Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Ubirider CEO Paulo Ferreira dos Santos and HypeLabs CEO and Co-Founder Carlos Lei. A smartphone is — amongst other things — a collection of sensors that can pinpoint a user’s location and detect the presence of others in the immediate vicinity. …

The transit and mobility sector is nothing if not diverse. It ranges from the most traditional of public transportation agencies to cutting-edge mobility startups focused on bicycles and scooters. It encompasses private tour bus and coach operators, airport shuttle services, private ferry companies, and various other private sector transit operators. …

Over the past decade, digital transformation has forced one industry after another — from retail and entertainment to financial services and hospitality — to throw out their old playbooks and fundamentally rethink how they operate. Not to be left out, the transportation and mobility space has dipped its toes in…

Population surges are overwhelming transportation infrastructure. How should cities respond? Urban populations are growing rapidly and threatening to overwhelm existing transportation infrastructures. Thankfully, the solution is in our hands — literally. The mobile phones we carry nowadays can be a key component in solving these systemic challenges. Mobile systems can…

Lisbon, capital of Portugal, is considered to be an incredibly picturesque and captivating city, Lisbon has more UNESCO World Heritage sites and museum treasures than most other European nations. This friendly city also makes for an ideal base to visit and explore some of the country’s other outstanding attractions. …

Simplification is an increasingly important goal for today’s busy, overworked, and stressed-out, business travellers. According to a 2017 survey by Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), program simplification is a strategic priority for corporate travel managers heading into 2019. …

Mobility underpins everything we do as individuals; as communities; as regional, national and international economies. Yet it is widely cited as one of the most intractable and universal challenges faced by cities the world over. Historically, mobility has been viewed largely as a product, which includes the vehicles, physical infrastructure…

The rise of on-demand transportation services has transformed transportation in urban and suburban regions. Originating with ridehailing and more recently expanding to bikes, scooters, and car-sharing, Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) has emerged as a viable alternative to personal vehicle ownership or use. …

Visiting Porto? Here’s how you can move around town Located in the north of Portugal, Porto is the second largest city in Portugal. Covered by an ever progressing, accomplished transport network, getting to Porto could never be easier whether it be by plane, bus, car, boat, train or metro. …