Ford is conducting several experiments with vehicle sharing and data collection around the world. Experiments include an on-demand car sharing service in London using Ford vehicles, collecting driving data from Ford employee vehicles to optimize performance, developing sensor kits for bicycles to gather transportation data, and testing fast charging stations to make electric vehicles more practical for car sharing. The goal of the experiments is to better understand mobility needs and behaviors to develop new products and services.
Ford e-bikes MoDe:Me and MoDe:Pro - Press ReleaseRushLane
Ford is expanding its Ford Smart Mobility plan with experiments involving electric bicycles. The company showcased two prototype electric bikes, the MoDe:Me and MoDe:Pro, which are integrated with a prototype app called MoDe:Link to provide navigation, routing between modes of transportation, and real-time bike assistance. Ford is also displaying its Info Cycle experiment which gathers data from bikes to enhance urban cycling experiences. These experiments aim to make transportation more efficient, flexible, and less stressful for commuters and delivery services.
Uber is expanding globally and considering entering the Chinese market. The document provides background on Uber's founding in 2009 as a mobile app for ridesharing. It has grown rapidly to operate in over 68 countries and 300 cities worldwide. Uber faces challenges expanding into new markets from opposition by taxi unions and regulators, as well as some safety and ethical concerns regarding surge pricing. The company aims to disrupt the taxi industry with its business model of using independent contractor drivers without owning vehicles itself.
Uber in China: What's next? (Study from DDIM 10 class)Alessio Mascolo
Uber is considering its options in the Chinese market including a price war, imitation of competitors through taxi-hailing, mergers and acquisitions, or strategic partnerships. The group analyzes these options and recommends a three-part action plan. In the short term, Uber should shut down its unprofitable People's Uber service and pursue strategic alliances to expand in high-end markets. In the mid-term, it should collaborate with the government on regulations and forecast vehicle needs in cities. For the long term, Uber may reintroduce People's Uber as a customized, profitable service if regulations allow.
Grab Car Marketing Plan for Rides Made Awesome + Safe | Ateneo Graduate Schoo...Robelyn Jugo
A Marketing Plan for Grab Car this time of COVID in fulfillment of the requirement for Marketing Management (MARKMA) Class of Ateneo Graduate School of Business.
This is submitted to Coach Bong De Ungria solely for class presentation by:
Group 5
Robelyn Jugo
Jiah Llamado
Mike Ng
Annie Villasotto
The taxi industry has boomed with the rise of taxi aggregators and ride-sharing services enabled by mobile apps. This document describes two main types of taxi services - radio taxi companies that own fleets and hire drivers, and taxi aggregators like Uber that connect independent drivers with riders through a mobile app. Uber in particular is discussed, including its business model, expansion, controversies, and competitors like Lyft. Instant messaging apps are also moving into the taxi space through partnerships that allow users to book rides within the messaging platforms.
The document outlines a marketing plan for The ParkingBot app, which provides affordable and convenient parking for cars. The app aims to save customers time and money by helping them find safe and affordable parking. Its goals are to increase the number of free downloads, convert users to the premium version, and generate continuous momentum for the app. It discusses competition, target customers, and strategies to promote the free and premium versions, including partnerships, upgrades, coupons, and sponsorships.
Ford e-bikes MoDe:Me and MoDe:Pro - Press ReleaseRushLane
Ford is expanding its Ford Smart Mobility plan with experiments involving electric bicycles. The company showcased two prototype electric bikes, the MoDe:Me and MoDe:Pro, which are integrated with a prototype app called MoDe:Link to provide navigation, routing between modes of transportation, and real-time bike assistance. Ford is also displaying its Info Cycle experiment which gathers data from bikes to enhance urban cycling experiences. These experiments aim to make transportation more efficient, flexible, and less stressful for commuters and delivery services.
Uber is expanding globally and considering entering the Chinese market. The document provides background on Uber's founding in 2009 as a mobile app for ridesharing. It has grown rapidly to operate in over 68 countries and 300 cities worldwide. Uber faces challenges expanding into new markets from opposition by taxi unions and regulators, as well as some safety and ethical concerns regarding surge pricing. The company aims to disrupt the taxi industry with its business model of using independent contractor drivers without owning vehicles itself.
Uber in China: What's next? (Study from DDIM 10 class)Alessio Mascolo
Uber is considering its options in the Chinese market including a price war, imitation of competitors through taxi-hailing, mergers and acquisitions, or strategic partnerships. The group analyzes these options and recommends a three-part action plan. In the short term, Uber should shut down its unprofitable People's Uber service and pursue strategic alliances to expand in high-end markets. In the mid-term, it should collaborate with the government on regulations and forecast vehicle needs in cities. For the long term, Uber may reintroduce People's Uber as a customized, profitable service if regulations allow.
Grab Car Marketing Plan for Rides Made Awesome + Safe | Ateneo Graduate Schoo...Robelyn Jugo
A Marketing Plan for Grab Car this time of COVID in fulfillment of the requirement for Marketing Management (MARKMA) Class of Ateneo Graduate School of Business.
This is submitted to Coach Bong De Ungria solely for class presentation by:
Group 5
Robelyn Jugo
Jiah Llamado
Mike Ng
Annie Villasotto
The taxi industry has boomed with the rise of taxi aggregators and ride-sharing services enabled by mobile apps. This document describes two main types of taxi services - radio taxi companies that own fleets and hire drivers, and taxi aggregators like Uber that connect independent drivers with riders through a mobile app. Uber in particular is discussed, including its business model, expansion, controversies, and competitors like Lyft. Instant messaging apps are also moving into the taxi space through partnerships that allow users to book rides within the messaging platforms.
The document outlines a marketing plan for The ParkingBot app, which provides affordable and convenient parking for cars. The app aims to save customers time and money by helping them find safe and affordable parking. Its goals are to increase the number of free downloads, convert users to the premium version, and generate continuous momentum for the app. It discusses competition, target customers, and strategies to promote the free and premium versions, including partnerships, upgrades, coupons, and sponsorships.
The SPOTS Parking App aims to help drivers find available street parking more efficiently. It partners with Google Maps and the Philadelphia Parking Authority to provide real-time parking data and rewards users. The app guides users to available spots near their destination to save time and reduce emissions from circling for parking. A prototype was created and the project outlines financial plans, risks, and solutions. Market research and further development are needed before a full launch in 2017-2019.
Multiple Passenger Ride Sharing Changes Economics of CommutingJeffrey Funk
While Uber has challenged taxi drivers, multiple passenger ride sharing service can give us the both of best worlds: short travel times and low prices. They can provide the low prices of public transport with the short travel times of private cars or single passenger taxis. Different than Uber Pool or other crowd sourcing services, the key is for the startup to guarantee both short travel times and low prices, even if demand does not initially exist. This can be be done by having better data on the starting and ending points of travelers, which enables us to identify high demand routes and times and thus enable services that have few stops. The fewer stops enable short transit times and the multiple passengers in cars, vans, or mini-buses can reduce costs.
Funded by big investors, the organized taxi market in India is growing exponentially. Going forward, what are the challenges and opportunities this market is likely to throw up?
Application of the Strategic Management Theories in Uber BangladeshPantho Sarker
Uber Bangladesh is a subsidiary of Uber Technologies Inc., which is a privately held company founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Grarret Camp in San Francisco, Calfornia. Uber started its operation in Bangaladesh from November 22,2016. They provide low cost to luxury and 24 hours service throughout the weeks. Uber has introduced Uber Premium, Uber X and Uber Moto and planning to introduce Uber pool. The major competitors of Uber are Pathao, Chalo, Garivara, Amarbike, TaxiWal etc.
Through the introduction of technology-based ride sharing service, Uber has shifted the value creation frontier of car rental industry of Bangladesh. It has created a new way or platform to proving service. They introduced new way of providing service. On the other hand, Uber is one of the most suitable example of blue ocean strategy. They have eliminated the uncertainty in getting taxies and reduced time to wait for taxies, the unsure fare and waiting time for taxies. Moreover, they have created a platform of connecting the passengers and drivers and introduced scope of maximum utilization of personal cars in Dhaka city. They have raised the chances of getting taxies and quality of services and high level of safety while riding. In the current position the most suitable business level strategy of Uber is to go for broad level differentiation, as the market has already captured most of the early adopters. Therefore, Uber is making themselves ready to overcome the upcoming chasm. They have to follow share building strategy and have to be ready take growth strategy in future.
Uber’s penetration in the Asia pacific has been one of the game changing strategies that has played huge role in its success. For expansion in global market, specially in Asia pacific Uber focuses on localization. It customized its services and strategies according to the area it is operating in and segments markets into cities and takes special strategies for each city. Uber entered Bangladesh as a fully owned subsidiary of Uber USA, and has formed partnerships with Grameen phone and Robi as digital partners. Uber chose Bangladesh mainly because of opportunities due to increasing income level, low competition and cheap man-power.
Ride Sharing in Southeast Asia provides an overview of the growing ride sharing market in ASEAN countries. Key points include:
- The total population of Southeast Asia is over 625 million, with over 72 million people living in the top 20 cities, representing a huge potential market.
- Smartphone ownership is growing rapidly across the region, with over 126 million users in six major countries.
- While regulations vary by country, most governments are working to legalize and regulate ride sharing services. However, strict rules can still hamper companies' growth.
- Major players like Uber, Grab, and local competitors are working to customize their services to local conditions and capture market share. Localization of operations is seen as
Competitor analysis meru cabs vs other taxi servicesvipul80
The document provides a competitor analysis of Meru cab, an organized taxi service operating in India. It identifies Meru's direct competitors as other organized taxi companies and indirect competitors as self-drive rental and commute sharing services. Details provided on competitors include founding, business models, products, pricing, social media presence, and strengths/weaknesses. Direct competitors analyzed are Ola, Uber, Mega Cabs and indirect ones are Zoomcar, ZipGo, BlaBlaCar. The analysis finds Ola has largest customer reach while Uber is rated higher for driver behavior and Meru faces negative sentiment for safety and reliability issues.
Ride Sharing, Congestion, and the Need for Real SharingJeffrey Funk
Current ride sharing services are not financially sustainable. Although they provide more convenience than do taxi services, they are experiencing massive losses because they have the same cost structure as do taxis and thus must compete through subsidies and lower wages. After all, they use the same vehicles, roads, and drivers, and only GPS algorithms and phones are new.
They also increase congestion. Just as more private vehicles or taxis on the road will increase congestion, more ride sharing vehicles also increase congestion.
These slides describe new ways to use the technologies of ride sharing to reduce congestion along with costs while at the same time keeping travel time low. This can be done through changing public transportation systems or allowing private companies to offer competing services. For instance, current bus services, whether they are private or public, need to use the algorithms, GPS, phones and other technologies of ride sharing to revise routes, schedules and the premises that currently underpin public transportation. There is no reason a bus should be certain size, stop every 200 meters, or follow the same route all day. Algorithms and phones enable new types of routes in which designers simultaneously minimize time travel and maximize number of passengers transported per vehicle.hour.
PickTaxi is an automated location-based taxi booking service that can be access from smartphones or web. PickTaxi will use several algorithms to optimize the matching between the rider and the taxi.
VisionsLive - a provider of online market research tools and services - decided in late 2015, to carry out an un-commissioned piece of research to use as a case study for the online qualitative approach.
The company and brand chosen for this was the global transportation company phenomenon – UBER.
UBER has since changed brand identity, however this piece of research (which was carried out prior to the company’s rebrand), goes some way to validate retrospectively, that these innovative entrepreneurs managed to anticipate the needs of their customers in their quest to drive the brand forward in the global marketplace.
The document also uncovers some quite startling and revealing observations in the way that qualitative research aspires to deliver - not only just information, but also to provide meaningful and actionable insights into what consumers truly think and want by using effective techniques designed to tap into their deeper thoughts and emotions.
Uber has transformed the taxi industry through its use of information technology. It launched in 2009 as a mobile app that allows users to request rides from nearby drivers. Uber collects large amounts of user data through its app and has faced criticism over privacy and data security issues. While Uber has disrupted legacy taxi companies, new players may emerge using technologies like self-driving cars. Recommendations include improving customer loyalty, securing customer data, developing application controls, and informing customers clearly on data use.
Uber signed a strategic investment deal with Times Internet to help expand in India. Times Internet will help Uber navigate regulatory obstacles and grow its marketing and distribution in India. Uber faces challenges expanding globally from legal issues with taxis in various countries. India is Uber's second biggest market, and it is investing heavily there through partnerships like with Times Internet to understand local markets and consumers better. The taxi market in India is large but still developing, with opportunity for growth in organized sector players like Uber.
This document provides a marketing plan for Grab, a leading transportation company in Southeast Asia. It includes a situational analysis using PEST, Porter's Five Forces, and SWOT frameworks. The analysis finds Grab has a strong brand but faces high competition and bargaining suppliers. The plan proposes introducing a new service tailored to consumer needs. Financial forecasts predict a 25% profit increase by 2018. Key details include an analysis of the macroenvironment, industry competition, Grab's strengths and weaknesses, and objectives to launch an innovative new product and service.
CabCollective is a taxi sharing service that connects passengers traveling in the same direction to share rides, providing more profitable routes for taxi companies with reduced risk of fare evasion and cheaper fares through ride sharing. The service allows users to hail, share, and pay for rides in a few easy steps through a mobile app. The question is whether users would prefer to take their chances on public transit or share taxi fares through the CabCollective service.
THE BATTLE OF TAXI APPLICATIONS (Grabtaxi Vs Easy taxi)Long Nguyen
Grab had more Facebook fans than Easytaxi. Grab ran various discount campaigns that provided more savings for customers. An "iPhone 6" promotion by Grab attracted many people. Most of Easytaxi's promotions focused on Hanoi residents. Overall, Grab's campaigns offered more benefits to customers and its community on Facebook was more active with more positive user reviews.
The document discusses the car sharing industry in India, including key driving factors like infrastructure issues, labor conditions, and urbanization. It analyzes stakeholders and system dynamics, identifying fragilities around unstable employment, safety, and security issues. Recommendations are made to improve the system through establishing labor standards, improved safety measures, segment diversification including two-wheelers, and partnering with new institutions and government. The conclusion states that while car sharing fills transportation gaps and creates jobs, the industry must implement changes to become more resilient to potential shocks.
The Story of Uber In Communicating To Its Key Stakeholders In Singapore On Th...Isaac Ahmad
Our ultimate aim is to communicate how Uber can contribute
effectively in the “sharing economy” and align its business objectives to drive higher revenue
Ola Cabs is an online taxi aggregator service operating in India. It was founded in 2010 and has expanded to operate in over 100 cities. Ola partners with taxi and auto owners, providing them with a technology platform for booking rides. It uses mobile apps and websites to connect passengers with drivers and has grown significantly, completing over 6 lakh rides per day. However, it faces challenges from rising competition from companies like Uber, high driver acquisition costs, ensuring passenger safety, and complying with regulations. Ola continues to invest heavily in technology and expand its service offerings and geographic reach to maintain its leadership position in the Indian market.
The document discusses the growing connected car ecosystem. By 2020, there will be 69 million connected cars on the road, equivalent to 75% of all cars globally. This has created new partnerships between automakers, tech companies, and other businesses. Connected cars will offer new conveniences like infotainment, navigation, and in-vehicle payments. Major automakers like BMW are developing open platforms and partnerships to expand the ecosystem and meet changing consumer needs. The connected car market is still emerging but will bring new opportunities as the technology develops.
BlaBlaCar Clone Carpooling App Attractive to EntrepreneursOn Demand Clone
Find out why BlaBlaCar Clone is the ultimate carpooling app for entrepreneurs to enjoy a thriving business. Dive into our detailed blog to gain valuable insights and discover its exceptional features and benefits.
The SPOTS Parking App aims to help drivers find available street parking more efficiently. It partners with Google Maps and the Philadelphia Parking Authority to provide real-time parking data and rewards users. The app guides users to available spots near their destination to save time and reduce emissions from circling for parking. A prototype was created and the project outlines financial plans, risks, and solutions. Market research and further development are needed before a full launch in 2017-2019.
Multiple Passenger Ride Sharing Changes Economics of CommutingJeffrey Funk
While Uber has challenged taxi drivers, multiple passenger ride sharing service can give us the both of best worlds: short travel times and low prices. They can provide the low prices of public transport with the short travel times of private cars or single passenger taxis. Different than Uber Pool or other crowd sourcing services, the key is for the startup to guarantee both short travel times and low prices, even if demand does not initially exist. This can be be done by having better data on the starting and ending points of travelers, which enables us to identify high demand routes and times and thus enable services that have few stops. The fewer stops enable short transit times and the multiple passengers in cars, vans, or mini-buses can reduce costs.
Funded by big investors, the organized taxi market in India is growing exponentially. Going forward, what are the challenges and opportunities this market is likely to throw up?
Application of the Strategic Management Theories in Uber BangladeshPantho Sarker
Uber Bangladesh is a subsidiary of Uber Technologies Inc., which is a privately held company founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Grarret Camp in San Francisco, Calfornia. Uber started its operation in Bangaladesh from November 22,2016. They provide low cost to luxury and 24 hours service throughout the weeks. Uber has introduced Uber Premium, Uber X and Uber Moto and planning to introduce Uber pool. The major competitors of Uber are Pathao, Chalo, Garivara, Amarbike, TaxiWal etc.
Through the introduction of technology-based ride sharing service, Uber has shifted the value creation frontier of car rental industry of Bangladesh. It has created a new way or platform to proving service. They introduced new way of providing service. On the other hand, Uber is one of the most suitable example of blue ocean strategy. They have eliminated the uncertainty in getting taxies and reduced time to wait for taxies, the unsure fare and waiting time for taxies. Moreover, they have created a platform of connecting the passengers and drivers and introduced scope of maximum utilization of personal cars in Dhaka city. They have raised the chances of getting taxies and quality of services and high level of safety while riding. In the current position the most suitable business level strategy of Uber is to go for broad level differentiation, as the market has already captured most of the early adopters. Therefore, Uber is making themselves ready to overcome the upcoming chasm. They have to follow share building strategy and have to be ready take growth strategy in future.
Uber’s penetration in the Asia pacific has been one of the game changing strategies that has played huge role in its success. For expansion in global market, specially in Asia pacific Uber focuses on localization. It customized its services and strategies according to the area it is operating in and segments markets into cities and takes special strategies for each city. Uber entered Bangladesh as a fully owned subsidiary of Uber USA, and has formed partnerships with Grameen phone and Robi as digital partners. Uber chose Bangladesh mainly because of opportunities due to increasing income level, low competition and cheap man-power.
Ride Sharing in Southeast Asia provides an overview of the growing ride sharing market in ASEAN countries. Key points include:
- The total population of Southeast Asia is over 625 million, with over 72 million people living in the top 20 cities, representing a huge potential market.
- Smartphone ownership is growing rapidly across the region, with over 126 million users in six major countries.
- While regulations vary by country, most governments are working to legalize and regulate ride sharing services. However, strict rules can still hamper companies' growth.
- Major players like Uber, Grab, and local competitors are working to customize their services to local conditions and capture market share. Localization of operations is seen as
Competitor analysis meru cabs vs other taxi servicesvipul80
The document provides a competitor analysis of Meru cab, an organized taxi service operating in India. It identifies Meru's direct competitors as other organized taxi companies and indirect competitors as self-drive rental and commute sharing services. Details provided on competitors include founding, business models, products, pricing, social media presence, and strengths/weaknesses. Direct competitors analyzed are Ola, Uber, Mega Cabs and indirect ones are Zoomcar, ZipGo, BlaBlaCar. The analysis finds Ola has largest customer reach while Uber is rated higher for driver behavior and Meru faces negative sentiment for safety and reliability issues.
Ride Sharing, Congestion, and the Need for Real SharingJeffrey Funk
Current ride sharing services are not financially sustainable. Although they provide more convenience than do taxi services, they are experiencing massive losses because they have the same cost structure as do taxis and thus must compete through subsidies and lower wages. After all, they use the same vehicles, roads, and drivers, and only GPS algorithms and phones are new.
They also increase congestion. Just as more private vehicles or taxis on the road will increase congestion, more ride sharing vehicles also increase congestion.
These slides describe new ways to use the technologies of ride sharing to reduce congestion along with costs while at the same time keeping travel time low. This can be done through changing public transportation systems or allowing private companies to offer competing services. For instance, current bus services, whether they are private or public, need to use the algorithms, GPS, phones and other technologies of ride sharing to revise routes, schedules and the premises that currently underpin public transportation. There is no reason a bus should be certain size, stop every 200 meters, or follow the same route all day. Algorithms and phones enable new types of routes in which designers simultaneously minimize time travel and maximize number of passengers transported per vehicle.hour.
PickTaxi is an automated location-based taxi booking service that can be access from smartphones or web. PickTaxi will use several algorithms to optimize the matching between the rider and the taxi.
VisionsLive - a provider of online market research tools and services - decided in late 2015, to carry out an un-commissioned piece of research to use as a case study for the online qualitative approach.
The company and brand chosen for this was the global transportation company phenomenon – UBER.
UBER has since changed brand identity, however this piece of research (which was carried out prior to the company’s rebrand), goes some way to validate retrospectively, that these innovative entrepreneurs managed to anticipate the needs of their customers in their quest to drive the brand forward in the global marketplace.
The document also uncovers some quite startling and revealing observations in the way that qualitative research aspires to deliver - not only just information, but also to provide meaningful and actionable insights into what consumers truly think and want by using effective techniques designed to tap into their deeper thoughts and emotions.
Uber has transformed the taxi industry through its use of information technology. It launched in 2009 as a mobile app that allows users to request rides from nearby drivers. Uber collects large amounts of user data through its app and has faced criticism over privacy and data security issues. While Uber has disrupted legacy taxi companies, new players may emerge using technologies like self-driving cars. Recommendations include improving customer loyalty, securing customer data, developing application controls, and informing customers clearly on data use.
Uber signed a strategic investment deal with Times Internet to help expand in India. Times Internet will help Uber navigate regulatory obstacles and grow its marketing and distribution in India. Uber faces challenges expanding globally from legal issues with taxis in various countries. India is Uber's second biggest market, and it is investing heavily there through partnerships like with Times Internet to understand local markets and consumers better. The taxi market in India is large but still developing, with opportunity for growth in organized sector players like Uber.
This document provides a marketing plan for Grab, a leading transportation company in Southeast Asia. It includes a situational analysis using PEST, Porter's Five Forces, and SWOT frameworks. The analysis finds Grab has a strong brand but faces high competition and bargaining suppliers. The plan proposes introducing a new service tailored to consumer needs. Financial forecasts predict a 25% profit increase by 2018. Key details include an analysis of the macroenvironment, industry competition, Grab's strengths and weaknesses, and objectives to launch an innovative new product and service.
CabCollective is a taxi sharing service that connects passengers traveling in the same direction to share rides, providing more profitable routes for taxi companies with reduced risk of fare evasion and cheaper fares through ride sharing. The service allows users to hail, share, and pay for rides in a few easy steps through a mobile app. The question is whether users would prefer to take their chances on public transit or share taxi fares through the CabCollective service.
THE BATTLE OF TAXI APPLICATIONS (Grabtaxi Vs Easy taxi)Long Nguyen
Grab had more Facebook fans than Easytaxi. Grab ran various discount campaigns that provided more savings for customers. An "iPhone 6" promotion by Grab attracted many people. Most of Easytaxi's promotions focused on Hanoi residents. Overall, Grab's campaigns offered more benefits to customers and its community on Facebook was more active with more positive user reviews.
The document discusses the car sharing industry in India, including key driving factors like infrastructure issues, labor conditions, and urbanization. It analyzes stakeholders and system dynamics, identifying fragilities around unstable employment, safety, and security issues. Recommendations are made to improve the system through establishing labor standards, improved safety measures, segment diversification including two-wheelers, and partnering with new institutions and government. The conclusion states that while car sharing fills transportation gaps and creates jobs, the industry must implement changes to become more resilient to potential shocks.
The Story of Uber In Communicating To Its Key Stakeholders In Singapore On Th...Isaac Ahmad
Our ultimate aim is to communicate how Uber can contribute
effectively in the “sharing economy” and align its business objectives to drive higher revenue
Ola Cabs is an online taxi aggregator service operating in India. It was founded in 2010 and has expanded to operate in over 100 cities. Ola partners with taxi and auto owners, providing them with a technology platform for booking rides. It uses mobile apps and websites to connect passengers with drivers and has grown significantly, completing over 6 lakh rides per day. However, it faces challenges from rising competition from companies like Uber, high driver acquisition costs, ensuring passenger safety, and complying with regulations. Ola continues to invest heavily in technology and expand its service offerings and geographic reach to maintain its leadership position in the Indian market.
The document discusses the growing connected car ecosystem. By 2020, there will be 69 million connected cars on the road, equivalent to 75% of all cars globally. This has created new partnerships between automakers, tech companies, and other businesses. Connected cars will offer new conveniences like infotainment, navigation, and in-vehicle payments. Major automakers like BMW are developing open platforms and partnerships to expand the ecosystem and meet changing consumer needs. The connected car market is still emerging but will bring new opportunities as the technology develops.
BlaBlaCar Clone Carpooling App Attractive to EntrepreneursOn Demand Clone
Find out why BlaBlaCar Clone is the ultimate carpooling app for entrepreneurs to enjoy a thriving business. Dive into our detailed blog to gain valuable insights and discover its exceptional features and benefits.
How Much Does it Cost to Make a Ride-Hailing App Similar to Bolt.pdfPeppyOcean
A ride-hailing app, also known as a ride-sharing or taxi app, is a mobile application that connects passengers in need of transportation with drivers who offer their services through the platform. If you are thinking of entering in taxi industry with your app then launch your Bolt app clone. Must explore this guide and learn all about taxi app development like the Bolt app.
The project is based on carpooling services to Maintain web based application for Vehicle User and Vehicle Owner communication For sharing the vehicle in order to reduce the traffic conjunction, pollution and save the natural resources for future use.This is done using Servlets,jdbc,html and CSS styling for design and database Management.
A Survey Paper on Ride-Sharing ApplicationIRJET Journal
This document describes a proposed carpooling web application that would connect drivers with available seats to passengers seeking rides. It discusses the objectives of optimizing transportation resources and reducing traffic and emissions. The proposed application would allow users to create profiles, drivers to list trips with details, and passengers to search for and request rides. Drivers and passengers could rate each other after trips. The document outlines requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance steps for the application. It proposes using Node.js, React, and MongoDB with an MVC architecture.
1) The document describes a proposed Android application for bike pooling in India. It would allow users to find available bikes near their location to share rides and expenses.
2) The application aims to address issues with current transportation options like high taxi/cab fees by facilitating bike sharing. It would integrate Aadhar cards for user verification and use GPS for navigation.
3) The document outlines the proposed system, including registration of users, booking of bikes, and displaying routes. It also reviews related work and existing transportation applications and their limitations for the target problem.
Since the proliferation of taxi booking android app development companies in usa, people's daily commutes and travel habits have changed significantly. As smartphone penetration increases, new ridesharing and carpooling apps are revolutionizing the taxi industry. Shared rides are becoming increasingly popular as a means of transportation because of their positive environmental impact. Ultimately, keep a careful note of what they've been able to do before building your own ridesharing app.
Autonomous vehicles and their impact on passenger mobility industryAbraham Cherian
This document discusses the potential impacts of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the passenger mobility industry, including e-hailing services, ride-sharing, and rental car businesses. It covers several shared usage models for AVs, effects of shared AV use like reducing parking needs and changing public transportation, and some potential limitations of AVs like increased vehicle miles from empty repositioning. The widespread adoption of AVs could significantly change transportation systems and business models over the coming decades.
The document discusses Chariot, a ride-sharing company that is part of Ford Smart Mobility. Chariot aims to build the world's first sustainable mass transit system through its app-based shared routes. It operates in several cities including London, Detroit, Los Angeles, and others. Chariot provides commuter routes that are open to the public as well as private routes for organizations. Its goal is to take cars off the road through efficient shared transportation.
Ride Sharing App Development- A Gateway to Enhance Travel & Tourism Industry.pdfTechugo
Many fundamental steps are required to create ridesharing apps that are unique and effective. This includes conducting market research, selecting key features, and estimating costs.
There must be two panels, one for riders/passengers and another for drivers. This divides the fundamental elements required to build a rideshare management app.
This article will discuss the features you need to include when working with a ride sharing app development company such as Techugo to build a rideshare app.
2014 IPG Medialab trends and outlook for AutomotiveThorsten Linz
Here is another great deck from the IPG Medialab with their take on automotive as a media channel and a life application. It is definitely worth a read. For more inspiring technology news go to their website under www.ipglab.com
Driverless vehicles offer advantages like increased mobility and safety, as they are not subject to human errors like distraction or impairment. Several companies are developing autonomous vehicle technologies, with Google and Mercedes-Benz being leaders. Google uses laser sensors and detailed maps to guide its vehicles, while Mercedes offers some self-driving features now and aims to incrementally increase capabilities. Fully autonomous vehicles will need to safely navigate using sensors to identify lanes, traffic signs/lights, other vehicles and objects. Significant software development is still required to achieve full autonomy and address issues like sensor failures or software bugs.
Disrupting the Car Industry and Driver Experience with APIs - API Days San Fr...Fabernovel
Announcing API Days San Francisco 2014, focused on APIs for Connected Cars and Driver Experience.
This edition will focus on how APIs are disrupting the Car Industry and the Driver Experience, paving the way towards the connected car of the future.
According to Mark O'Neill, VP Innovation at Axway, "Soon we will see apis as being just as fundamental to cars as fuel or tires".
Come join us at API Days San Francisco 2014, from June 13th to June 15th at PARISOMA (169 11th Street).
More info: http://sf.apidays.io
Achieve Your Ride-Sharing Goals with Our Proven BlaBla Car App Development So...V3cube
Embrace the lasting trend of carpooling and capitalize on the ideal moment to develop a top-notch BlaBlaCar clone app. With our expert app development solutions, create a cutting-edge platform that caters to the growing demand for ride-sharing. For more information https://www.v3cube.com/blablacar-clone/
The document discusses the development of self-driving vehicles and predictions for their widespread adoption. Key points include:
- Self-driving cars are expected to become common in the next decade as technology costs drop and regulations become more favorable.
- These vehicles will be connected through sensors and communications to navigate autonomously while transporting people between destinations.
- Major automakers like GM, Ford, Toyota, and Volkswagen are developing autonomous driving technologies with some semi-autonomous features already available on certain models and fully driverless vehicles predicted by 2018.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Discussion question for this.docxkeiran409es
A picture is worth a thousand words. Discussion question for this week, please view the periodic table of visualization at the following link (https://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table.html). Choose one Data Visualization and one Compound Visualization by placing your mouse cursor over each option.
2-1 Introduction
Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) is a tech startup that provides ride-sharing services by
facilitating a connection between independent contractors (drivers) and riders with the use
of an app. Uber has expanded its operations to 425 cities in 72 countries around the world
and is valued at around $70 billion, making it the world’s most valuable startup.
Approximately 30 million users use Uber’s services monthly. Uber has become a key player
in the sharing economy, a new economic model in which independent contractors rent out
their underutilized resources such as vehicles or lodging to other consumers. The sharing
economy is quickly becoming an alternative to owning resources outright. Because its
services cost less than taking a traditional taxi, Uber and similar ride-sharing services have
upended the taxi industry. The company has experienced resounding success and is
looking toward expansion both internationally and within the United States.
However, Uber’s rapid success is creating challenges in the form of legal and regulatory,
social, and technical obstacles. The taxi industry, for instance, is arguing that Uber has an
unfair advantage because it does not face the same licensing requirements as they do.
Others accuse Uber of not vetting their drivers, creating potentially unsafe situations. Some
major cities are banning ride-sharing services like Uber because of these various concerns.
Additionally, Uber has faced various lawsuits, including a lawsuit filed by its independent
contractors. Its presence in the market has influenced lawmakers to draft new regulations to
govern this “app-driven” ride-sharing system. Legislation can often hinder a company’s
expansion opportunities because of the resources it must expend to comply with regulatory
requirements. Uber has been highly praised for giving independent contractors an opportunity to earn money as long as they have a car, while also offering convenient ways for consumers to get around at lower costs. Although its “Surge Pricing” technique has been criticized for charging higher fares during popular times, it is also becoming a model for other companies such as Zappos in how it compensates its call center employees. The biggest issues Uber faces include legal action because drivers are not licensed, rider and driver safety,protection and security of customer and driver information, and a lack of adequate insurance coverage. To be successful, Uber must address these issues in its marketing strategy so it can reduce resistance as it expands into other cities.
2-2 Background
In 2009 Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp developed a smartphone application to connect
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Implementing ELDs or Electronic Logging Devices is slowly but surely becoming the norm in fleet management. Why? Well, integrating ELDs and associated connected vehicle solutions like fleet tracking devices lets businesses and their in-house fleet managers reap several benefits. Check out the post below to learn more.
2. Cars located at hubs and on street
for one-way or return trips.
Charged by the minute; congestion charge,
fuel and insurance included.
F
A network of Ford-owned electric and
EcoBoost-powered vehicles positioned
around London.
Easier, quicker and more flexible than
car club alternatives.
GOALSThe Experiment
Ford car-sharing on-demand in
London targets a better customer
experience and improved
operational efficiency compared
to existing car-sharing models.
While there are many car-sharing services based on the reservation model, the
focus of this experiment is on-demand use. Researchers are exploring how to optimize
the service, such as offering pay-by-minute and enabling one-way trips across the city.
A fleet of Ford Focus Electric vehicles and Ford Fiestas with EcoBoost powertrains is
located across London. Users can register, get directions to the nearest service location,
reserve a vehicle and pay – all through a mobile app. The London service targets a
better customer experience and improved operational efficiency compared to existing
car-sharing models. Car-sharing through the use of zero and low-emissions vehicles
can reduce congestion and pollution.
CITY DRIVING
ON-DEMAND
Sustainability
New Revenue Streams
New Customers
London
3. GOALSThe Experiment
Ford launched a vehicle exchange
program for its managers who
lease company vehicles to study
the dynamics of car-sharing
among a closed group.
The car you own may not fit all of your needs all of the time, such as when you need
to haul landscaping material or move a child to college. Car Swap is an experiment
using Ford-owned fleet vehicles. Participating Ford employees use a mobile app
that allows them to search for a vehicle that meets their needs, and negotiate terms
of the swap. The experiment will provide an in-depth understanding of how Ford
can help make car swapping easier.
CAR
SWAP
Sustainability
Shared Assets
New Customers
Dearborn
4. Registered travelers request
point-to-point pick-up and
drop-off on-demand via
smart devices.
1
Premium mini-buses are
dynamically routed to meet
committed arrival times.
Predictive demand and
scheduling optimizes number
of vehicles in circulation.
Service is optimized for speed
of response and vehicle
utilization as key drivers for
customer satisfaction.
2 3
GOALS
The Experiment
Ford researchers are testing
a smartphone app that lets
commuters order shuttle
transportation for trips around town.
For city dwellers, Ford is investigating a shareable service of premium mini-buses
offering point-to-point pick-up and drop-off on-demand. The goal is to better
understand the social dynamics and routing requirements of shared transportation.
Commuters enter a starting location and a destination into a smartphone app.
A shuttle that accommodates four to 10 passengers picks up and drops off commuters
at convenient locations, taking the most suitable route for all passengers on board.
DYNAMIC
SOCIAL
SHUTTLE
Sustainability
Vehicle Sales
Franchise Opportunities
London
New York
5. GOALS
The Experiment
Create a model for easy vehicle
sharing among small communities,
such as office workers, apartment
dwellers and families.
In Bangalore, Ford is working with Zoomcar to test a sharing concept that would
allow small groups, such as co-workers, apartment dwellers and families, to share
a vehicle among multiple drivers. The approach helps consumers who can’t afford
a car but want the benefits of owning one. Researchers plan to develop a model
for vehicle scheduling and managing ownership.
SHARE-CAR
Bangalore
Sustainability
New Revenue Streams
New Customers
6. Receiver
DataStream
ControlSignals
Controller Interface
Decoder
Controller
Module
Compression
Processing
Streamer
LTE provider
GOALS
The Experiment
Ford is testing remote control
repositioning technology using
vehicle-mounted cameras and
real-time streaming video.
Using Georgia Tech-owned golf carts to prove out the technology, a person
sitting in a remote location can access real-time video streamed over LTE
to drive the carts. The outcome could be a more affordable and effective
way to share or park vehicles using a remote “valet.”
REMOTE
REPOSITIONING
Atlanta
Sustainability
New Revenue Streams
New Customers
7. GOALS
The Experiment
Ford and its dealers in Germany
are offering car-sharing to more
than 1,100 dealer customers.
Ford Carsharing is the first manufacturer-backed, nationwide car-sharing
program incorporating dealerships. The collaboration recently expanded,
and now has 39 participating dealers in 55 cities with more than 100 locations.
Ford is working with Flinkster, a large car-sharing company with multiple
partners. Ford Carsharing customers can use any Flinkster vehicle,
and Flinkster’s 270,000 customers can use the Ford fleet.
FORD
CARSHARING
Germany
Sustainability
New Revenue Streams
New Customers
8. GOALS
The Experiment
Participants will exchange parking
permits for a plug-in device that
generates parking and traffic data.
In London, Ford is working to make parking easier for drivers and the city.
Drivers voluntarily use plug-in devices that create live data on traffic and parking.
The City Dash app tells users whether they are legally parked. If not, the app
recommends the nearest open spot. It allows drivers to pay for parking meters
by mobile phone, and identifies the closest available parking spots to the driver’s
final destination.
PAINLESS
PARKING
Big Data
New Customers
New Revenue Opportunities
London
9. The open parking space information, along with GPS coordinates,
is sent to a cloud data center to be shared with other drivers who
are looking for available parking.
2
Ford vehicles equipped with sensing technologies like radar, sonar
and cameras can be employed to detect open spaces as drivers
look for parking spots.
1
Other drivers will be alerted to available parking in the area
of their request.
3
Parking app
data center
1
2
3
Turnright!
There’sa
spoton
theleft!
Where am
I going
to park?
GOALS
Atlanta
The Experiment
Existing vehicle sensors detect
open parking spaces to help
create a data source for
parking-assist apps.
This experiment, conducted with Georgia Tech, leverages driver-assist sensors that
most Ford vehicles already have, including sonar and radar, by putting them to work
for everybody. The sensors search for open parking spaces while the driver looks for
spots around the city, and share the information with a cloud database other drivers
can access. The system makes it easier for a driver to locate an open spot, reserve it and
navigate to the space. It also reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
PARKING
SPOTTER
Big Data
New Revenue Opportunities
10. GOALS
The Experiment
Ford will collect and analyze vehicle
performance data to determine
how it might enable lower
insurance rates for good drivers.
This experiment studies a driver’s behavior over time in order to build a more
personalized mobility profile. The goal is to create a driving behavior passport that
can be used to calculate more exact insurance rates and allow drivers to take the
information with them, from car to car or from insurance carrier to insurance carrier.
Vehicle data might enable lower insurance rates for good drivers.
DATA
DRIVEN
INSURANCE
Big Data
New Customers
New Revenue Opportunities
London
11. GOALSThe Experiment
Ford is studying the driving habits
of more than 200 employee
volunteers, using data collected by
in-vehicle sensors to determine ways
to optimize vehicle performance.
More than 200 Ford employees have volunteered to allow the company to collect
driving data from in-vehicle sensors. By applying big data analytics, researchers can
learn more about how people move and see patterns that can help them derive mobility
solutions and improve products based on how drivers actually use their vehicles.
BIG DATA
DRIVE
Big Data
Analytics Expertise
Data Monetization
Dearborn
12. First, the electronic sensor box gathers sensor data, then the
accompanying software libraries and application programming interface
provide a way for developers to create custom applications and sensors.
Sensor
magnet for
pedal speed
(wheel-mounted)
Sensor
magnet for
pedal speed
(pedal-mounted)
Magnetically
operated
switch wired
to sensor box
(frame-mounted)
Magnetically
operated
switch wired
to sensor box
(frame-mounted)
Bluetooth
OpenXC
sensor box
(frame-mounted)
GOALS
The Experiment
Develop sensor kits for bicycles to
gather information about how bikes
are used today to meet existing
urban transportation needs.
Engineers are working to develop sensor kits based on Ford OpenXC that gather
information from bicycles and other common forms of transportation in urban
areas. The devices gather data such as wheel speed, acceleration and altitude,
among other information. The data could provide insight into how alternate modes
of transportation might be best positioned to serve future urban mobility needs.
INFO CYCLE
Big Data
Palo Alto Dearborn
13. GOALS
The Experiment
Collecting data about how drivers
use their vehicles could lead to
better products and services.
Ford engineers are working with HP, one of the world’s largest technology companies,
to track the driving habits of 100 vehicles used nationwide by HP employees for
work and personal commuting. The project will shed light on the purpose behind
the trips, how drivers interact with external factors such as weather and traffic, and
how to further personalize time behind the wheel. The data is gathered by devices
plugged into the HP fleet vehicles and could lead to better products and services.
FLEET
INSIGHTS
Big Data
Customer Insights
Value-Add Services
Dearborn
14. GOALS
Dearborn
The Experiment
Develop a charging station that can
quickly recharge electric vehicles,
making them a practical choice
for car-sharing.
Electric vehicles would be beneficial as urban shared vehicles because
they have lower operating costs and can be “refueled” in their parking space.
But if a shared car is consistently being driven, it needs time to charge.
Ford is investigating a partnership with a retail or fast-food business to
develop a fast-charging infrastructure, making electric vehicles practical
choices for car-sharing. The goal is to make electric vehicles easier
to use, because when more people choose to drive one, everyone
benefits from lower carbon emissions.
RAPID
RECHARGE
& SHARE
Sustainability
Customer Insights
15. GOALS
The Experiment
Researchers will capture and
analyze data from Ford vehicles
carrying healthcare workers to
remote areas of West Africa.
In West Africa, unpaved roads and a lack of reliable transportation prevent
people from accessing healthcare. Ford is working with Riders for Health, an
organization that manages and maintains fleets that deliver healthcare workers
to patients who need help. Equipping Ford pickup trucks and SUVs with OpenXC
technology will help better maintain the vehicles, as well as allow for vehicle data
to be collected that could improve productivity. Ford is also using data collected
to create maps of the region, where most mapping companies do not go.
DATA
DRIVEN
HEALTHCARE
The Gambia
Big Data
Sustainability
Health
Customer Insights
16. LEARN ABOUT THE WINNER http://youtu.be/ymws1ewlLOM
MORE INFORMATION http://parking.challengepost.com/
The Challenge
Downtown Los Angeles has more parking spaces per acre than any other city, and
the number has grown by about 1,000 every year for more than a century, Los Angeles
Magazine reported in 2011. Yet finding a place to park isn’t getting any easier –
especially during peak traffic times.
At the same time, the city has a big surplus of open parking spaces during off-hours,
evenings, weekends and holidays.
The challenge was to develop an app that would enable parking in Los Angeles,
and help the city repurpose outdoor surface parking lots for a greater variety
of uses during off-peak times, or to enhance the aesthetic value of the lots.
Grand Prize Winner
CROWD PARK
Crowd Park, a crowd-sourced parking app,
offers drivers mobile payments and real-time
alerts when the time on their spot is almost
expired. Drivers can buy more time right from
their phone, and are rewarded for finding cars
with expired or unpaid parking. The app lets lot
owners and cities rely on the power of crowds
to enforce parking rules, rather than traditional,
and costly, parking meters or meter maids.
Los Angeles
L.A.
PARKING
LOT 2.0
17. LEARN ABOUT THE WINNER http://youtu.be/LUEBzanHK2E
MORE INFORMATION http://traffic.challengepost.com/
The Challenge
London’s busy streets and limited parking space mean drivers have a hard
time getting from place to place, and an even harder time finding somewhere
to park when they arrive.
Ford asked developers to consider how technology could make it easier
and more convenient for drivers in London to get where they need to go
and find a place to park their car when they do arrive.
Grand Prize Winner
APPYPARKING
The AppyParking smartphone application
makes finding a parking space anywhere
in London easier so drivers can spend less
time searching or idling in traffic. The app
consolidates parking areas, restrictions and
rules into one map. With a few taps of their
finger, drivers can see where meters and lots
are located, when parking is restricted, and, in
some areas, even find available parking spaces.
Users can also prepay for parking with the app.
London
TRAFFIC
TAMER
18. LEARN ABOUT THE WINNER http://youtu.be/gQwQuOE8oFg
MORE INFORMATION http://city.challengepost.com/
The Challenge
On the narrow streets of Lisbon, congestion has worsened with population growth
due to the mountains and hills surrounding the city – making the task of moving
goods and services around even more difficult.
Ford asked developers to reimagine urban mobility by looking at how technology
and data – big data, real-time data, data integrated into systems – could streamline
the process of getting people and goods around efficiently, reducing congestion
and saving time and money.
Grand Prize Winner
SMARTAXI
Smartaxi is a smartphone app that helps taxi drivers
respond to demand for cars quickly and efficiently.
The app crowd-sources location data from taxi drivers
to produce heat maps showing where cabs are needed
and where passengers are headed – saving taxi drivers
wasted time and fuel looking for fares. By using predictive
analysis, Smartaxi can also help direct taxi drivers to
locations in the city where demand is likely to increase
over the next 24 hours – ensuring drivers have more fares
and customers can find a car when they need one.
Lisbon
CITY
MOBILITY
19. LEARN ABOUT THE WINNER http://youtu.be/YirMyH_357k
MORE INFORMATION http://www.futurodelamovilidad.com/futurodelamovilidad/
The Challenge
As traffic density increases in large cities, it becomes more difficult for people to get
around efficiently. Challenge participants were asked to submit an innovative idea
to reduce traffic jams that is also environmentally and economically sustainable.
Grand Prize Winner
URBAN SHUTTLE
Urban Shuttle is a mass-transit vehicle that allows
drivers of two-seat electric shuttle cars to commute
into the city together on a bus-shaped car carrier –
combining the efficiency of public transportation
with the freedom of movement of a private car.
By transporting cars into the city center as a group,
traffic is reduced, and commuters still have the freedom
to move about the city as necessary. Both the bus
and cars are electrically powered, reducing emissions.Argentina
FUTURE OF
MOBILITY
20. LEARN ABOUT THE WINNER http://youtu.be/I6djOnGDE3M
MORE INFORMATION http://www.innocentive.com/ar/challenge/9933612
The Challenge
Commercial vehicles transport people, animals and goods wherever they are needed,
but the vehicles’ usefulness does not have to end when they’re parked. Equipped with
the right technology and accessories, commercial vehicles could be used as a base to
bring critical services to people who have little or no access in urban and rural areas.
Ford challenged app developers to create accessories for Ford commercial vehicles and
light-duty trucks that improve the delivery of needed services. The geographic focus of
the challenge was in and around Johannesburg, South Africa. Ultimately, Ford is looking
for solutions that could be applied in any urban area throughout Africa.
Grand Prize Winner
SECONDARY POWER
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Secondary Power Management System is an electrical
system that would be constructed to be independent
of a vehicle’s primary electrical system. It would operate
on its own battery and be charged separately from
the primary electrical system, allowing the vehicle to
remain in operation regardless of the power draw on the
secondary system. The design would allow for providing
power to many devices, such as lights, communications
equipment, refrigeration units and computers.
Johannesburg
ACCESSORY
CHALLENGE
21. The Challenge
Ford Motor Company is defining a challenge in Australia, the country with the
third-lowest population density in the world.
Drivers traveling in remote areas over rugged terrain must be prepared for emergency
situations and conditions. Having limited access to help and resources is one of the
challenges they face during their journey. A long drive in a desolate location may also
lead to driver distraction and inattention.
Ford is asking innovators to invent a novel accessory or app that increases driver
awareness in remote regions or over rugged terrain. The main goal is to enhance
driver self-sufficiency in difficult situations, like electrical failure, hazardous weather
and dangerous road conditions.
WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED EARLY 2015.
Details to come.
Australia
PROPOSED
AUSTRALIA
ACCESSORY
CHALLENGE
22. LEARN ABOUT THE WINNER http://youtu.be/cgyu8yhfvgE
MORE INFORMATION http://monsoon.challengepost.com/
The Challenge
Mumbai is known for its monsoon rains in the middle of summer. The heavy rains
last up to four months, and result in flooded roads and railways that create long
delays for the 12 million residents of the area. People simply can’t get around
to do what they need to do.
Grand Prize Winner
MUMBAI MONSOON HELPER
The Mumbai Monsoon Helper app allows
users to plan routes around the most water-
soaked areas by providing current weather
details, forecasts and maps. The information
is gathered through crowd-sourcing. Planned
enhancements for the app include navigation
around flooded areas by prioritizing recently
reported floods and areas of receding water.
While the app can’t stop the rain, it can help
people deal with it.
Mumbai
MONSOON
APP
DOWNPOUR
23. LEARN ABOUT THE WINNER http://youtu.be/vQTm7zx4SUg
MORE INFORMATION http://goldenhour.challengepost.com/
The Challenge
Trauma patients have a better chance of survival if they receive care within 60 minutes
of being injured – known as the Golden Hour.
Ford challenged developers to help improve outcomes for trauma victims of road
accidents in Delhi, India – where nearly 30 percent of crashes were fatal in 2011.
Ford wanted to help reduce the time it takes for victims to get to treatment or a trauma
center, and to get more information about a victim’s treatment needs to emergency
officials within the Golden Hour.
The challenge is part of a Ford initiative – Sustainable Urban Mobility with
Uncompromised Rural Reach, or SUMURR – that focuses on helping communities
in developing nations.
Grand Prize Winner
FLARE
Flare is designed to establish a volunteer
community to help others in need, while
authorities oversee operations. The app
allows users to report an accident, or learn
of one near them so they can volunteer to help.
Users can easily post a photo, show their
location on a map and send a message to
report what happened, or view other reports
to see if they can help.
Delhi
SUMURR
GOLDEN
HOUR
24. LEARN ABOUT THE WINNER http://youtu.be/nttDcR7FCsE
MORE INFORMATION http://commuter.challengepost.com/
The Challenge
Ford asked developers to create software that would improve quality of life for urban
and long-range commuters in congested cities such as Shanghai. Finding reasonably
priced parking near favorite destinations, for example, has become more difficult
as downtown areas grow.
Grand Prize Winner
PARKOPEDIA
Parkopedia developed an online service that
shows users available parking based on their
current location or destination, as well as
current pricing. Users can see the address and
pictures of garages and lots in a preferred area.
They can post reviews of the location and
comment on access to public transportation,
local sights, nighttime lighting, the safety
of the area and more.
Shanghai
URBAN
COMMUTER
25. MORE INFORMATION http://mobilityintegration.challengepost.com/
The Challenge
Chongqing, China, is challenged by drastic geographical changes and extreme
congestion, requiring multiple modes of transportation that struggle to move
people into, out of and through the city quickly and efficiently.
Ford asked app developers to come up with a way to make commuting easier
by connecting multiple transportation options on a single trip.
Grand Prize Winner
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLATFORM
MultiModal Transportation Platform is an app that
combines city-based mass-transit options, including
buses and trains, with localized transportation, including
bicycle rentals and rickshaws, to get people where they
want to go while saving fuel and reducing congestion.
The app finds high-traffic areas and alternative routes;
nearby transportation options with maps; and provides
contact information for services, pricing, line changes
for buses, subways, railways and more.
Chongqing
MOBILITY
INTEGRATION
26. LEARN ABOUT THE WINNER http://youtu.be/rOse3SuE6q4
MORE INFORMATION http://mhealth.challengepost.com/
The Challenge
In many parts of the world, there is a divide in the availability of healthcare between
where people live – cities and rural areas. In India, for example, 72 percent of the
population lives in rural areas, yet 75 percent of healthcare services are in urban centers.
The SUMURR mHealth Challenge called on app developers to find a way to help
those living in rural Tamil Nadu receive much-needed healthcare, taking advantage
of mobile technology and improved vehicle access in rural areas.
SUMURR, for Sustainable Urban Mobility with Uncompromised Rural Reach,
is a Ford framework for addressing critical social needs in developing countries.
Grand Prize Winner
SIMPRINTS SOLUTIONS FOR
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
In Tamil Nadu, many births are never recorded
and many people do not have official forms
of identification. Healthcare relies heavily on
community health workers making home visits.
SimPrints Solutions developed software that
allows these health workers to use a pocket-
sized fingerprint scanner to instantly identify
a patient and link to his or her health records.
Tamil Nadu
SUMURR
mHEALTH