Automotive manufacturers are changing their business models and moving towards mobility service providers that offer networked urban mobility. This is necessary due to the increasing process of urbanization across the world. A recent study by management consultancy Arthur D. Little highlights the scope of this emerging multi-billion Euro market. The consultants researched and compared the transport systems of 84 international cities and ranked them according to 19 criteria ranging from the proportion of travel that takes place on public transport to the density of their cycle lane networks. The study envisions the ideal urban transport system of the future as a place where bikes would be as widely used as in Wuhan, bike-sharing would be widespread as in Brussels and the rail network would run as frequently as the London Tube.
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