The 'Dropbike' App Lets Users Locate & Rent Bicycles Using Their Phone
Rahul Kalvapalle — June 28, 2017 — Autos
Dropbike is an innovative new bicycle-sharing app and startup, launched in Toronto, that is designed to make it easier than ever for transient bicycle users to locate and use bicycles on an on-demand basis.
What's great about this smart bicycle-sharing service is that it doesn't require users to worry about clumsy membership cards or keys. Rather, users can simply use the Dropbike app to view a map of available bicycles, choose a bicycle and then receive a code that allows them to unlock their bicycle of choice and rent it for the excellent price of only $1 per hour.
By empowering users to pay for bicycles depending on how much or how little they use them for, Dropbike is well and truly introducing the advantages of the sharing economy to the urban cyclist who doesn't own a bicycle but wants to use one every once in a while.
What's great about this smart bicycle-sharing service is that it doesn't require users to worry about clumsy membership cards or keys. Rather, users can simply use the Dropbike app to view a map of available bicycles, choose a bicycle and then receive a code that allows them to unlock their bicycle of choice and rent it for the excellent price of only $1 per hour.
By empowering users to pay for bicycles depending on how much or how little they use them for, Dropbike is well and truly introducing the advantages of the sharing economy to the urban cyclist who doesn't own a bicycle but wants to use one every once in a while.
Trend Themes
1. On-demand Bicycle Sharing - The rise of bicycle-sharing apps like Dropbike is creating opportunities for on-demand bicycle rentals, eliminating the need for membership cards or keys.
2. Shared Economy in Urban Transportation - Dropbike's innovative approach to bicycle-sharing highlights the potential for shared economy models in the urban transportation sector.
3. Seamless Mobile Rental Services - Dropbike's app-based rental system demonstrates the growing trend towards mobile-enabled, convenient rentals, opening up possibilities for seamless rental services in various industries.
Industry Implications
1. Transportation - The rise of on-demand bicycle-sharing presents opportunities for disruptive innovation within the transportation industry, particularly in urban mobility solutions.
2. Mobile Apps - The success of Dropbike's app-based model indicates the potential for disruptive innovation within the mobile app industry, with a focus on seamless rental platforms.
3. Sharing Economy - Dropbike's introduction of shared bicycle rentals showcases the potential for disruptive innovation within the sharing economy, paving the way for new business models and opportunities in various industries.
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