At last, optimised and efficient travel thanks to the multimodal sat-nav, an idea suggested by Boris (Uccle)
In
Brussels, each means of transport available has its own smartphone application:
the public transport company, the national railway company, Villo! (bicycle
hire service), Djump (car pooling service), E-cab (taxi service), etc. Over
one-third of the people of Brussels do not consult a route planner before
starting their journey. This share increases the farther removed from the
Region they are.
The idea
behind the multimodal sat-nav is to bring together all the current applications
on a single platform, in one service, with the creation of a mobility
companion. This tool will be available on smartphones, on a dedicated internet
site or via terminals in railway and metro stations.
This
application will offer a single reference system for the transport available,
aiming to integrate all the data from the various mobility players. It will
offer the possibility of choosing the most efficient means of transport
anywhere, at any time.
The service will also inform users of the traffic
situation before they start their journey and along the way, suggesting
alternative routes combining all means of transport in the event of any
disruption.
The service
will be based on an intuitive method of use which will facilitate all journeys
taken across the Brussels-Capital Region.
At last, optimised and efficient travel thanks
to the multimodal sat-nav.
