Toyota and Servco Test New Car Share Application
New software and services from Servco, designed to help dealers and distributors to launch car share programs in local markets, will be driving the launch of a car share business built on Toyota’s Mobility Services Platform in Honolulu, Hawaii by end of 2017
The partnership between Toyota and Servco Pacific Inc. (Servco) is designed to deliver more convenient mobility by generating a new suite of software and services for car-sharing technology via Toyota’s Mobility Services Platform (MSPF).
“This successful launch of the MSPF represents the next generation in car-sharing platforms and is Toyota’s global foundation for fleet management, car-sharing, and the future of mobility,” said Zack Hicks, CEO of Toyota Connected North America.
The car-sharing application will support driver identification and authentication, plus payment and fleet management for car-sharing businesses. It also includes a Smart Key Box (SKB), which lets users lock and unlock vehicles via a smartphone. The application was developed in-house and is managed by the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota, Toyota Connected North America (TC).
“This new application demonstrates the power of combining Toyota’s unrivaled global manufacturing and technology capacity with dealers’ extensive local operations to provide consumers with more convenient options to move,” said Shigeki Tomoyama, President of Connected Company, Toyota Motor Corporation.
Since January 2017, Toyota has been working with Getaround on the car-sharing pilot program in San Francisco, Calif., verifying convenience and usability of the SKB. Eventually, Toyota will also begin working with other dealers and distributors to tailor the core technology for their markets, aiming for safe and more convenient, customer-centric mobility services.
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