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