Mobility as a Service (MaaS)

We think transport should be quick, convenient and environmentally friendly. This means that transport companies and associations have to think ahead: convenient transfers to individual transport (bicycles, scooters and rental cars) need to be a part of a trip planning app. A mobility service provider should allow passengers to book these services directly and on-the-go.

We seamlessly integrate sharing offers into your app using the external interfaces of various mobility providers. Real-time information from the MENTZ EFA trip planner provides a quick overview of which sharing offers are available or the parking situation at your destination. Mobility-as-a-Service optimizes use of public transport, ensures added revenue, and provides a low-threshold offer to leave your car at home. Choose flexible mobility: choose the MaaS solution by MENTZ!
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    Intelligently integrated into one app: public transport services including on-demand transport, car, bike, and eScooter-sharing, parking and charging infrastructures
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    Ability to check the availability of shared-mobility and directly book services – one-stop shopping
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    Secure billing procedure, simple registration
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    Ability to book vehicles directly on-site using QR code
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    Ability to pause rental for a break and continune route at a later time
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    Booking made easy with an interactive map
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    Ability to filter by service provider

Technical Highlights
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    Integrates background systems of car- & bike-sharing offers
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    Supports proprietary information & booking interfaces
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    Connectivity using OAuth technology
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    Easy registration and billing procedure
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    Interacts with the rental cars
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    Combinability with MENTZ EFA trip planning modules or connection via App2App
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    Integration of various demand-responsive transport models, as well as on-demand services like bike-sharing, car-sharing, e-scooters, e-charging infrastructure and parking.

Mobility as a Service
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It all starts with the calculation of a multimodal trip plan by the MENTZ algorithm. Public transport and other interfaces (APIs) provide data in NaPTAN, TxC, NeTEx or SIRI format. In addition, data from transport sharing providers are integrated via API, like details about the catch area, precise vehicle location, vehicle type, and other attributes such as current charging status (for eMobility), license plate number (for car-sharing), stop name, rental details, general price information, etc.
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A corresponding ticket is directly booked after successful trip planning. The ticket shop is connected via API. NeTEx provides fare information and ticket data. After selecting a trip option, special interfaces enable rental vehicles (car, bike, eScooter sharing) to be booked and reserved and payment options to be displayed. Access to a personal customer profile at the sharing provider is provided via an additional API.
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Payment for a public transport or shared mobility ticket is processed through an API connection to the e-ticket shop with access to the (possibly external) biller. While public transport tickets are paid directly, payment for an external car, bike, or scooter-sharer is not due until after the rental vehicle has been returned. For more information on payment features, please visit our e-ticketing webseite.

More on this Topic

Customer project: multimodal trip planning for Freiburg (PDF, 411 KB) Customer project: multimodal mobility trip planning for Mannheim (PDF, 214 KB) Example of implementation: "VAG mobile" in the app store

The MENTZ MaaS Platform: Interested? Please get in touch with us!
Andreas Kunde
Andreas Kunde
Leiter Support & Projekte
Telephone: +49 (0) 89 41 868 133
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