SHARED-USE VEHICLE SERVICES: A SURVEY OF NORTH AMERICAN MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
Shared-use vehicle services provide members access to a fleet of vehicles for use throughout the day, without the hassles and costs of individual auto ownership. From June 2001 to June 2002 the paper surveyed 28 North American shared-use vehicle service organizations on a range of topics, including business model approach, organizational size, strategic partnerships, pricing strategies, and technology applications. While survey findings demonstrate a decline in the number of organizational starts between June 2001 and June 2002, the rate of operational launches into new cities, membership, and fleet size continue to increase. Several growth-oriented organizations in Canada and the U.S. are responsible for the majority of this growth and innovation. The paper also noted several factors that could facilitate or inhibit shared-use vehicle market growth in North America, such as high capital investment (or start-up costs), dramatic hikes in insurance rates, grant programs and other supportive public policies, and technology developments.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Shaheen, S A
- Meyn, M M
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Conference:
- 9th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Date: 2002-10-14 to 2002-10-17
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 12p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Capital investments; Pricing; Service agencies; Shared parking; Strategic planning; Taxi services; Technological innovations; Vehicle fleets; Vehicle sharing; Vehicles
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00960310
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 29 2003 12:00AM