Posted Oct 3, 2022, 12:33 PMUpdated Oct 3, 2022, 12:34 PM
The second version of the “mobility account” of the Mulhouse conurbation, launched at the end of September, includes new services and is intended to be more ergonomic. The smartphone application already makes it possible to use buses and trams, self-service bicycles and cars as well as rental bicycles with a single registration. The second version integrates the annual and school subscriptions of these same transports, the multimodal route search and presents a more ergonomic interface.
The app is not just for public transport users. It already makes it possible to pay for on-site car parks, and the next functionalities will make it possible to manage the parking of cars on the road, charging stations for electric cars or even carpooling. By addressing motorists, the city is trying to get them out of their cars. “For this, you have to be an incentive, offer routes including public transport in the search for routes, design promotional offers for those who do not yet use them”, explains Christophe Wolf, director of mobility and transport for the agglomeration. The new version allows the community to analyze user data to develop new services. In the longer term, the mobility account could direct users to the appropriate transport depending on the traffic situation. When it was launched in 2018, the agglomeration was the first in France to implement Maas (mobility as a service), a service also offered in Saint-Etienne since the beginning of 2022.
Pilot territory
The mobility account now also includes an application developed by Capgemini Invent and the European accelerator La Fabrique des Mobilités, in response to a call for projects from the Ministry of Transport. This service, called MOB (for My Mobility Account) lists all the financial aid for mobility, whether it comes from the State, local authorities or employers. For example, assistance with the purchase of an electrically assisted bicycle, the financial incentive for carpooling, the offer of free parking for bicycles near stations, etc. The Mulhouse conurbation and the Ile-de- France are the two pilot territories for this national experiment.
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