Transportation innovation 8 questions http://www.imagebase.net/City-88911873/IMG_2356-copy
Idea # 1: What if it was easy to drive with other people? Idea # 2: What if car sharing was done more often? Idea # 3: What if parking a car in cities was easy? Idea # 4: What if it easy for people to help each other bring things from A to B? Idea # 5: What if more cars were small, light, and inexpensive? Idea # 6: What if cars were environmentally friendly? Idea # 7: What if cars could sail and/or fly? Idea # 8: How can cities become more bicycle friendly?
Idea # 1 What if it was easy to drive with other people?
Sources http://www.blablacar.com/ http://www.fahrgemeinschaft.de/ http://gocarshare.com/ http://gomore.dk/ https://www.liftshare.com/ http://www.lyft.me/ http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.ch/ https://www.uber.com/ http://www.vadrouille-covoiturage.com/
Sources http://www.cityzencab.com/ http://www.gettaxi.com/ https://hailocab.com/ http://www.lyft.me/ https://www.mytaxi.com/ https://www.side.cr/ https://www.snappcab.com/ http://tooxme.com/ https://www.uber.com/ http://www.zapacab.com/
Idea # 2 What if car sharing was done more often?
Sources http://www.autonetzer.de/ http://www.buzzcar.com/ http://www.deways.com/ https://www.drivy.com/ http://gomore.dk/ https://minbildinbil.dk/ https://www.nachbarschaftsauto.de/ https://sharoo.com/ http://www.tamyca.de/
Sources https://www.car2go.com/ http://www.mobility.ch/ http://www.zipcar.com/
Idea # 3 What if parking a car in cities was easy?
Sources http://www.gottapark.com/ http://www.parkcirca.com/ http://www.pamg.co/ https://www.parkatmyhouse.com/ http://parkit.ch/ http://www.parku.ch/ http://www.monsieurparking.com/ http://www.streetline.com/
Idea # 4 What if it easy for people to help each other bring things from A to B?
Sources https://www.bringbee.ch/ http://bringrs.dk/ https://www.easybring.com/ https://wunwun.com/
Idea # 5 What if more cars were small, light, and inexpensive?
Example: Renault Twizy
Sources http://inhabitat.com/renaults-twizy-to-be-cheapest-electric-vehicle-on-the-market/ http://www.renault.com/en/vehicules/aujourd-hui/renault-vehicules-electriques/pages/twizy.aspx
What makes the Tata Nano so cheap?
Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7957671.stm http://www.tatanano.com/
The Tata Group’s inexpensive car, the Nano, is profitable because the company has reduced many cost structure elements, accepted lower-than-standard gross margins, sold the Nano in large volumes to its target market: first-time car buyers in emerging market.
http://www.businessindevelopment.nl/uploaded_files/6_reinventing_your_business_model.pdf
Further inspiration http://forumblog.org/2014/01/will-car-future-look-like/
Idea # 6 What if cars were environmentally friendly?
Rethinking tradition # 6
What if more cars were environmentally friendly?
Sources http://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/electricvehicles/leaf.htm#vehicles/electricvehicles/leaf http://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/electric-vehicles/electric-leaf/leaf.htm
http://www.smart.com/
Idea # 7 What if cars could sail and/or fly?
Combine driving and sailing
http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/114-4x4-waverunner.html
Combine driving and flying
http://pal-v.com/
http://martinjetpack.com/photo-gallery.aspx
Idea # 8 How can cities become more bicycle friendly?
Further inspiration http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/bicycle-friendly-cities https://delicious.com/frankcalberg/transport
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