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Systems and methods for vehicle fleet sharing

A fleet and queue technology, applied in data processing applications, instruments, forecasting, etc., can solve the problem of underutilization of vehicles

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-03-22
热布卡公司
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Car rental companies typically have the most demand on weekdays when consumers are traveling, and their vehicles are often underutilized on weekends

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[0049] In some embodiments, the techniques of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for sharing vehicles between fleets. Vehicle sharing companies and vehicle rental companies can utilize the techniques of this disclosure to manage shared vehicles to reduce fleet costs and optimize utilization. For example, a fleet of vehicles owned by a car rental company or a car-sharing company can be designed as a shared asset such that they are transferred between the two companies' fleets on an as-needed basis. On weekends when demand from the rental company is low and demand from the sharing company peaks, shared vehicles can be transferred from the rental company to the sharing company. After the weekend as demand for the sharing company's vehicles decreases and demand for the rental company's queue increases, the shared vehicles may be transferred back to the rental company's queue. This increases the average utilization of each vehicle in the combined fleet for both com...

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The disclosed technology relates generally to methods and systems for sharing vehicles between fleets. Vehicle sharing services typically experience the most use during the weekend. Thus, many vehicles used by vehicle sharing services sit idle during the week. Meanwhile, vehicle rental companies experience the most demand during the week and their vehicles are underutilized during the week. The disclosed technology, in certain embodiments, provides systems and methods for sharing vehicles between a vehicle sharing entity and a vehicle renting entity. This allows the entities to lower fleet costs and obtain better fleet utilization by moving vehicles between fleets when one entity anticipates a spike in demand. For example, the ability for the vehicle sharing service to utilize a rental vehicle agency's excess weekend inventory will allow them to meet its strong weekend demand without the need for purchasing and maintaining additional vehicles.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application claims the priority and interest of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 979460, filed on April 14, 2014, entitled "Systems and Methods for Vehicle Fleet Sharing (Systems and Methods for Vehicle Fleet Sharing)", which The contents of the US Provisional Patent Application are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. technical field [0003] This article describes methods and systems for sharing vehicles between vehicle rental fleets and vehicle sharing fleets so that vehicle utilization is increased and companies are able to reduce overhead costs. Background technique [0004] The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to sharing vehicles between fleets. Car-sharing companies offer consumers the ability to use a vehicle for a short period of time in exchange for a fee, usually on an hourly basis. Car-sharing services are typically in greatest demand on weekends when consumers need a vehicle for a...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/08
CPCG06Q10/087G06Q30/0645G06Q10/04G06Q10/06312G06Q10/06313G06Q10/06314G06Q50/40
Inventor 威尔·褚大卫·兰伯特迪伦·斯宾斯克里斯·惠勒格里芬·马哈尼如森·古格莫斯詹姆斯·马蒂诺吉多·巴托罗尼迈尔斯·霍夫曼克里斯·褚艾利克斯·穆勒尼尔米莱斯利·莫迪拉艾尔·西利斯考特·鲁德本格
Owner 热布卡公司
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