Mobility Innovators Podcast
Episodes
How Vancouver is Transforming Public Transportation for the Future of Mobility | Kevin Quinn
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Metro Vancouver is a city that has quietly built one of the most advanced and integrated public transport systems in North America—from automated Sk...
The Future of Transit: Automation, Open Payments & Culture Change | Randy Clarke
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Public transport systems are the lifeline of any city, connecting people, supporting economic growth, and shaping urban life. WMATA operates service i...
Autonomous mobility will complement Public Transport | Debra A. Johnson
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Public transport is the business of people moving people and is really the great societal equalizer. Mobility ensures that people can access to job a...
Autonomous Mobility is Here and Accelerating | Sascha Meyer
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Autonomous mobility is set to transform how we move in the coming years. With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicle (AV) t...
Transform Public Transit Through Better Service | Nadine Lee
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Public Transit is facing modal competition and it is important to leverage all modes to their highest and best use. It is important for public transit...
Public Transport agencies must adopt to evolving riders' behaviour | Adam Giambrone
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Transformation is always challenging, and the public transport sector is no exception. Around the world, this industry is undergoing significant chang...
Redefining Transit: Cultivating a Culture of Innovation at NYCT | Richard Davey
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New York City Transit (NYCT) is the largest public transit agency in North America, carrying more than 2.5 billion passengers every year. NYCT is goin...
Driving Energy Transition: Role of Data Transparency in Reaching Net Zero | Danielle Walsh
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many cities and countries globally are setting ambitious targets to achieve net-zero emissions, with mobility and logistics playing a pivotal role in ...
Unleashing AI in Fleet Electrification for Net-Zero Goals | Daniel Hilson
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The global momentum towards electrification is accelerating, driven by numerous cities setting ambitious net-zero goals. Leveraging advanced technolog...
How ACES will transform the Automobile industry? | Mark Norman
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The automobile industry is going through a big transformation. Mckinsey coined the term ACES to define that how Automation, Connectivity, Energy trans...
The future of School Bus Transportation: Challenges and Innovations | Keith Corso
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
School Bus Transportation is the largest transit system in North America. In the US alone, there are 50 million K-12 students in public schools and th...
How HAMBURG HOCHBAHN is using Technology and Innovation in Mobility? | Natalie Rodriguez
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and is well-known for its busy port, which is among the largest in the world. Hamburg Hochbahn is the pu...
AI in Traffic Management - How NoTraffic is solving Traffic Congestion? | Tal Kresier
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Traffic Congestion is emerging as a major challenge for the cities. More than 1.35 million people die in road accidents every year people are losing 5...
Mega Infrastructure Rapid Rail Project (RapidX) of NCRTC | Vinay Kumar Singh
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
India is investing lots of funds in rail infrastructure projects including urban rail systems in cities, rapid rail transit system for regional cities...
Innovation and customer experience in public transit | Maulik Vaishnav
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Transit recovery in North America remains sluggish, with ridership hovering around the 60-70% mark compared to pre-pandemic levels. However, many tran...
Reimagining Mobility: Fall in Love with the Problems, Not the Solutions | Uri Levine
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneurship is a journey of failures. The founders need to stay focused on the execution and achieve product-market fit. Most of the founders sta...
Partnerships Driving Innovation: How Ride-Hailing is Changing Transportation | Jen Shepherd
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Public transit agencies are grappling with various challenges, from managing increasing ridership to enhancing the customer experience and ensuring im...
Moving Every Life Forward: How COTA is enhancing Transit with Innovation | Joanna Pinkerton
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mid-size transit agencies play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable transportation options to communities worldwide, especially in ar...
Resource planning will play a key role in the profitability of mobility players | Ajay Bulusu
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The digital mapping industry is currently experiencing a significant revolution marked by the emergence of location technology companies. These compan...
Public transit agencies will need to follow innovative approaches | Khaled Shammout
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Public transit agencies are facing an increasingly complex and rapidly changing environment. Factors such as changing demographics, evolving customer ...
Micromobility is Changing the way We move for the better | Sebastien Bihari
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The automotive industry is currently experiencing a once-in-a-century transformation. With the advent of digitalization and connectivity, there is a m...
AI-Powered Planning and Scheduling can help to address drivers shortage | Amos Haggiag
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Public transit ridership is recovering slowly and has reached an average 80% of the pre-pandemic level. However, it is important to highlight that dif...
MaaS 2.0 has potential to disrupt mobility ecosystem | Guillermo Campoamor
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The mobility and transportation sector has gone through a major transformation in the last decade, with the emergence of many new mobility options lik...
Emerging Technologies will impact the Future of Public Transportation | Paul Comfort
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The role of the public transit sector will evolve in the future as people are looking for better customer experience and real-time updates. The pandem...
User acceptance and perception of autonomous vehicles | Guido di Pasquale
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Autonomous mobility will play a major role in reshaping cities. Industry predicted that autonomous vehicles would be providing services and were avail...
Mobility - The Future is Scaling | Timo Möller
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The mobility sector is undergoing a major transformation. The automotive industry is investing more in digital transformation, electric vehicles, and ...
Africa needs more investment in mobility and logistics infrastructure | Olu Oyinsan
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Africa is the second most populous continent in the world with 1.4 billion population and will reach 1.6 billion inhabitants by 2030. It is more than ...
How companies are leveraging Innovation to enhance public transport? | Wellington Toapanta
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Generally, the rail industry has a reputation for being slow to adopt new technologies. However, in reality, rail technologies are evolving a lot in t...
Move2Earn App: Gamification, Technology, and Rewarding Transit Riders | Boyd Cohen
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Public transit agencies are trying to bring back lost ridership by launching various marketing campaigns and loyalty programs. The potential to combin...
Public Transit Agencies should adapt to changing customer behaviors I Renée Amilcar
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic had a significant impact on public transportation ridership in North America. Currently, the ridership is ranging between 50-70% dependin...
How RATP is using innovation to improve urban mobility in Cities? | Côme Berbain
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation will play a key role in the transformation of the public transport network. Cities around the world are seeking out innovative solutions to...
On-demand buses will complement fixed line service to attract passengers | Dheeraj Bhardwaj
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Middle East is generally known as a car-dependent region owing to its harsh climate and cheap energy cost. However, things have changed dramatical...
Micromobility and public transport integration: How to build 15-minute cities? | Scott Shepard
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Public transport is the backbone of the cities. However, there is a need to shift focus on customer experience owing to the emergence of multiple mobi...
Electric vehicles and shared mobility for Smarter cities | Michael Granoff
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Venture capitalists are pouring money into the mobility sector. In 2021, mobility startups have raised $97.7 billion. It is important to note that ven...
TfL is using an Open Innovation model to collaborate with Mobility Startups | Rikesh Shah
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Public Transport is going through a transformation phase. There is increasing competition from other modes of transport. On the other hand, the riders...
What do angel investors look for in mobility startups? | Ashley Flucas
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Angel investment is important to the achievement of startups. Angel investors are early backers who not only provide funding to small startups or entr...
How Blockchain, NFTs and Metaverse will drive new opportunities in Mobility | Boyd Cohen
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Digital technologies are currently remodeling the public transport ecosystem. Blockchain is emerging as new technology to facilitate seamless urban mo...
Cybersecurity is a big issue for the public transportation sector | Tina Mörch-Pierre
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation is playing an important role in improving the customer experience for public transportation users. Transit agencies should create a strong ...
Transport data should be free and fully open to all mobility stakeholders | Devin de Vries
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Technology will be crucial in improving public transportation networks in emerging markets. Deep tech can assist in rationalizing a large volume of da...
Technology is enabling informal public transport to move emerging megacities? | Devin de Vries
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Public Transport is the backbone of cities and provides access to people for both economic and leisure activities. It plays a more essential role in e...
'Governance by Design' is important for Innovation and Digital Transportation | Juan Corro
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The city of Madrid is committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and has launched A new sustainable strategy for Madrid: Madrid 360 in Septembe...
Understanding riders' behavior is critical for transit sector recovery | Roman Oberli
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Public transport sector is undergoing major transformation owing to the availability of various mobility options in the cities, as well as, changing r...
Future of Mobility is Connected, Automated and Decentralized | Sophia Rödiger
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Digital technologies are currently remodeling the public transit ecosystem. Blockchain technologies are changing the world and becoming more mainstrea...
Digital Technology, the Solution to the Future Mobility Challenges | Christian Lebeuf
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Transit agencies around the world are faced with the challenge of digitizing their operations in a short period of time due to pandemics. The challeng...
Human-centered design for Smart Public Transport | Dr. Niels van Oort
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Technology and New mobility are reshaping urban transportation in cities. However, transit agencies should focus on solving real customer problems rat...
Lessons from Electrification of Public Transport in Shenzhen, China | Joe Ma
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cities around the world are investing in electric buses and planning to induct electric buses to achieve their climate goals. The city of Shenzhen, a ...
Technology, an accelerator of change in mobility sector | Mohamed Mezghani
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General, International Association of Public Transport (UITP)The International Association of Public Transport (UIT...
Mobility Innovators Podcast Introduction
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Digitalization and innovation have been behind many of the exciting changes to the ways in which we live and move. Mobility, including passenger trans...