30 Shared Transportation Innovations

From Airport Car Sharing Services to Free Vehicle Rentals

Shared transportation services offer a happy medium that evades the unreliable nature of public transportation and the costs of owning a vehicle. Whether you're looking to travel from home to work, the airport or just somewhere fun, beyond getting you from point A to B, these services have great benefits for the environment, community-building and your wallet.

Taking rental cars to the next level are services like Zipcar's ONE>WAY, which lets a driver drop off a vehicle at their end destination rather than where a trip started. To help drivers and passengers connect on the fly for carpooling, there are apps like Blancride and Heetch.

Although the average person will never own a helicopter, private jet or luxury car, there are tons of shared transportation services that will let you hail one on-demand. For instance, in order to make luxury air travel affordable to the masses, the Blade app lets a traveler arrange a time to fly to the Hamptons and crowdsource the rest of the seats to reduce the cost that they would otherwise have to pay in full for a solo trip.

SCORE
4.1 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 60%
Activity 55%
Freshness 8%
Electrifying Rental Cars
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Autos
Electrifying Rental Cars
Social Ride-Sharing Sites
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Autos
Social Ride-Sharing Sites
Automaker Car-Sharing Collabs
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Autos
Automaker Car-Sharing Collabs
Parisian Rideshare Apps
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Autos
Parisian Rideshare Apps
Car Rental Cooperatives
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Social Good
Car Rental Cooperatives
Luxury Vehicle Rental Sites
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Autos
Luxury Vehicle Rental Sites
Supercharged Rental Cars
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Autos
Supercharged Rental Cars
Cubed Car-Pool Vehicles
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Autos
Cubed Car-Pool Vehicles
Friendly Ridesharing Apps
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Autos
Friendly Ridesharing Apps
Senior Transportation Services
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Autos
Senior Transportation Services
Helicopter-Hailing Services
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Autos
Helicopter-Hailing Services
Motorcycle Ride Sharing Platforms
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Autos
Motorcycle Ride Sharing Platforms
Neighborly Shipping Services
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Autos
Neighborly Shipping Services
Electric Car-Sharing Schemes
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Autos
Electric Car-Sharing Schemes
One-Way Shared Cars
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Autos
One-Way Shared Cars
Community Car Clubs
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Social Good
Community Car Clubs
Personal Car Rental Apps
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Autos
Personal Car Rental Apps
Community-Driven Concept Cars
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Community-Driven Concept Cars
Crowdsourced Helicopter Ride Apps
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Eco
Crowdsourced Helicopter Ride Apps
Luxurious Auto-Renting Apps
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Autos
Luxurious Auto-Renting Apps
Eco-Friendly Car Rentals
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Autos
Eco-Friendly Car Rentals
Micro-Car Rental Services
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Autos
Micro-Car Rental Services
Airport Car Sharing Services
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Autos
Airport Car Sharing Services
Crowdsourced Private Travel Experiences
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Autos
Crowdsourced Private Travel Experiences
Free Vehicle Rentals
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Free Vehicle Rentals
Peer-To-Peer Carsharing
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Autos
Peer-To-Peer Carsharing
Bike-Lending Double Deckers
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Autos
Bike-Lending Double Deckers
Mainstream Supercar Rentals
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Autos
Mainstream Supercar Rentals
Hi-Tech Borrowed Bicycles
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Social Good
Hi-Tech Borrowed Bicycles
Power-Sharing Concept Cars
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Autos
Power-Sharing Concept Cars

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