I have been closely following the developments in the "field" of urban mobility, or as many say, mobility concepts, and one thing is clear, Daimler AG is betting big on it.
They first made headlines with their car2go program somewhere around 2009 (?) through which you could walk up to a smart fortwo for rent, swipe your smart card, drive to wherever you want within the city and just leave it there.
Now I read that they have acquired a minority stake in a Munich-based company called tiramizoo. Last year, tiramizoo launched a fully automated online booking platform for local courier - meaning you just fill in an online form stating what, where, when and your packet will be delivered! Daimler plans to capitalize tiramizoo's expertise in optimizing flow of goods (efficient use of urban road communication) to add more innovation to services already offered in its car2go program.
Earlier, Daimler also acquired stakes in MyTaxi (an online taxi booking platform) and carpooling.com. car2go already has 150,000 registered users. It seems like Daimler is betting big on the concept of urban mobility and is playing its cards right and has managed to stay ahead of it competitors, especially BMW and Peugeot.
I think Daimler is going to make the concept of urban mobility popular and mainstream.
Watch out for Daimler!
They first made headlines with their car2go program somewhere around 2009 (?) through which you could walk up to a smart fortwo for rent, swipe your smart card, drive to wherever you want within the city and just leave it there.
Now I read that they have acquired a minority stake in a Munich-based company called tiramizoo. Last year, tiramizoo launched a fully automated online booking platform for local courier - meaning you just fill in an online form stating what, where, when and your packet will be delivered! Daimler plans to capitalize tiramizoo's expertise in optimizing flow of goods (efficient use of urban road communication) to add more innovation to services already offered in its car2go program.
Earlier, Daimler also acquired stakes in MyTaxi (an online taxi booking platform) and carpooling.com. car2go already has 150,000 registered users. It seems like Daimler is betting big on the concept of urban mobility and is playing its cards right and has managed to stay ahead of it competitors, especially BMW and Peugeot.
I think Daimler is going to make the concept of urban mobility popular and mainstream.
Watch out for Daimler!
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October 25, 2012 at 6:10 PM
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October 25, 2012 at 9:16 PM
I am glad that you liked my article and its great to know that you, as a consumer, are familiar with the changes that are about to happen in the field of urban mobility.
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