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‘APPY CUSTOMERS IN HARROGATE DRIVE APPYWAY SMART CITY PARKING EXTENSION

May 12, 2021

 

 

 

‘APPY CUSTOMERS IN HARROGATE DRIVE APPYWAY SMART CITY PARKING EXTENSION

 

 

 

  • Following a successful trial, Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council have appointed AppyWay to continue operating their Smart City Parking solution for up to a further 4 years.
  • Overwhelmingly positive driver feedback highlighted the benefits of real-time availability of spaces and seamless payment experience.
  • The app and the Smart City Parking scheme are seen as instrumental to the recovery of the high street as Harrogate exits lockdown and looks to build back better.

 

London UK, 12th May 2021, kerbside management and smart city parking firm AppyWay has today announced that Harrogate Borough Council’s cabinet and senior members at North Yorkshire County Council have confirmed the appointment of AppyWay and their Smart City Parking solution following a successful trial across Harrogate town centre.

The trial, launched in January 2019 and was a world first scheme involving the installation of 2,156 smart sensors and the consolidation of digitised parking data, parking sensors, parking payments, ANPR barriers and linear pricing into a single solution for the two authorities that enabled a totally seamless experience for users of their mobile app, AppyParking.

The scheme, which provides real-time availability of parking across Harrogate town centre and simpler, one-click, pay-per-minute payments has proven to be a hit amongst its 14,500 users.

During the trial over 600 smart parking users were surveyed and their feedback has shown that the smart city parking scheme creates a better parking experience for residents and visitors to the town, and provides a benefit to the local economy and environment, as well as financial advantage for both councils and the customer.

Of these customers, 83 per cent said the app alleviates stress normally associated with using a pay and display machine, 62 per cent said they stay longer as a result of not worrying about a ticket expiring and 56 per cent have saved time finding a car parking space.

The scheme has also provided a number of unforeseen benefits in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic with Councillor Phil Ireland, Harrogate Borough Council’s cabinet member for sustainable travel, commenting “What we weren’t aware of at the time of launch, was that the contactless payment element would also prove beneficial during the Covid-19 pandemic.”

“When we first implemented this comprehensive smart parking solution, we were the first local authorities in the county to do so. It is clear we have led from example as this award-winning app is now being adopted by other authorities across the country.

“The data from the trial period has shown it not only makes parking easier and more convenient for people, it also saves people money and encourages them to visit the town centre and stay longer. The smart parking solution continues to form part of Harrogate Borough Council’s economic growth strategy and Covid recovery plan, that aims to attract global businesses to the district, create high-quality jobs as well as improving the local transport infrastructure.”

North Yorkshire County Councillor Don Mackenzie, executive member for access:

“AppyParking brings great benefits to users but also to us as the local authority. The smart parking scheme means that we need to collect less cash from ticket machines, and we derive more data on parking behaviour, which is very useful.”

 

“User benefits include being able to check in advance on free spaces, and to book and pay for parking from inside the vehicle. Making parking easier and quicker for visitors to the town centre is good for the local economy.”

Dan Hubert, Founder & CEO, AppyWay adds “We’re thrilled to have been appointed by Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council and to see our world-first Smart City Parking scheme in Harrogate extended by up to a further 4 years.

“Our solution, which allows residents and visitors to Harrogate to see live parking availability in the app and start pay-as-you-go sessions that automatically end when they drive away, provides an exceptional customer experience that has resulted in hugely positive feedback, longer parking sessions and more time spent in the town.

“We look forward to continuing our collaboration with these innovative councils and playing a significant role in helping the local economy and high street recover from an extremely challenging year.”

 

AppyWay

AppyWay exists to help cities thrive from the kerb up. We see the kerb as a catalyst – the key to powering progress with the most pressing urban mobility challenges.

Our platform of data, APIs and tools provide digital kerbside management solutions that enable intelligent mobility, better connecting cities with people and businesses.

Through close collaboration and industry leading partnerships, the AppyWay platform effectively acts as a ‘future mobility’ conduit between the public and private sector:

Learn more here https://appyway.com/

 

 

 

APPYWAY WORKING WITH DFT AND VALTECH TO HELP UNLOCK FUTURE TRANSPORT THROUGH STANDARDISED TRO DATA

March 24, 2021

 

 

 

APPYWAY WORKING WITH DFT AND VALTECH TO HELP UNLOCK FUTURE TRANSPORT THROUGH STANDARDISED TRO DATA

 

 

  • The Alpha project explored how a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) data publication and distribution system could transform how traffic order data is accessed and published
  • AppyWay played a vital role in the project, leveraging extensive TRO data innovation experience garnered via previous DfT and Innovate UK projects and the development of their Traffic Order Management Suite
  • Valtech led and managed the project as DfT’s appointed digital partner, building upon their previous work transforming the Blue Badge Digital Service. The Valtech team brings together capabilities including data modelling, service design and user research to deliver an Alpha that passes Service Assessment.
  • The Alpha project explored the need for standardised TRO data to help cities tackle their most pressing mobility challenges and unlock future transport innovation

 

 

London, UK, Wednesday 24th March 2021, Kerbside management and intelligent parking firm AppyWay has today announced their involvement in the DfT’s Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) Data Model Alpha Project as an SME partner to the global Digital Agency, Valtech, who led the project. The Data Model Alpha Project explored how a data publication and distribution system could transform how the data is accessed and published. The work builds on the previous DfT project in 2018 and 2019 that consisted of a Discovery, draft standardised data model development and a Policy Alpha.

 

At present most local authorities are unable to publish standardised and open TRO data for anyone to access, use and share. The current legal procedures for making traffic orders are paper based, process heavy, costly and the data is inconsistent and non-standardised. Standardised TRO data would enable local authorities and other TRO stakeholders to support new services, digital mapping, and enable the digital infrastructure for connected and autonomous vehicles, which is another industry Valtech has hands-on experience with.

 

AppyWay’s role in supporting the project drew upon their in-depth knowledge of local authority and private sector traffic order challenges, and the experience gained from the development of their digital, end-to-end, traffic order management suite that enables councils to share traffic order data via API. AppyWay works with clients that span touchpoints across the entire TRO data spectrum, ranging from local authorities who manage and maintain the data, to fleet operators and consumers who need this data in human and machine-readable formats.

 

Valtech, the global Digital Agency leading the project, has considerable experience and success in the delivery of Alpha and Beta projects using agile methodologies and leveraging the entire range of digital experts from UX experts to some of the best digital developers in the industry. Perhaps more importantly, the projects they have delivered have secured many Government Digital Standard (GDS) Assessment passes, a fundamental requirement for this project.

 

AppyWay Founder & CEO, Dan Hubert comments, “The centralised data model that the Alpha project worked towards will deliver huge benefits across the board and we’re excited to be supporting Valtech. We want to ensure all consumers of TRO data have their specific requirements represented in the development process and that the DfT TRO Model works for every traffic order stakeholder.”

 

“At AppyWay we have been championing open, standardised, and accessible traffic order data, and we are proud to be taking an active role in helping Valtech and the DfT transform TRO data through the Alpha project. It is through open and standard data that cities can tackle their most pressing mobility challenges and unlock future transport innovation.”

 

 

Valtech comments, “Valtech are delighted to be working on this exciting project with so much potential to deliver an improved user experience together with cost and efficiency savings, and to be working with AppyWay with their extensive expertise in this domain. “

 

AppyWay

AppyWay exists to help cities thrive from the kerb up. We see the kerb as a catalyst – the key to powering progress with the most pressing urban mobility challenges.

Our platform of data, APIs and tools provide digital kerbside management solutions that enable intelligent mobility, better connecting cities with people and businesses.

Through close collaboration and industry leading partnerships, the AppyWay platform effectively acts as a ‘future mobility’ conduit between the public and private sector:

Learn more about our Traffic Order Management Suite here https://appyway.com/traffic/

 

Valtech

Valtech is a global digital agency focusing on business transformation and working for clients including Department for Transport, Department for Work & Pensions, NHS, Ofgem, LNER, EasyJet, L’Oréal, Audi, BMW, Sanofi, Carnegie, Lufthansa, Dolby, Toyota, Phillips, Danone, Levi’s, and Forex. Founded in 1993, Valtech has established itself as one of the largest independent global agency groups with more than 3.000 exceptional individuals operating out of 45+ offices in 15 countries (USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Brazil, China, India, Singapore, Argentina, and Ukraine).

 

 

NEW REPORT OUTLINES HOW UK CITIES WORKINGMORE CLOSELY WITH COMMERCIAL FLEETS IS THE KEY TO DELIVERING AN EV FUTURE 

November 16, 2020

NEW REPORT OUTLINES HOW UK CITIES WORKING MORE CLOSELY 

WITH COMMERCIAL FLEETS IS THE KEY TO DELIVERING AN EV FUTURE 

 

Fleets in the form of company cars, taxis, car shares and logistical vehicles now account for close 

to 60% of new vehicles registered in the UK

 

Some 88% of fleets are looking to buy electric but lack of significant networks of charging points 

threatens to stall progress 

 

Report outlines how a closer collaboration between cities and fleets could help transform

the speed of EV adoption and the pace at which we improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions

 

LONDON – 16th November 2020: To ensure the uptake of electric vehicles becomes a widespread reality, UK cities need to focus more on commercial vehicle fleets and better locating on-street charging points, as well as enhanced data sharing between fleets and local authorities, rather than focus too much on private electric cars and home charging.

These are the conclusions of a new report from AppyWay, the leading kerbside management and smart parking technology firm, which features contributions from Uber, Zipcar, Enterprise, SSE, Connected Kerb, London First, Transport for West Midlands, Coventry City Council, DG:Cities and Foot Anstey LLP, on how UK cities can collaboratively drive a shift towards widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

The report, entitled ‘Leading the Charge – Are cities ready for a fleet led EV revolution?’, notes that commercial fleets account for close to 60% of new vehicles registered in the UK, with 88% looking to buy electric. However, serious concerns over the availability of charging points are deterring wider large-scale adoption, which would have such a transformative impact on the country.

To address this, the report recommends a new “ABCD” approach, involving Appropriate infrastructure, Better incentives, Concerted collaboration and Deeper data sharing:

·       Appropriate infrastructure – the report highlights research by Energy Saving Trust which found 60% of Uber drivers did not have access to off-street parking, rendering them unable to home charge. Similarly, 44% of Black Cab drivers in London do not have the ability to install a charger at home. The report therefore calls for a greater focus on providing more public on-street charging, including rapid and ultra-fast charge points.

 

·       Better incentives – fleets are a common source of second hand cars for individual drivers. Encouraging fleets to go electric therefore has a trickle-down effect which helps provide more affordable access to electric vehicles for private ownership, which AppyWay calls to be incentivised as much as possible through national and local tax and congestion policies.

 

·       Concerted collaboration – the report argues that knowledge sharing between cities, infrastructure, solution integrators, and consultants is the only way to ensure that the path to electrification is one that is sustainable, given the complexities involved.

 

·      Deeper data sharing – thanks to telematics, GPS, and other job fulfillment information, fleets hold a wealth of data that can be immensely useful in understanding where to locate charging points, so AppyWay urges fleets to share data with local authorities. Indeed, the report cites the example of The London Data Commission, which found that over 2,000 publicly-owned parcels of land in London match the suggested land size and likely power capacity requirements for charging hubs.

 

Christopher Hook, Driver Operations Clean Air & Driver Earnings Lead UK and Ireland, Uber, comments: “We’ve committed to become a fully electric mobility platform, with 100% of rides in zero-emission vehicles, by 2040 across every single one of the 700 cities where we operate. In the UK we believe that we can get there faster. In London we are aiming to be 100% electric rides by 2025. For all other major European cities, including the cities we operate in across the UK, we aim to be at that point by 2030. We won’t be able to deliver this commitment alone. Governments, cities, NGOs, car makers, charging operators and power companies all need to work together to create the right conditions.”

 

James Taylor, General Manager, ZipCar UK, comments: “If the UK wants to get the benefits of a rapid switch to electric vehicles through utilisation of car sharing we will need significant investment in the charging infrastructure and recognition of the role that car sharing can play in reducing overall car use. Currently Zipcar takes care of all re-charging, simply because asking members to do this with the current charging infrastructure would be unviable and would be a poor member experience. But critically this is not a long-term solution.”

Dan Hubert, CEO of AppyWay, comments: “The report reinforces just how close we are towards securing the huge societal and economic benefits widespread electric vehicle uptake would bring. Yet a failure to act to provide the extensive charging infrastructure, which is the key to unlocking an EV future, puts at risk a once in a generation opportunity to improve air quality significantly in our cities and substantially reduce overall carbon emissions. Our approach, put forward in the report, would help ensure that EV vehicles do play the transformative role of which they are capable and help to nurture a greener and more efficient economy at a time when it is urgently needed.”

 

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DORSET COUNCIL TO EMBRACE THE BENEFITS OF APPYWAY’S INNOVATIVE END-TO-END TRO MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

October 07, 2020

 

 

 

 

DORSET COUNCIL TO EMBRACE THE BENEFITS OF APPYWAY’S INNOVATIVE END-TO-END TRO MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

 

 

  • The completely cloud-based solution empowers Dorset’s traffic and highways team with products tailored to deliver efficiencies for every stage of the traffic order management process.
  • Through the solution, Dorset Council can realise significant time savings in creating and amending TROs, improved collaboration with internal and external partners, and a richer, more streamlined public consultation process.
  • Dorset are using the full AppyWay Traffic Order Suite, which is comprised of Mapper, for more efficient management of static and moving orders, Engagement, an exclusive portal for collecting and analysing residents feedback, and Streets, the platform to visualise complex traffic order data.

London, UK – Wednesday 7th October 2020: AppyWay, the pioneering kerbside data and management firm has today announced that Dorset Council is the first council to have transitioned to AppyWay’s innovative, end-to-end Traffic Order (TRO) Suite. The move to AppyWay’s map-based solution comes at a pivotal time for Dorset as the council looks to collaborate more effectively, better consulting with traffic teams across the county, all whilst transitioning to remote working as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

AppyWay’s end-to-end Traffic Order Suite has been an important part of Dorset’s digital transformation strategy. Mike Potter, Road Safety Team Leader for Dorset Council comments: “One of the main benefits of the suite is the flexibility and ease of restriction creation that the solution provides. The ability to process more than one at a time will free up our time to do more in terms of processing TRO’s. Our previous legacy system was cumbersome to use and simple FOI or data requests would often consume a significant amount of our time. The AppyWay Traffic Order Suite is already paying dividends for us as it will release more of our time to process TROs through the system rather than chasing our tails a bit when requests come in.”

 

The innovative suite is comprised of four tools designed to accelerate the traffic order process. To create and amend traffic orders Dorset uses Mapper. Mapper is the next generation traffic order software that manages both static and moving traffic orders, and has been designed to make traffic order management faster, better, and more efficient. From draft to proposal, Mapper is 80% faster than other solutions to manage traffic orders. Through Engagement, councils can consult with residents on an interactive platform that encourages honest public consultation discourse on traffic order changes. To visual complex traffic order data, Dorset has been using Streets, the real-time local authority wide map of active on-street restrictions.

 

Last but not least is the tool that sets the AppyWay Traffic Order Suite apart from the rest. Integrations allows councils like Dorset to share traffic order data with partners to improve traffic operations. Councils can seamlessly add traffic order data to existing systems allowing third parties to make better informed decisions.

 

For Dorset Council, the suite helps them tackle a wide range of traffic order issues. The county, famous for its sandy beaches and Jurassic Coast, is made up of a mix of larger towns, such as Weymouth, and small villages and parishes. Each with their own traffic order needs and requirements, and often experiencing huge influxes of tourists during the summer months. With its intuitive features that enable bulk editing and cross-team collaboration, the council have been able to realise significant time savings.

 

Through the Streets function Dorset Council has dramatically improved collaboration with external partners, such as Dorset Police. Historically, enforcement and freedom of information requests have taken a considerable amount of time to process and deliver. Streets provides enforcement teams and the police with a self-service system, reducing the traffic order team’s time spent processing requests. The council are also poised and ready to better consult with Engagement. The portal will be accessed by the public via a link on the authority’s website and enables Dorset to capture and categorise feedback easily and efficiently via the Engagement Dashboard.

 

With innovation and user-experience at the heart of AppyWay’s end-to-end Traffic Order Suite, Dorset’s traffic order team did not miss a beat when Covid-19 impacted their ability to remain in the office. The cloud-hosted platform does not require additional sign-in processes, or VPN access. Mapper can be accessed whenever and wherever, providing Dorset Council with business continuity when they needed it the most.

 

Mike Potter, Road Safety Team Leader for Dorset Council: “Moving away from the text-based orders and into map-based orders will help make things much more straightforward. Through AppyWay’s map-based, cloud-hosted suite we will more easily be able to amend or change those orders to make improvements to the schemes. Excited is perhaps too strong a word to use sometimes but from a professional or traffic regulation order point of view, the Traffic Order Suite is something that we can really see will work well for us.”

Dan Hubert, Founder & CEO of AppyWay, “We’re thrilled to have Dorset Council as our first Mapper customer in the South West and it clearly demonstrates Dorset’s forward-thinking approach to an often lengthy and outdated process. England’s kerbside faces some unique challenges, most notably Westminster’s push for more active travel via their Gear Change initiative. Dorset will be balancing these needs with those of their rural communities who will continue to need kerbside access for cars. Via Mapper, we’re making it easier for local authorities like Dorset to make changes to the kerb so they can support green policy objectives and collaborate across their county to drive change more broadly.”

To find out more about the myriad of benefits that the AppyWay Traffic Order Suite is delivering for their council partners, visit: https://appyway.com/traffic/

 

 

AppyWay

AppyWay exists to help cities thrive from the kerb up. We see the kerb as a catalyst – the key to powering progress with the most pressing urban mobility challenges. Our platform of data, APIs and tools provide digital kerbside management solutions that enable intelligent mobility, better connecting cities with people and businesses. Through close collaboration and industry leading partnerships, the AppyWay platform effectively acts as a ‘future mobility’ conduit between the public and private sector:

Learn more about our new Parking API here https://bit.ly/ParkingAPI.

 

AppyWay consortium wins share of £2.4m funding for 5G predictive parking system

September 22, 2020

 

 

AppyWay consortium wins share of £2.4m funding for 5G predictive parking system

West Midlands 5G and Transport for West Midlands pioneer revolutionary new transport projects 

 

– Consortiums to launch 5G-enabled road and rail transport trials across the West Midlands – 

– Share of £2.4 million fund has been awarded to develop new products and services – 

 

Following a successful funding competition, West Midlands 5G Limited (WM5G) is investing £2.4 million in seven UK-based consortiums to support the development of new products and services to transform transport across the region. 

 

The funding competition’s first phase will deliver exciting innovation projects that – if successful – will either provide a use case to improve road and rail operational efficiency, provide better-connected transport, or improve passenger experiences.

 

The projects are scheduled to run until the end of 2021, with many set to complete ahead of that deadline, and each project will include trialling and testing of their innovative service in the West Midlands region.

 

WM5G Limited is a multi-million-pound programme that both the West Midlands Combined

Authority (WMCA) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have set-up to develop the UK’s first region-wide 5G testbed. DCMS expects to invest over £20 million in this programme, in addition to substantial West Midlands public sector and private investment (October 2018 to March 2022).

 

 

The winning projects from the first round are:

 

Capacity Manager – Blacc, Immense, Elgin, University of Warwick, and O2
An innovative traffic management solution in which live traffic data is transferred in real-time over 5G to a dynamic road network model. Artificial intelligence working on the data provided, combined with historic event information will create scenarios that provide real-time insights, allowing incidents and congestion to be better managed. When proven, this will result in less congestion, with traffic flowing more freely – improving the experience of travelling around the region for work or leisure.

 

CURBS – Vortex IoT, National Express, BT/EE
Using Lidar sensors and advanced software, real-time 3D point-cloud data will be sent over 5G to provide up-to-date and detailed maps, monitoring roads and rail infrastructure. Following a successful trial, the system will provide live on-street parking information, identify the location of potholes, improve cyclist safety, reduce vehicle damage, and much more.  

 

Passenger Management – GoMedia, Wordnerds and Icomera 

An AI-led system – designed to improve passenger experiences and safety – provides intelligence in interpretation of live customer feedback over 5G. Immediate problems can be resolved and a database of categorised issues will provide insights for the operator to improve services. The aim is to enhance the traveller experience by improving the products and services available to passengers across the transport system.

Predikt – AppyWay and Getmapping 

A predictive parking system that uses 5G-enabled kerbside imaging to reduce the amount of time spent finding a parking space. This could reduce the estimated £373 million spent each year in wasted time, fuel and emissions caused by drivers searching for a place to park. If successful, drivers will have access to highly accurate predictive availability of parking spaces, making their journeys quicker and reducing the time vehicles spend on the road.

 

Transport Accessibility – GoMedia and Icomera 

Over 40% of the visually impaired are unable to make all or some of their journeys with public transport independently – with the help of 5G, this project will rectify that by creating a passenger service that will allow more visually impaired people to travel on public transport, helping to develop the transport system of the future for all.

 

Tram Safety – Icomera, Classone Systems, DigitalRail 

Using 5G to stream CCTV footage from trams, images will be analysed real-time to detect people and objects. This will help to increase passenger safety, assist with social distancing, and identify where improvements to accessibility may be required. Passengers will benefit from a safer, more tailored service.

 

Urban Tourism– You. Smart. Thing., Landmrk, Imagemakers, and Oodl 

Using 5G-enabled sensors at stations and major venues combined with booking and travel information, real-time traveller demand insights for rail and road networks will be created. ‘Last mile’ routes to destinations and investigations into how to influence travellers will be explored. This will provide a transport demand model for large cultural events – wholly enhancing the experience for those attending.

 

Rob Stait, Chief Commercial Officer, AppyWay, said: “We are thrilled to have been selected as one of the winning projects in this exciting initiative and are looking forward to making a positive impact with our predictive parking technology. This builds on previous successful collaborations we have had with TfWM and WM5G, and together they are driving the Midlands forward as a leading UK hub of transport innovation.”

 

Chris Holmes, Programme Director – Transport at WM5G, said: “We have been delighted with the response to this first competition, which was heavily oversubscribed, and are really pleased to be awarding the funding to projects that we truly believe – when proven – will transform transport within the region. We look forward to seeing what our new partners deliver and will support them in the realisation of real and tangible benefits.”

 

Chris Lane, Head of Transport Innovation at Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), added: “We have ambitious transport plans for the region and funding competition with West Midlands 5G forms a key part of that. The outcome of these trials will make a significant difference to transport across the region and have national relevance. This news further reinforces the West Midlands’ reputation as one of the UK’s number one locations for both 5G and transport innovation.”

 

A second round of the funding competition for 5G-enabled road and rail trials closes on Wednesday 2nd December 2020 at 11:00am. A share of up to an additional £2.5 million is available to UK registered businesses.

 

For more information on WM5G or the second round of the funding competition, visit:www.wm5g.org.uk, orapply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/717/overview

 

AppyWay launch exclusive guide to help local authorities seize the once in a lifetime opportunity to reshape travel and behaviours in UK towns and cities for future generations

June 23, 2020

AppyWay launch exclusive guide to help local authorities seize the once in a lifetime opportunity to reshape travel and behaviours in UK towns and cities for future generations.

 
As lockdowns ease across Britain the time has never been more ripe to buck the status quo and shake up our travel behaviours. Policy makers and the public alike are asking – what kind of future do we want to build in the wake of this pandemic? What kind of world do we want for future generations?
 
Enter the Emergency Active Travel Fund. Part of the government’s £2 billion package for local authorities across the country to put cycling and walking at the heart of their transport policy. £225 million of that package forms the Emergency Active Travel Fund, to support local authorities across England to make rapid but lasting changes to their transport network.

But how exactly should local authorities respond? How can approaches and actions engender and reinforce positive behaviour change? How can communities and businesses be engaged so that initiatives are well understood and considered successful?

Here at AppyWay, we have done the hard yards for authorities and collated the best insight and pertinent information in our exclusive guide – Reimagining Travel and Public Space Post COVID-19. From understanding the recent changes to Statutory Guidance, how and when to apply for the emergency active travel funding, through to how an authority can make changes and engage the public at every stage, AppyWay has done the work so authorities can quickly and effectively implement initiatives within their communities.


Download the guide today with the link below:
https://bit.ly/Reimagine-Guide

APPYWAY BOLSTERS ITS SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY STRATEGY WITH SMART CITY SPECIALIST ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT

June 02, 2020

 

 

 

APPYWAY BOLSTERS ITS SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY STRATEGY WITH SMART CITY SPECIALIST ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT

 

 

London UK, Tuesday 2nd June 2020 – AppyWay, Europe’s most awarded intelligent kerbside and smart parking firm has today announced the appointment of ex local government, smart city champion Kim Smith to AppyWay’s advisory board.

 

 

Kim is currently Head of Smart Mobility at DG:Cities Ltd., an urban innovation company

that focuses on the integration of smart city technologies and approaches to maximise their benefits for cities, and optimise the use of resources, infrastructure and services. Kim joined DG:Cities Ltd from the Royal Borough of Greenwich where she was the council’s Transportation Planning and Strategy Manager, leading for the borough on transport policy development and delivery.

 

Kim Smith, “I am delighted to be joining AppyWay’s advisory board, where there’s an exciting opportunity to layer the innovation and learning they bring to some of the key issues and challenges we are facing in championing a more holistic and sustainable approach to our rapidly expanding cities.”

 

Kim has spent over 25 years in transport planning, project delivery, policy formation and high-level strategy, as well as working at an operational level, managing the delivery of passenger transport services. With a wider interest in the sustainable expansion and development of smart cities, Kim’s experience is an ideal fit for the board as AppyWay seeks to embed its sustainable mobility strategy into further cities around the UK and beyond.

 

Dan Hubert, CEO & Founder of AppyWay adds, “Helping cities to thrive through smart, sustainable mobility requires a lot of strategy, planning, passion, and patience. Kim Smith’s strong local authority background and impeccable knowledge on implementing smart transport initiatives makes her an exemplary advisor for the AppyWay board. The team and I are incredibly excited to tap into her expertise, and help towns and cities transform their kerbsides and unlock the potential of sustainable mobility.”

 

Kim’s appointment follows a number of exciting board appointments including; ex Cisco UK & Ireland CEO, Phil Smith’s appointment as Non-Exec Chairman, Amazon veteran Ron Kornfeld, and John Fogelin, AppyWay’s resident CTO and Chief Security Officer.

 

 

For images and brand assets please visit https://appyway.com/press

 

AppyWay

AppyWay exists to help cities thrive from the kerb up. We see the kerb as a catalyst – the key to powering progress with the most pressing urban mobility challenges.

Our platform of data, APIs and tools provide digital kerbside management solutions that enable intelligent mobility, better connecting cities with people and businesses.

Through close collaboration and industry leading partnerships, the AppyWay platform effectively acts as a ‘future mobility’ conduit between the public and private sector:

Learn more about our new Parking API here https://bit.ly/ParkingAPI.

APPYWAY SET TO TRANSFORM JOURNEYS FOR UK DRIVERS WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEW PARKING API

May 26, 2020

 

 

 

APPYWAY SET TO TRANSFORM JOURNEYS FOR UK DRIVERS WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEW PARKING API

 

 

 

  • Launch of Parking API will enable developers and UK fleets to slash the wasted miles spent looking for parking, saving them time and money.

  • Congestion cost the UK economy close to £7 billion in 2019 – enabling OEM’s, fleets, and drivers to drive straight to the parking spot they need can actively reduce congestion and emissions.

  • Harnessing the power of standardised and interoperable parking data is recognised as a key enabler of the UK government’s Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy.

  • With over 450 UK towns and cities included, AppyWay’s Parking API provides access to the largest, standardised dataset for on-street parking in the UK.

 

 

 

 

LONDON, UK – Tuesday 26th May 2020, AppyWay, the pioneering kerbside management and smart parking firm has today announced the launch of their new Parking API, set to transform how drivers and fleets find parking across the UK. The launch of the API follows an upgrade to the company’s data-driven platform and the successful mapping of parking restrictions for over 450 UK towns and cities, contributing to the creation of the UK’s largest, standardised kerbside restriction dataset.

 

AppyWay have created their new Parking API to simplify what is often the complicated last part of a driver’s journey. Time spent looking for parking presents a perennial problem for local authorities, as it continues to be a significant contributor to congestion and emissions in cities. Last year, UK drivers spent on average 149 hours stuck in congestion, costing the economy almost £7 billion, in addition to the negative impact on air quality. Parking costs people, businesses, cities and our economy, and according to AppyWay’s CEO and Founder, Dan Hubert,

 

“The underlying problem is parking information, or as we like to call it, kerbside intelligence. It is difficult for drivers, job schedulers and fleet operators to get easy access to the parking information they need, when they need it. Take for example a carpenter working for a facilities management company. They’re scheduled to work at a site and normally waste time and fuel driving around the location looking for a spot. They need to know if it’s free or legal to park, how much it might cost and more importantly, what is the maximum stay permitted because their job could take more than 2 hours. Our Parking API has been specially designed to be able to expose this level of insight, giving drivers something like a ‘parking sixth-sense’, helping them drive straight to the right space that suits their needs, quickly and safely.”

 

The award-winning company suggests the Parking API can be leveraged directly by businesses to deliver benefits for their own operations but also by software developers, who are solving problems for their customers and looking to add value across their product offerings. With high-definition coverage, AppyWay uses world-leading processes to aggregate, collect and refresh kerbside data, combining with it an advanced cost calculator engine so that developers can build tailored solutions to meet a wide variety of use cases.

 

Businesses that operate fleets incur significant operational costs and a myriad of fleet management solutions are available that address a range of cost lines. AppyWay sees the potential for the Parking API to be leveraged directly by such companies, or by their software partners, to increase route efficiency, reduce parking costs and minimise fines.

 

AppyWay’s Chief Product Officer, Stephen Jones explains:

 

“Our API can be exploited at different stages of the planning or driving journey. For example, schedulers can benefit from an integration into their job management software to solve the parking challenge before drivers embark on journeys to job locations. Or you could look at it from the side of automotive, with OEMs or Tier Ones for example. Our kerbside insights can be integrated directly into the in-car experience, with parking options presented on maps, enabling a dynamic, real-time solution for drivers. Ultimately, product teams want to be able to delight their customers/users. We’ve built our Parking API so they’ll be able to do just that.”

 

AppyWay’s Parking API is available for developers to build against, with a limited free trial available following a demonstration. Further details can be found at https://bit.ly/ParkingAPI.

 

Dan Hubert, “It’s an exciting time to be able to launch our re-tooled Parking API and enable developers to build positive solutions, particularly during such uncertain times. We see day by day the need for our cities and citizens to be able to adapt to the current circumstances. An increase in personal car use for work is likely in the short-term, but towns and cities can’t really afford to see a huge spike in congestion. We’re ready to help businesses create innovative solutions with our API, so we can all enjoy more accessible, less congested and safer places to live and work.”

 

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AppyWay

AppyWay exists to help cities thrive from the kerb up. We see the kerb as a catalyst – the key to powering progress with the most pressing urban mobility challenges.

Our platform of data, APIs and tools provide digital kerbside management solutions that enable intelligent mobility, better connecting cities with people and businesses.

Through close collaboration and industry leading partnerships, the AppyWay platform effectively acts as a ‘future mobility’ conduit between the public and private sector:

Learn more about our new Parking API here https://bit.ly/ParkingAPI.

APPYWAY WELCOMES SEASONED DIGITAL INNOVATION LEADER AS NEW CHAIRMAN

May 19, 2020

 

 

 

 

APPYWAY WELCOMES SEASONED DIGITAL INNOVATION LEADER AS NEW CHAIRMAN

 

 

London, UK – Tuesday 19th May 2020, AppyWay, Europe’s most awarded intelligent kerbside and smart parking pioneer, has welcomed ex Cisco UK & Ireland CEO Phil Smith CBE to its board to serve as Non-Executive Chairman.

 

 

Phil is currently Chairman of publicly listed IQE PLC and Chairman and Non-Executive Director at the Digital Skills Partnership. His previous experience, notably as former Chair of InnovateUK and The Tech Partnership, positions Smith as the ideal fit to lead AppyWay’s board and help accelerate the company’s sustainable mobility vision within the analogue kerbside and parking management industry.

 

Dan Hubert, Founder & CEO of AppyWay, “Phil has an impressive and illustrious background and I’m thrilled to add his expertise and experience to our board. His enthusiasm for our vision combined with his impressive understanding of the market have already proved highly valuable to the company in several ways. I’m looking forward to working more closely with Phil as we look to supercharge our next phase of growth.”

Phil has received many accolades including Orange Business Leader of the Year, member of the Wired 100 and listed in the 50 Kindest Leaders in 2018. Phil was awarded a CBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to technology, business, and skills.

Phil Smith added; “I am delighted to be joining Dan and the AppyWay team. The opportunity to revolutionise the way we understand, use and optimise our transport infrastructure around the world is exciting. AppyWay have already demonstrated their clear understanding of the key issues, challenges and opportunities with leading technologies and deep client engagement. I am looking forward to helping a talented and ambitious team do great things and to make a real difference to the world.”

 

Phil Smith’s appointment follows recent AppyWay board additions; Amazon veteran Ron Kornfeld, and John Fogelin, AppyWay’s resident CTO and Chief Security Officer.

 

 

AppyWay

AppyWay exists to help cities thrive from the kerb up. We see the kerb as a catalyst – the key to powering progress with the most pressing urban mobility challenges.

Our platform of data, APIs and tools provide digital kerbside management solutions that enable intelligent mobility, better connecting cities with people and businesses.

Through close collaboration and industry leading partnerships, the AppyWay platform effectively acts as a ‘future mobility’ conduit between the public and private sector:

Kerbside Management | B2G

AppyKerb, our Govtech stack, is a complete kerbside management platform. With AppyKerb, Local Authorities are empowered to commoditise and open up their assets. This enables rich data-driven insights and digital access solutions for everyone using our kerbs.

Learn more >

 

Intelligent Mobility | B2B

AppyWay business solutions keep people, goods and cities flowing. A full eco-system of kerbside data APIs, payment solutions and CAV integrations improves kerb interactions for local enterprises, customers, deliveries, and fleets alike.

Learn more >

 

AppyWay future proofs mobility strategy with new board appointments

April 16, 2020

 

 

 

AppyWay future proofs mobility strategy with new board appointments

 

 

London, UK –  AppyWay, Europe’s most awarded intelligent kerbside and smart parking pioneer, has appointed two new board members and one new advisor to provide the company with invaluable expertise across logistics, automotive and IoT. Their collective knowledge will further support AppyWay’s mission to empower cities with a data driven platform that transforms the kerb into an accessible commodity ready for the demands of future mobility.

 

The first board appointment is Ron Kornfeld, an Amazon veteran who led business organisations in three start-ups within the American multinational over eight and half years. Ron was Head of Worldwide Business Development for Transportation Technology, the team deploying the technology supporting Amazon’s One Hour Prime logistics service. Following that, Ron was Head of Worldwide Business Development for Alexa Auto, working with OEMs and building an ecosystem to extend Alexa’s extraordinary in-home customer experience to an on-the-go service.

 

John Fogelin, AppyWay’s resident CTO and Chief Security Officer, is the next board appointment. Another seasoned technologist with experience in building and growing Silicon Valley based technology companies including Wind River Systems, that exited for $884m. He also led the team who wrote the operating system for the Pathfinder Rover which landed on Mars 4th July 1997. The operating system remains in active use in rovers sent into space today. John’s vast IoT knowledge came from his previous role at EVRYTHNG, an enterprise class platform-as-a-service designed to operate hundreds of millions of digitally active, cloud-driven products with real-time data, high availability and security.

 

Last but not least, Geert-Jan Kistemaker joins AppyWay’s Advisory Board. Geert-Jan is currently VP and Global Head of Corporate Development and M&A at Delphi Technologies, a global tier-1 supplier of vehicle propulsion technologies, with a mission of making cleaner technologies, solutions and services for vehicles that drive further and better on any power source. Geert-Jan has a long-standing investment banking background, predominantly focused on Auto and FinTech M&A and IPOs ranging from $10m-$10bn. His significant experience in acquiring, selling, investing and advising technology companies will give AppyWay a strong sounding-board as we continue our path of rapid growth.

 

Dan Hubert CEO and Founder of AppyWay says “Digitising a very analogue and siloed industry such as parking takes a lot of strategic thinking, patience and proof points. Having additional big thinkers and seasoned executioners joining the AppyWay team is incredibly exciting as they all add tremendous experience and mutual passion needed to crack the current kerbside status quo and unlock sustainable mobility.”

 

For interviews and requests please contact:

Georgia Tomkins, georgia.tomkins@appyway.com +44 7787 951199

For images and brand assets please visit https://appyway.com/press

 

AppyWay

AppyWay exists to help cities thrive from the kerb up. We see the kerb as a catalyst – the key to powering progress with the most pressing urban mobility challenges.

Our platform of data, APIs and tools provide digital kerbside management solutions that enable intelligent mobility, better connecting cities with people and businesses.

Through close collaboration and industry leading partnerships, the AppyWay platform effectively acts as a ‘future mobility’ conduit between the public and private sector:

Kerbside Management | B2G

AppyKerb, our Govtech stack, is a complete kerbside management platform. With AppyKerb, Local Authorities are empowered to commoditise and open up their assets. This enables rich data-driven insights and digital access solutions for everyone using our kerbs.

Learn more >

Intelligent Mobility | B2B

AppyWay business solutions keep people, goods and cities flowing. A full eco-system of kerbside data APIs, payment solutions and CAV integrations improves kerb interactions for local enterprises, customers, deliveries and fleets alike.

Learn more >

 

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