Mobility-as-a-Service - statistics & facts
Rapid urbanization is changing how people live, commute, and work around the world. As cities grow, congestion often becomes a more prevalent problem on city transport infrastructure creating demand for more mobility options including shared mobility services. Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), also known as Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS), emerged as a response to the increasing mobility need in cities across the globe. It recasts mobility as using a mix of integrated transport modes that can be used as appropriate, often through a single online platform, rather than foregrounding individual ownership of vehicles. The aim is to provide customers with the most convenient and customized services so they may choose the method and means that best fit their budget and travel time constraints.
Today, MaaS is a dynamic and fast-growing market incorporating urban mobility solutions from both public and private organizations. Efficiency-enhancing is the basic maxim for organizations performing in this industry to address the challenges of mobility in urban life. In less than a decade, this market is expected to grow almost four-fold, growing to 500 billion U.S. dollars by 2030.
Meanwhile, the market for these services is expected to continue growing. The value pool for micro-mobility services is projected to grow to 28 billion U.S. dollars by 2030, while that for the car-as-a-service market is expected to reach 175 billion U.S. dollars in the same period.
Autonomous vehicle technology is also receiving increasing attention within the MaaS sector and is expected to become the hallmark of ride-sharing services, enabling immense cost-saving for firms. While the technology is not ready to be widely deployed yet, revenue forecasts for the autonomous taxi sector, estimate a market value of nine trillion U.S. dollars for 2030.
MaaS as part of urban mobility
Urban infrastructure, public transport, and availability of sustainable transport options are crucial factors determining urban mobility level of cities. Cities with good urban infrastructure are often able to offer better living standards for their citizens. As of 2024, Singapore scored as the leading city for its public transport, while San Francisco scores particularly highly on technology adoption. Ride-sharing, scooter-sharing, e-hailing, bike-sharing, and car-sharing are some of the main services provided by MaaS organizations across the globe. Other MaaS companies provide the online platforms and digital systems facilitating the integration of multiple modes of transport.Investment in MaaS technologies
Much of the success of the MaaS industry goes hand in hand with the emergence of accompanying technologies. To ensure further growth potential, the industry organizations invest in research and development of technologies and services that may radically reshape how we travel. Consequently, firms or start-ups within this industry must spend large sums of cash to establish themselves and be at the vanguard of the MaaS industry. Global startup funding for mobility services totaled nearly 39 billion U.S. dollars in 2023.Meanwhile, the market for these services is expected to continue growing. The value pool for micro-mobility services is projected to grow to 28 billion U.S. dollars by 2030, while that for the car-as-a-service market is expected to reach 175 billion U.S. dollars in the same period.
Autonomous vehicle technology is also receiving increasing attention within the MaaS sector and is expected to become the hallmark of ride-sharing services, enabling immense cost-saving for firms. While the technology is not ready to be widely deployed yet, revenue forecasts for the autonomous taxi sector, estimate a market value of nine trillion U.S. dollars for 2030.
