Car-Pooling and Sharing City Platform “Wasilni” – Al Madinah Smart City

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Car-Pooling and Sharing City Platform “Wasilni”

“Wasilni”, meaning “Drive me” in Arabic, is a carpooling and ride sharing platform that connects car owners with passengers who want to share a ride to a specific destination. The more individuals travel and move alone, the more the city suffers from congestion, air pollution and limited available parking lots. Using intelligent analytics and comprehensive filtering, the “Wasilni” carpooling solution matches drivers with passengers based on location, preferences, time and journey duration, eventually creating a positive impact on various areas such as traffic and air pollution in the city. If widely adopted, the platform will allow for less congestion on roads and parking lots, along with supporting better social interactions and a cleaner urban environment.

KEY

CHALLENGES

Current transport ecosystem lacks accessible and convenient multi-modal options

Authorities are unable to effectively manage and accommodate the seasonal and continual pedestrian and vehicle traffic across the

Road accidents and related fatality rates are still on the rise

KEY EXPECTED BENEFITS

Less Traffic Congestion

Empty car seats will be better utilized with the carpooling services that present a more feasible personal mobility option compared to the cost of car ownership

Limited Environmental Degradation

The number of vehicles on roads and their associated harmful emissions will decrease due to carpooling services that will substitute private vehicles

ALIGNMENT TO SMART CITY OBJECTIVES

Responsive

Reliable

TARGET USERS

Resident

Commuter

Tourist

USE CASE

JOURNEY

Jameel, a student at the Islamic University of Madinah, drives to school every day. His friends recommend him to use the newly launched carpooling and sharing city platform, through which he can connect with passengers who want to share a ride to school or another destination on his way.

Jameel subscribes to the platform, fills background and profile information, and becomes a member of the platform’s community. He enters his car details, including number of seats, and inputs information about his usual transport journeys and destinations.

Platform users now have access to Jameel’s mobility journey and habits, and based on their preferences and needs, can request to join a ride with him.

Jameel receives a request from two Islamic University students to join his ride to university the next day. He checks the passengers’ profiles to approve or decline the requests based on their reviews and feedback from other platform users. Jameel approves the two passengers and pins a pickup location on the platform’s map to meet before the ride.

After completing the ride, payments are settled through the platform. Both Jameel and the passengers rate their trip (out of 5 stars) considering the trip’s comfort, driver’s and passengers’ friendliness, etc. Following this trip, Jameel and the passengers became good friends, and kept on carpooling to university on a weekly basis.

POTENTIAL SERVICE FEATURES

Booking and receiving rides

Instant e-payment method

Customized recommendations

Periodic trip booking

Cost-effective

Environment saving score

KEY TOUCH POINTS

Mobile App

Website

Smart Wearables

Wallet

Social Media

Implementation
Timeline

Within 6 months

12 – 18 months

Over 24 months

Technology Commercial Viability

Currently commercialized

1 – 3 years to commercialize

5+ years to
commercialize

Regulatory Conduciveness

No New Policies and
Standards

Some Policies &
Standards to be
Introduced

Complex Policies to be
Introduced

Investment Requirement

Low

Medium

High

Use Case Ownership

Government Driven

Piloted by Gov. & Transitioned to Private Sector

Private Sector

Startups & Entrepreneurs

IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS

Consolidation of public and private parking inventories

Network and internet connectivity in indoor and underground spaces

Potential installation and integration of supporting infrastructure for outdoor parking spots

POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

IN THE MARKET

Transport & Mobility

Use Cases

Smart End-to-End Parking Systems

Real-Time Responsive City Transport Infrastructure “Mubasher”

Predictive Road Maintenance

Car-Pooling and Sharing City Platform “Wasilni”

Assistive Technologies for Public Transportation

Driving School
of the Future

Urban Micro-Mobility Solutions Platform “Jawlat Al Madinah”

Move in Al Madinah Companion App

City EV Digital Hub