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Features

Through a mobile app, Flexible Fleets could be operated by both public and private agencies, as well as through partnerships

• Micromobility

  Small, low-speed, shared vehicles and services like e-scooters, bikeshare, and neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) shuttles support short trips around a community. 

• Rideshare

  Multi-passenger vehicles can provide pooled trips for people with a common origin and destination. This includes services such as Waze Carpool, and pooled ridehailing services such as uberPOOL and Lyft Shared. Eventually these will develop into automated shared taxis that will be designed to meet passenger needs

• Microtransit

  Smaller transit vehicles can carry up to 15 passengers and provide longerdistance trips that may be ideal for more suburban areas of the region. Demand-responsive microtransit services eventually will be driverless and designed to consider travel preferences.

• Ridehailing

  On-demand vehicles that are available for short- or long-distance trips. Ridehailing and carshare services will be automated in the future and operate as subscription-based services, allowing users to reserve any type of vehicle for their trip.

• Last Mile Delivery
  Semi- or fully-automated vehicles, e-bikes, drones, and bots will deliver a range of goods to a user’s home or to smart lockers at Mobility Hubs. Shared vehicles can make efficient trips by carrying passengers and goods at the same time.

Anticipated Benefits

• Better access to transit

  Flexible Fleets provide services that connect to transit. Currently, 20% of transit riders use micromobility services to connect to transit. 

• Convenience

  Regardless of the trip purpose, the on-demand nature of Flexible Fleets means that people can book a ride anywhere and anytime. 

• Reduced air pollution

  Shifting some single-occupant drivers to transit and shared mobility will lead to fewer vehicle miles traveled and also reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the San Diego region.

• Reduced congestion 
  The use of shared mobility services reduces the number of trips made by cars. Based on the reported use of shared e-bikes across multiple studies, micromobility fleets like bikeshare and scootershare replaced 37% of car trips. Shared mobility services and the use of automated vehicles has been estimated to ease congestion by up to 10%. 

• Affordability 
  By making it easier to access transit, integrated mobility options have been estimated to cost 25% to 35% per trip and offer a low-cost alternative at $1-$1.50 per mile.

•  Equity 
  Flexible Fleets provide a variety of personalized travel services, from car seats to wheelchair lifts and accommodations for the visually impaired. These features help ensure that Flexible Fleet services work for everyone. 
  

Success Stories and Related Links

• In 2019, the City of Oceanside partnered with FordX to launch Hoot Rides, a neighborhood electric vehicle rideshare pilot. The all-electric shuttles served the Downtown Oceanside area, providing residents and visitors with an affordable and convenient connection to the nearby Oceanside Transit Center and community events such as the Sunset Market street fair.

• In 2018, Voyage launched free on-demand driverless taxi service in The Villages, a 40-square mile retirement community north of Orlando, Florida. When fully operational, Voyage will provide convenient door-to-door service to all of the 125,000 seniors who live within the community.
  
  
• In 2019, LA Metro partnered with microtransit provider, Via, to provide a shared and low-cost transportation option to and from rail and bus stations in the Compton, El Monte, and North Hollywood communities. Participants in Metro’s Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) program can use Via free of charge.