Increasing Acceptance of Free-Floating Car Sharing Systems Using Smart Relocation Strategies: A Survey Based Study of car2go Hamburg

摘要: Rapid growth rates seem to indicate that recently introduced free-floating car sharing (FFCS) can mean a breakthrough for the idea. Like other vehicle systems, FFCS systems face significant regional demand fluctuations. Thus, providers might have reposition empty vehicles not lose potential customers. However, this aspect has been hardly examined in research and practice. This study aims investigate appropriate relocation strategies new type of regarding case car2go. For purpose survey based evaluation was conducted, were developed, discrete-event simulation model with real time data from car2go drafted. The results availability cars is crucial customer acceptance, but customers are open smart strategies. Furthermore, developed approach provides basis an in-depth analysis various different objectives using realistic forecast.