Fleet Sharing @ Thumbeo Corporate: Ubiwhere’s new approach for holistic and sustainable corporate fleet management

Ubiwhere launched a new solution that combines the concept of shared economy with a corporate fleet management technology to meet one of the most significant challenges faced by big companies: having a large fleet that, especially in periods of lower productivity, often remains unused, presenting no operating profit.

Ubiwhere’s response is to enrich its Thumbeo Corporate solution with a fleet sharing functionality to offer these companies the possibility of renting their vehicles to other companies lacking these resources and aiming to expand their business.

Thumbeo Corporate was born to digitalise the fleet management of a company and enable its employees to enhance their travels and route planning, through internal car-sharing opportunities. Its primary goal is to make companies aware of the ideal dimension of their fleet and able to optimise the operational time and maintenance costs of their vehicles.

The solution incorporates an interoperable cloud platform for managers that collects and analyses data on the vehicles (fuel consumption, travel/maintenance costs, usage patterns); and a mobile app that allows employees to search for rides, book vehicles, report problems with them and easily register expenses associated with a specific journey or vehicle while giving employees awareness on the positive impact associated with their decisions.

The innovative fleet sharing functionality will boost a new business model for companies wishing to get involved in shared economy, where one of the most essential aspects is trust. Ubiwhere will use Blockchain-based Smart Contracts and integrate a new hardware component that collects vehicle data based on the OBDII/EOBD (European On-Board Diagnostic) protocol in an efficient, safe and decentralised way. As such, it is possible to support fleet managers’ tasks while ensuring trust to the owner company by drawing a profile on the driver and alerting them on potential issues with the vehicle.

Thumbeo Corporate becomes a complete on-demand mobility solution. Companies will have the possibility of acquiring vehicles according to their needs without the high risk and investment of purchase or long-term leasing.

PROEF, a multinational company developing solutions for the Telecommunications, Energy, Smart Cities and Corporate sectors and Ubiwhere’s long-lasting partner, will be testing the final and improved solutions at its headquarters in Trofa, Porto. The company will validate the novel fleet sharing functionality by renting part of their fleet to small companies in the tourism and catering industry, in periods with a higher flow of tourists in Portugal.

With the new Thumbeo Corporate, companies like PROEF get a holistic view of their fleet, its logistic problems and obsolete costs, becoming capable of making their processes more efficient, affordable and sustainable while offering employees easier ways of organising their journeys and incentivising them to adopt cost-saving and environmentally friendly behaviours.

It’s with both eyes on the future and a highly strategic vision that Ubiwhere’s solutions are once again aligned with the roadmap of initiatives and goals set by the European Commission for more efficient, fair and sustainable mobility.

Sustainability is the priority. That’s why we design and implement solutions capable of reducing traffic on the roads and cut carbon emissions. To make cities more efficient and greener, to make sure they’re prepared to offer people what they need to live happier lives.