Next Generation Mobility Systems

In recent years, mobility on demand (MOD) is gaining popularity amongmobility consumers. This innovative concept is based on the principle thattransportation is a commodity where modes have economic values that aredistinguishable in terms of cost, journey time, wait time, number of con-nections, convenience, and other attributes. MOD enables consumers toaccess mobility, goods and services on demand by dispatching or usingshared mobility, delivery services and public transportation strategiesthrough an integrated and connected multi-modal network. This chapterdescribes the different services that have emerged in the MOD ecosystemand the core enablers of MOD, such as stakeholders, business models andtechnology. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how MOD andvehicle automation could impact cities and the transportation networkand their energy use.