Mobility International Inc.

MobiSys 2.0, The Car Sharing Technology

Mobility’s success as the number one car sharing Company in Europe comes from the visionary idea of sharing cars instead of owning them. In the same collaborative philosophy, Mobility International is now ready to share Mobility Switzerland’s Car Sharing Technology “Mobisys” with Car Sharing operators worldwide in a “Software as a Service” model that is unpresented.

Daniela Bomatter, CEO Mobility International

MobiSys 2.0, the Car Sharing Technology

MobiSys 2.0 is the state-of-the-art business software that manages all processes of a car sharing organization and is offered as a Cloud Solution (Cloud Computing is the most advanced model of delivering business software over the internet). Its multilingual capability (customer and user side) can handle any number of languages – and is unique in the world of car sharing.

 

Its research and development spans over 20 years of trials that are backed by the completion of successful business practices and extensive research data. It has been developed in collaboration with our partners Proreda (www.proreda.ch) and Comerge (www.comerge.net). The software manages more than 100'000 customers and 3’000 automobiles in three countries (Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Austria). Until date it processes over 2 million transactions per year.

The further development of MobiSys 2.0 is an ongoing process with frequent minor and major updates.

MobiSys 2.0 software includes all the necessary elements for successfully managing business processes of car sharing. This includes the management of the customers, products, tariffs, locations, vehicles and on-board computers of edge. The system also allows a fully automated management of the car sharing transaction, including: reservations on Internet; invoicing to customers – all by means of the on-board computer and the MobiSys 2.0 software platform. Furthermore, the actual software allows for the analysis of real-time complex statistics and transactions which provide immediate front and back end feed-back in order to be able to proceed with exact fulfilment of the request of service involved in the entire cycle of the car sharing experience to the car sharing customer.

 

How does MobiSys 2.0 work?
  • By delivering on the most advanced Cloud Software platform available today – the system has completely been re-developed, using leading-edge software technology: Google Web Toolkit, Java, SQL-Server 2008. 
  • As a flexible system for car sharing operators with its self-service booking system, including CRM functionality for an organisation’s Marketing team. 
  • Through its multi-tenant platform, enabling a single common infrastructure, and code base that is centrally maintained.
  • By providing a 24/7 application that is hosted and supported in a secure data Centre in Switzerland.
  • By eliminating the need for hardware, servers, and installations, - all with the highest standards of technical service available today.
  • By providing a significant cost reduction from business expenditures because costs are based on a pay-to-use-the-service basis rather than by having to pay for hardware, software and support separately.
  • Through a modular architecture.
  • By allowing a superior management capability for an organisation’s fleet and clients.
  • By supporting a business to implement a process-driven framework to handle and manage contracts, products, flexible price-models, payment systems, Call-Center tools, cars, stations and much more related to car sharing activities.
  • By providing a process-based activity – framework, which optimizes your company’s business-processes by standardizing them without loosing flexibility.
Example of MobiSys 2.0 Components
  • Rich Client including 
    - User administration (languages, rights, access)
    - B2C administration (clients, customers, vehicles, stations, parking lots, customer-cards, etc.)
    - B2B administration with great flexibility in invoice design, cost centre allocation, “booking in booking”, group handling
    - Payment Systems (products, car utilization, accidents, general) o Flexible Management of Parking and Car - Locations
    - Event driven Task-Management
    - Call-centre application for reservations
    - Products and rates. Flexible design options are ready, e.g. best-price options
    - Car maintenance and accident/damage management o Administration of customer credits, incl. account management on the invoice (e.g. for the managing of advance cash deposits)
    - Free recording of credit and debit amounts
    - Universal import interface o Interface to accounting Software
    - Output Management (customer letters/E-mails/Text-messages in various forms)
    - Administration of loans and time deposits
  • Internet Private Zone for Online-booking, Online-payment and Online-feedback
     
  • Out-management System (for sending letters, e-mails and textmessages to the clients)
Functionalities of the on-board computer

Working in conjunction with Convadis, the latest technology in on-board computers for car sharing, the functionalities include:

  • Reservation transactions and associated information 
  • Collection of travel data (e.g. distance, time)
  • Ability to change reservations
  • Ability to perform new reservations at the vehicles 
  • Enter car in advance, if there is no pending reservation
  • Key detection- and control-unit
  • Control of speedometer, fuel, doors, central-locking system, ignition
  • Fuel card / parking card control unit
  • Key control unit 
  • Multilingual
  • Hands-free mobile phone
  • One-touch direct connection with the Customer Care Centre interfaces
  • GPS 
  • 3 x CAN 
  • LIN 
  • Accident detection unit communication 
  • SMS 
  • Data connection with GPRS (e.g. SW-download)
  • Voice-connection

The on-board computer

High Security Computer Center

With the new external Computercenter, housed by Swisscom, Switzerland’s number one Telecommunication company, the customer's requirements are perfectly met. All premises are protected with electronic access systems and 7x24 hours available. Climate and energy are redundant. An automatic fire fighting system and early warning for fire are standard.

The new external Computercenter

The new external Computercenter

Reference film Swisscom housing (in German only) (FLV, 9.6 MB)
Summary: 10 Things to Know about MobiSys 2.0

MobiSys 2.0 is a state-of-the-art cloud business software that manages all processes of a car sharing organization. Its multilingual capability (customer and user side) can handle any number of languages – and is unique in the world of car sharing.

At a glance, MobiSys 2.0:

  • Is developed by Mobility Cooperative Switzerland, the inventors of car sharing.
  • Is an advanced Cloud Software platform (Cloud Computing is the most advanced model of delivering business software over the internet) – the system has completely been re-developed in the last 2 years, including leading-edge software technology: Java, SQL-Server 2008.
  • Provides a significant cost reduction from business expenditures because costs are based on a pay-to-use-the-service basis rather than having to pay to license the system itself.
  • Is a multi-tenant platform, with a single common infrastructure, and code base that is centrally maintained.
  • Means no need for hardware, servers, and installations, and is implemented with the highest standards of technical service available today.
  • Provides a 24/7 application that is hosted in a secure data Centre in Switzerland.
  • Provides a flexible system for car sharing clients with its self-service booking system, including a CRM functionality for an organisation’s Marketing team.
  • Ensures highly flexible Pricing-Models (e.g. hourly, distance, best-price-models).
  • Provides Management Capability for an organisation’s fleet and clients.
  • Helps manage a business by providing a process-driven framework to process and manage contracts, products, flexible price-models, payment systems, Call-Center tools, cars, stations and much more related to car sharing activities.