4 Trends In Shared Mobility That Brits Should Know About

Shared mobility is a trend that’s currently very hot. There are a wider number of analysis centred on it and widespread discussions on its potential benefits for businesses. Most cover electrification, autonomous driving, micro-mobility, and mobility as a service. Brits should learn more about these trends as shared mobility is already picking up steam in the UK.

Below we’ll present the top four trends that will quite possibly shape shared mobility in 2022.

Driver License Verification For Shared Mobility

You’ve probably rented vehicles while abroad, having to go through a pile of documents just to get a rental. Shared mobility might change that very soon and make the process effortless. A driver license check and validation through this service enables mobility operators to prevent fraudsters to drive rental cars. In this way, only those drivers certified by the government can sit behind the wheel.

It’s a win-win for everyone as fraudsters will be kept off the road while car rental services will be able to quickly recognise if a client is ideal for the car. Moreover, it will eliminate the need for heaps of documentation and make the process blazing fast, just as we’d expect out of future tech.

Tailored Multimodal Ecosystems

In the past few years, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for multimodal services. They cut back on friction and make transfers between modes smoother than ever. It’ll be easier in the future to change a mode if you don’t trust one. Hence, multimodal ecosystems will be more effective in managing transportation demand compared to current tools such as road tolls or congestion charging.

Nowadays, carshare providers are already diversifying their offers by including e-bikes and e-scooters in their service catalog. Just recently, e-scooter startup Tier bought Nextbike, doubling down on its commitment to e-bikes. The German-based company is one of the biggest shared mobility operators in Europe, and this move confirms the startup’s multi-modal approach going ahead.

Employee Mobility

At the moment, many smart companies are shifting from providing company cars to mobility budgets. Instead of receiving said cars, employees are now getting a budget toward alternative modes of transfer. In this case, employees and companies are meeting sustainability goals and going green while providing more flexibility.

In 2018, for example, Belgium introduced a mobility allowance, followed by a mobility budget in 2019. It’s the kind of green future we’re all counting on, and we hope that many other countries follow the example.

E-Hailing

This is part of the mobility as a service trend that’s going to reshape how we call transport. You know how people stand in the streets hailing for a cab? With e-hailing, that trend will go in history and reduce the dependence on privately owned cars and transport apps. It’ll combine the service from car rentals, taxis, public transport, and even car sharing into a single stream or platform accessible from smartphones.

In short, you won’t have to hail transport from the street – you can do it from an app. We’re already using our phones for everything these days, so why not hail a cab from them as well?