Car2go and DriveNow
The concept of the new joint venture also includes automated driving.
BerlinDaimler and BMW want their mobility services from Berlin out of control. Daimler-Boss Dieter Zetsche said on Thursday in Berlin that the headquarters of the new joint venture should sit in the capital. Last had the US Competition Authority go-ahead given for the merger of carsharing, driving, parking and e-car charging services.
With 28 million customers, the new company is the largest supplier in Europe, Together with BMW Daimler now wants better with providers from the United States and Asia can compete, stressed Zetsche.
Like many other manufacturers, the two high-end car makers intend to move away from selling vehicles and offering mobility services. In addition to the carsharing companies DriveNow and Car2Go, the new company also includes MyTaxi or ParkNow. This should be such a service provider Over Paroli are offered.
Zetsche emphasized that the concept also includes automated driving. Together with Bosch, Daimler wanted to launch its first automated ride-sharing service in Jan José, California, in 2019. In Germany For autonomous driving, a nationwide, functioning 5G mobile network along the traffic routes is needed. At the moment, however, the 4G standard also lags far behind other European countries.
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