Category: Mobility Companies

Last mile delivery sorted with Careem Box

We understand the hassles of attending to your customers online shopping and delivery requests. With Careem Box for Business you will not have to look for solutions any further!

Businesses looking to have smart delivery solutions can now use Careem Box for on demand delivery service without the need to pre-schedule their rides. You can book instantly and our captains will be there within minutes to pick up your orders.

You will also be able to track your items while being delivered in real time and the same goes to your customers.

Through our set of APIs we can integrate into any existing infrastructure, from e-commerce platforms to your POS system which means our technology and fleet will be part of your business to fulfil your delivery needs.

Can it get any better?

The answer is yes it can, you will be able to use our web dashboards for business to schedule, manage, and track pending, ongoing and completed shipments delivered throughout Several location in Dubai within our own m..

Careem co-founder Mudassir Sheikha makes the Bloomberg 50 list

Careem CEO and co-founder Mudassir Sheikha has been included in the Bloomberg 50 – the annual list of people who are changing the global business landscape.

The annual list of people in business, entertainment, finance, politics, technology and science whose 2018 accomplishments were particularly noteworthy was unveiled today in New York, and the list is seen as an annual barometer of people in key industries who are shaping modern culture and business.

Others who made the list include Daniel Elk the CEO and co-founder, Spotify, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, $8 billion hedge funder Michael Gelband, the Time’s Up legal defence team, Microsoft’s CFO Amy Hood, Nadiem Makarim the CEO of Go-Jek Indonesia, John Krafcik CEO of autonomous car company Waymo and pop star Taylor Swift.

You can view the entry here.

Careem hosts Captain’s Excellence Award Ceremony in Riyadh

Our Captains are the lifeblood of our business and we wanted to celebrate these men and women for helping us achieve our mission of simplifying and improving the lives of people in the Kingdom. So we held our first Captain’s Excellence Award Ceremony in Riyadh.

Over 300 Captains joined us as the event recognised their service and commitment in driving impact through meaningful initiative across the kingdom. Some of these initiatives included the vaccination campaign in collaboration with the MOH, which helped more than 100,000 men, women and children across 17 cities get vaccinated in their own homes. Careem also collaborated with BUPA Arabia during Ramadan of 2018 to donate clothes from customers to people in need in KSA, where over 180,000 donations were collected.

Awards were handed out based on criteria such as: captains with the highest number of trips, highest (customer given) ratings and longest serving Captains. Rewards were also handed out to captain ambassadors, i.e. those ..

Careem Bus has launched in Egypt – and it will help fix one of…

Careem Bus has just launched in Egypt, and not only will it help with mobility in Cairo, it could also change the city for the better.

A report from the World Bank estimates the annual costs of the congestion in Cairo to be up to $8 billion and clearly the situation there is one that needs to be addressed. But crucially, the World Bank report added, “Congestion does not have to be a fact of life. Cairo could be a more livable city, with adequate public transportation for the many that rely on it, and safer streets for all.”

We agree, so Careem undertook a study and discovered that 40 percent of the Egyptian population is not being served by a proper transportation service that suits their needs. And in Cairo there just isn’t a high-quality, reliable bus service available on the city’s main routes that can help solve the congestion problem – so we’ve launched Careem Bus.

Careem Bus represents the middle ground between the existing public transport and ride hailing cars. We believe th..

The RATP Group announces that it has acquired a stake in Communauto Paris

Montreal & Paris- May 16th, 2017 – The RATP Group announces that it has acquired a stake in Communauto Paris. The RATP group is investing in the Paris subsidiary of Communauto, a long-standing carsharing player, through its new subsidiary, RATP Capital Innovation, dedicated to investing in start-ups.

This first acquisition demonstrates the RATP Group’s desire to strengthen its links with start-ups to encourage innovation and the development of new services. It is above all a way for the company to adapt to the new needs of both travelers and communities, in an evolving mobility market.

Elizabeth Borne, RATP’s CEO and Benoit Robert, Communauto’s CEO

A positive association for both parties
A new form of sustainable mobility, carsharing offers a reliable alternative to the individual car and is complementary to the traditional offer of public transport. It also improves the quality of life in the city by reducing car congestion and freeing up public space so far dedicated to parking.

The Ile-de-France region, the historic territory of the RATP group, is particularly conducive to the development of station-based carsharing, given the population density and the exceptional level of public transport.

For Elisabeth Borne, President and CEO of the RATP group, “This stake allow us to add carsharing, a mobility option with a bright future, to our range of services. Since 2012, Communauto has allowed Parisians to discover the virtues of station-based carsharing and now wishes to extend its services on a regional scale” . She continues: “The RATP Group is proud to accompany Communauto in this new phase of its development. “

For his part, Benoît Robert, CEO of Communauto, says : “This association represents an important milestone. In all markets where we operate, we have always wanted to integrate our offer with public transport in order to create synergies between the two services. This underlines a paradigm shift. Our common objective is to replace as many personal cars as possible with quality mobility services. “

About RATP group
With 16 million passengers transported daily around the world, the RATP Group is the fifth largest urban transport operator in the world. With its 14 metro lines (including two automatic lines), its two RER lines, its 7 tram lines, its 350 bus lines and its shuttle services to the two airports in the Paris region, the multimodal network operated by RATP in the Paris area is the largest multimodal network in the world to be managed by a single company. The RATP Group is able to imagine, design and carry out infrastructure development projects, operate and maintain networks, regardless of the mode of transport (metro, regional train, tramway, bus) , Or to develop innovative mobility services (passenger information, tele-ticketing, pricing, customer marketing).

About Communauto
Communauto was founded in Québec City in 1994. The company has a social, environmental and urbanistic mission. It is not only the oldest carsharing company in North America but also the first North American carsharing organisation to offer a large fleet of 100% electric vehicles as well as both station-based and free-floating carsharing services. It service relies on more than 2000 vehicles. Its network is in full expansion, present in 7 canadian cities : Kingston, Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal (Laval and Longueuil), Québec, Sherbrooke, Halifax and, since 2012, in Paris, France.

Informations :

Groupe RATP : 01 58 78 37 37 / servicedepresse@ratp.fr

Communauto :

Brigitte Geoffroy / T +1 514 499-2956 bgeoffroy@communauto.ca
www.communauto.ca

Federica Campina

Agency Chief Officer, Communauto Paris

+33 1 72 09 07 75/ +33 6 31 75 80 27 fcampina@communauto.paris<

Lyft Welcomes First Senior Director of AV Safety and Compliance

Lyft is on a mission to build the world’s best transportation ecosystem, and as part of that, our ongoing investment in self-driving is critical. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’ve brought on a world-class executive to lead our AV safety efforts. John Maddox joins Lyft as Senior Director, Autonomous Safety and Compliance, where… Continue reading Lyft Welcomes First Senior Director of AV Safety and Compliance

Learning from the past to move forward

Learning from the past to move forward UberATGBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 20 By: Eric Meyhofer, Head of Uber Advanced Technologies Group Developing self-driving technology is one of the biggest technical challenges of our time. If successful, these vehicles have the potential to make our roads safer and transportation more affordable for everyone. With these big challenges and possibilities come… Continue reading Learning from the past to move forward

Lyft Launches Scooters for Nashville Riders

Lyft scooters are officially live in Nashville. This marks our first scooter launch in the South as we work closely and collaboratively with cities before we launch our mobility solutions. This summer, we mapped out our vision for how Lyft Bikes & Scooters will reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled, increase public transportation trips… Continue reading Lyft Launches Scooters for Nashville Riders

Via Sees A Shared Future, Starting with the NYC Congestion Surcharge

Published December 19, 2018 9:00 am, Via NYC
Via Sees A Shared Future, Starting with the NYC Congestion Surcharge
Via riders saved more than $90M in New York by sharing rides in 2018

Via, the leading provider of shared rides in New York City, sees the congestion surcharge, effective January 1, as the next step in a greater vision of shared mobility in New York and around the globe. The congestion surcharge increases consumer focus on how we commute, and the low cost of the surcharge for shared rides as compared to private is a recognition that shared rides are a key piece of working towards solving the issue of congestion in our cities– something Via has been committed to since day one.

In 2018 alone, Via riders in New York saved more than $90M and 9.2M pounds of CO2 by sharing rides versus traveling private. More than 400K Via routes this year in New York City had least 5 pickups, and 95% of our rides since launch in 2013 in New York are booked as shared, which is significant as compared to self-reported data from Uber (20%) and Lyft (35%) overall.

“We applaud New York for treating shared rides differently than private rides when it comes to the cost of the surcharge, and we at Via see this as the next step in a greater vision of shared mobility here at home and worldwide. In fact, cities are already using Via’s technology to power their own shared transit, helping to bridge the gap between public transportation and private vehicles, reducing single occupancy vehicles on the road,” said Daniel Ramot, CEO and co-founder of Via.

Via introduced its dynamic routing technology for efficient shared rides in 41 new markets in 2018, 38 of which were partnerships with cities and organizations committed to evolving mobility for their residents, employees or students, for example. From Singapore where Via recently launched a dynamic, on-demand public bus service to Arlington, TX where the city replaced its fixed bus line with a fleet of Via’s vehicles to LA where Via is launching a service with LA Metro early this year—this is a world in which Via is well-versed.

Via’s platform and technology were designed to make sharing work, and this is what has separated Via from its competitors from day one. In fact, the TLC reported in 2018 that Via has the highest utilization rate of any for-hire vehicle service in New York City, highlighting the congestion reducing benefits of Via’s shared platform built on the bedrock of efficient, dynamic routing and “virtual bus stops” that match passengers headed in the same direction into a shared vehicle. The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) took note, as Via is the only ride hailing organization that has been actively working with the DOT in New York to address congestion through shared rides with Gridlock Alert Days.

About Via:

Via is re-engineering public transit, from a regulated system of rigid routes and schedules to a fully dynamic, on-demand network. Via’s mobile app connects multiple passengers who are headed the same way, allowing riders to seamlessly share a premium vehicle. First launched in New York City in September 2013, the Via platform currently operates in the United States, and in Europe through its joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Vans, ViaVan. Via’s technology is also deployed worldwide through partner projects with public transportation agencies, private transit operators, taxi fleets, private companies, and universities, seamlessly integrating with public transit infrastructure to provide the most cutting edge on-demand mobility innovation.

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