Astypalea: On-demand and shared mobility for an entire island
The Challenge
The challenge has been defined by the Greek island to relaunch the local transport system by integrating a more sustainable mix of different types of mobility modes ands electric vehicles, accessible through shared and on-demand services.
A flexible, demand-responsive shuttle solution should replace the fixed, scheduled line, while a fleet of shared cars, motorcycles and ebikes is desired to support the decarbonisation of transport, reduce congestion, and mitigate parking pressure.
The Solution
The mobility solution by giravolta.io, is broken into three parts:
- the end-user app, with the user having access to two services: AstyGO vehicle sharing (cars, ebikes and mopeds) and ASTYBUS on-demand (shuttle service),
- the driver-app for the shuttles and
- the backoffice for operations and fleet management tasks.
Customers can pay per ride or flat rate. Residents are offered a yearly 60€ ticket to make use of all the services.
Making an impact
More than 21,000 trips were made in less than 3 months by the islands' citizens and visitors. Higher satisfaction and efficiency of the shuttle service is an achievement by itself, while the deployment of new electric vehicles allowed a positive impact on the reduction in C02 and other emissions.
Lessons learnt
Thanks to the on-demand-algorithm, the bus operator is able to manage the supply of vehicles & drivers, in the most efficient way to cover the demand.