The document discusses mobility trends for 2020 that Passport anticipates, including: 1. Connected cars growing significantly by 2022, allowing drivers to find, pay for, and manage curbside parking directly through their vehicles. 2. Standardizing mobility data to create common data definitions and allow different systems like parking and automotive to integrate and communicate seamlessly. 3. Improving customer experience by enabling parking payments across multiple apps and systems to increase compliance and control of curbside spaces. 4. Cities adopting standardized digital platforms to manage all mobility aspects from a single source, reducing hardware costs and simplifying future integrations.

1. 2020 MOBILITY TRENDS

2. Utilizing
connected cars
for curbside
compliance
The global market for connected cars is expected to grow by
270% by 2022, making cars another piece of the connected
commerce ecosystem. We see a future where a driver can find,
park, and pay for a parking session directly through their
connected vehicle powered by an end-to-end platform that
manages rules, rates and restrictions of individual cities.
By leveraging the same set of rules, rates, and restrictions that
parkers adhere to, apps like Uber and Lyft, scooters, and
emerging delivery vehicles such as Prime vans, could be
required to integrate into the same end-to-end platform and
pay for the time they spend at the curb. This will allow cities to
take control of their curb, better manage compliance, and
ultimately monetize the valuable space.
In 2020, Passport will be investing in new and innovative ways
to integrate different third-party vendors, like the ones
mentioned above, to cities’ back-end systems to improve
curbside compliance.
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3. Data
standardization
for a connected
world
Technology enhancements for various parts of the mobility
ecosystem, including parking, payments, and enforcement, are
coexisting but not necessarily cooperating. Each maintains a data
silo that creates a number of challenges for cities.
To effectively manage the evolving mobility ecosystem, city
managers need a centralized tool to power multiple technologies
by standardizing how information and funds flow into and out of
their operation. Passport contributes to entities like the Alliance
for Parking Data Standards (APDS) who are creating a
consensus-built international data standards. This will establish a
common language for data elements and definitions in the
parking, transportation, and mobility sector.
By incorporating data standards, cities can facilitate seamless
integration, compatibility, and communication between parking
entities, the automotive industry, map and app providers, and
other stakeholders.
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4. Improving the
customer
experience
Cities need to leverage technology in order to create safe,
liveable, and equitable communities and drive economic
growth. A key benefit of this technology is that it will create
more positive experiences for the customer – people who live
and work in cities.
Instead of asking customers to download a new app or change
their behavior, cities should think about implementing solutions
that meet customers where they already are.
Recently, Passport announced its vision for the future of
parking payments, which gives cities the ability to enable
parking payments in a number of applications and experiences.
This could mean paying to park through a car’s infotainment
system, in a mapping or coffee app, or through a fleet vehicle
system. This has benefits for the customer, but it also helps
cities increase payment compliance, leading to better control
of the curb and vehicles that are parked there.
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5. Cities become
asset-light and
digitally-driven
Today, parking management is siloed and disconnected. This lack
of coordination between systems makes it difficult for a city to
view its parking environment comprehensively and even more
difficult to adapt to changes and technological enhancements.
In 2020, we expect to see a huge digital shift in the mobility
space. Cities will begin to adopt a standardized platform to
manage all aspects of mobility. This will enable cities to measure,
manage, and scale their entire parking ecosystem from one single
source of truth. With a digital parking environment, cities will:
● Increase operator visibility
● Simplify future integrations
● Open the door for new partnerships
● Cut down on hardware costs
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