Technology Magazine May 2020 | Page 102

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TRANSDEV AUSTRALASIA

Transdev Australasia ’ s CIO Peter Orlowski on transforming the company ’ s IT to deliver Mobility as a Service ( MaaS ), transport on demand ( ToD ), and introducing automated vehicles ( AVs )

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W hen the French companies Veolia and Transdev merged in 2011 , rebranding all operations as Transdev two years later , the new entity set about consolidating its position as a global transportation provider . Today , it has operations in more than 20 countries . It has been growing its presence in Australia and New Zealand since 2013 , though in fact , Veolia has been present there since 1998 . Today , it has 13 divisions in the region , providing bus , rail , tram , ferry and school transport services to Australia ’ s major cities from Perth in the west to Brisbane in the East .

In all it operates multiple modes of transport with New Mobility solutions deployments such as ARDi , the first automated on-demand shuttle , Transport on Demand services .
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Transdev is strongly advocating the MaaS concept across Australasia .
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