shared (Smart) Mobility, MaaS and Public Transport – A new Future!
This talk focusses on Mobility as a Service (MaaS), and what it might mean for the future role of conventional public transport. We present evidence on potential user support for MaaS subscription plans and price points, as well some preliminary evidence on the interest by mobility and non-mobility providers in supplying assets or investing in a broker/aggregator platform to deliver a MaaS service. We also take a look at possible governance models as well as what this might mean for conventional public transport via a separate PAYGO platform. We also comment more generally on MaaS trials and the growing amount of hype and rhetoric surrounding MaaS. Is it likely to a mainstream or a niche product offering in the future?
About Prof. David Hensher
David Hensher is Professor of Management, and Founding Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS): The Australian Key Centre of Teaching and Research in Transport Management in The Business School at The University of Sydney. Educated in Kenya (Parklands, Lord Delamere), England (Lindfield, Oxford) and Australia (UNSW), David is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA), Recipient of the 2009 external page IATBR (International Association of Travel Behaviour Research) Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition for his long-standing and exceptional contribution to IATBR as well as to the wider travel behaviour community, Recipient of the 2006 Engineers Australia Transport Medal for lifelong contribution to transportation, Recipient of the 2009 Bus NSW (Bus and Coach Association) Outstanding Contribution to Industry Award, and Recipient of the 2012 best paper released by the external page International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME).