Digitization of Transport Platforms: An Ecosystem Approach

Currently, an increasing number of companies around the world are paying attention to the implementation of digital business models, the formation of a unified ecosystem based on the creation of digital platforms. The authors of this contribution analyze the world's well-known digital transport platforms, consider their comparative characteristics, present the main stages of building transport ecosystems, and characterize the main models of digital platforms. It is noted that currently transport platforms provide a fairly limited range of services for their users and are highly specialized, but in the future they can become a foundation for the formation of open digital ecosystems, services and capabilities of which can be used by an unlimited number of both service providers and their consumers. The development and implementation of a digital transport ecosystem will improve the quality of transport and logistics services, minimize costs in supply chains, ensure safety for both consumers and carriers, and significantly reduce exhaust gas emissions into the environment.