Groupe PSA pilots Free2Move app in Seattle

Mobility solutions provider Groupe PSA is to launch its Free2Move smartphone app in Seattle – the first such application in the US. The mobility solutions app interacts with a range of car and bike sharing providers allowing users to compare location, characteristics and operating costs of available transportation options, including offerings from Car2Go, Zipcar then TravelCar. Several bike sharing services such as Ofo Bike, Lime Bike and Spin Bike will be added over the next 60 days.
October 5, 2017 Read time: 1 min

Mobility solutions provider Groupe PSA is to launch its Free2Move smartphone app in Seattle – the first such application in the US.

The mobility solutions app interacts with a range of car and bike sharing providers allowing users to compare location, characteristics and operating costs of available transportation options, including offerings from 4190 Car2Go, 3874 Zipcar then TravelCar.  Several bike sharing services such as Ofo Bike, Lime Bike and Spin Bike will be added over the next 60 days.

Groupe PSA’s North America president and CEO Larry Dominique said: “As mobility services evolve and innovate based on the way people think about and consume mobility, bringing Free2Move stateside provides us with a unique way to address consumer demands, as well as a flexible platform to roll out future products.”

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