Big data to change urban mobility habits across the globe

Imagine having a city-wide picture of transportation operations, much like Travic, but where schedules, car park availability or passenger flux come together. Phil Blythe, Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems at Newcastle University and IET Fellow, said: “Applications to support public transport, travel and parking have widespread use and offer the possibility to develop smarter and more user-friendly services, which will promote more sustainable transport use in major cities.”