Intelligent Rural Carpooling

strappo

Giovanni Bianchi

04/05/2016Shared Mobility in European Rural Areas

Point of Departure

• In Italy 8 out of 10 cars carry no passengers*

• Traffic congestion

• Environmental harm

• Cars needed due to insufficient public transport especially in rural areas

• In Europe more than 100 mln people live in rural areas**

** Eurostat 2013

* Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani Ricerche - Cittalia

Predominantly urban regionsIntermediate regionsPredominantly rural regionsData not available *Eurostat

What can improvethe current situation?

A sustainable carpooling service focusedon low density areas: Strappo

What can improvethe current situation?

A sustainable carpooling service focusedon low density areas: Strappo

What can improvethe current situation?

SavesMoney

ReducesTraffic & CO2

ComplementsPublic Transport

InnovationStrappo App

• Driver/Passenger (Easy Switch)

• GPS positioning

• Real-time (Notifications)

• Ride booking

• Reimbursement

• Safety & Privacy

IntegrationMultimodal Trasportation

+ +

strappo

Integration with train,bus and other ridesharing

services

Launch Site

• Initial test: user mindset is an obstacle • Collaboration with Institutions: helps winning over skeptical users

• Massa (IT) interested in deploying Strappo

• Unique advantages to users:

• Carpool only parking spots

• Restricted traffic zone access

Launch Site (2)

Rural Community

Population: 200.000

Density: 200 ppl/km2

Commuters: 30.000

Max detour time: 10 min

up to 40% fewer cars*

*Simulation Data

Local Development Sustainable Tourism

With other carpooling players:

Forming Collaborations

With more towns in Italy and Europe:

• Facilitate community building

• Bring unique advantages to carpoolers

• The next presentation will show an example of this

• Dario Colomba will present a carpooling service that uses Strappo technology

Strappo Team

Giovanni BianchiSoftware Engineer

Matteo LandiSoftware Engineer

Gabriele DiniCreative Director

Marco Mirko NaniBrand Manager