Most e-bike rental or sharing systems require downloading mobile apps, registering, linking a card and several other steps before the first rental. These requirements often discourage users, leading many to walk past rather than rent a bike. Additionally, during the rental termination, users must take several photos to ensure parking compliance. MOBY’s Tap-and-Ride system has been designed to allow for instant bike rental by simply tapping a credit card or phone with Apple Pay or Google Pay on the bike’s reader. Additionally with a smart lock system, rental termination is automated upon connecting the bike to a bike park.
We believe that a sustainable future for urban mobility relies on app-less bike rentals, elevating the user experience whereby users can simply tap their cards or digital wallets on their phones to unlock a bike, ride around and park securely to the public bike stands in a city using smart locks. The simpler and quicker it takes to start and end a bike rental, the higher ridership it would lead to, ultimately leading to a green mobility transition in cities.
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This activity aims to simplify bike rental by eliminating cumbersome registration, app downloads and login processes.
This activity aims to address the barriers to uptake of bicycle rental services including downloading specific apps, registering as a user and setting up a payment system.
The activity will result in the implementation of a "Tap-and-Ride" system for instant e-bike rentals using contactless payment (credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay) on integrated bike readers.
