Populus and Lime enter vehicle data partnership in Seattle

A partnership between data and car-share providers has been formed in the US city of Seattle to help improve parking utilisation. Data solutions company Populus will receive real-time GPS data from Lime’s free-floating car-share fleet, LimePod, which launched last month in the city. The Populus platform will then deliver reports to the Seattle Department of Transportation in a bid to evaluate the use of curb space and develop parking strategies that will help reduce vehicle ownership. Populus says its
December 11, 2018 Read time: 2 mins

A partnership between data and car-share providers has been formed in the US city of Seattle to help improve parking utilisation.

Data solutions company Populus will receive real-time GPS data from Lime’s free-floating car-share fleet, LimePod, which %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external launched false http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/lime-launches-free-floating-car-share-service-in-seattle/ false false%> last month in the city.

The Populus platform will then deliver reports to the Seattle Department of Transportation in a bid to evaluate the use of curb space and develop parking strategies that will help reduce vehicle ownership.  

Populus says its platform is being used by cities to evaluate and plan for shared mobility services such as dockless electric scooters and bikes. Its third-party solution, Mobility Manager, helps cities access real-time data from private operators to develop policies and plan infrastructure.

Regina Clewlow, CEO and co-founder of Populus, says free-floating car-share, dockless bikes and scooters provide people with viable alternatives to car ownership.

“With access to data on how these services are being used, cities and the private sector can work more collaboratively to design a better transportation future,” Clewlow adds.

Classification & Data Collection

Related Content

  • Keolis launches free autonomous shuttle service at French University
    January 4, 2019
    Keolis has launched a free electric autonomous shuttle service at the University of Lille in France which is operating on open public roads for one year. Two Navya shuttles are running on a 1.4km route in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, which includes four dedicated stops from Monday to Friday. These vehicles will also provide connections to two the Cité Scientifique’ and 4 Cantons Stade Pierre Mauroy metro stations. This trial was realised through an agreement with the European Metropole of Lille.
    Read More
  • Berg Insight: free floating car sharing served 5.6m members 2017
    April 20, 2018
    Free floating car sharing services utilised 40,000 vehicles and served 5.6 million members in 2017, according to a report released by Swedish internet of things firm Berg Insight. The study also forecasted that membership of the service will reach 14.3 million using around 102,000 vehicles by the end of 2022. This service allows members to pick up and drop-off cars anywhere within a designated area where parking is allowed. Users can access available cars without prior booking or be required to schedule
    Read More
  • Lyft Green Mode option allows riders to request electric and hybrid vehicles
    April 17, 2019
    Lyft is launching a Green Mode feature within its app to provide riders in Seattle with the option to travel in an electric or hybrid vehicle. The move follows the company’s planned introduction of thousands of electric vehicles (EVs) onto its platform this year. Lyft says the deployment will allow its drivers to increase net earnings as it says the cost of travelling in an EV is half that of a petrol-powered car, therefore saving hundreds of dollars per month on fuel costs. Drivers can switch
    Read More
  • Renault and Waymo explore AV service in Paris
    November 14, 2019
    Renault and Waymo are hoping to establish an autonomous mobility service between Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport and La Défense, a business district in France’s capital Paris. Valérie Pécresse, president of the Paris region, says the service could “play a key role for the mobility of Île-de-France inhabitants, tourists and therefore for the international attractiveness of our region, which is investing €100 million to develop the infrastructure on which autonomous vehicles will operate.” Both partie
    Read More

Highlighted Content