Monotch in Made: making mobility smart, safe and sustainable

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Our roads and railway network are increasingly congested. Monotch, a company based in the Dutch town of Made, develops smart mobility platforms to improve traffic flows. On the road with Paul Potters: “We collect data, enrich it by combining sources and offer it from a central resource. So that people can travel more efficiently from A to B.”

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