Lists of shared and alternative transport and traveler routers: Difference between revisions

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    = This is a list of information services that allow you to access shared and alternative transport. =
    * '''[[w:Shared transport|Shared transport]]''' is a term for describing a demand-driven vehicle-sharing arrangement, in which travelers share a vehicle either simultaneously (e.g. ride-sharing) or over time (e.g. carsharing or bike sharing), and in the process share the cost of the journey, thereby creating a hybrid between private vehicle use and mass or [[w:public transport|public transport]]. [...] ( Wikipedia )


    * '''[[w:Shared transport|Shared transport]]''' is a term for describing a demand-driven vehicle-sharing arrangement, in which travelers share a vehicle either simultaneously (e.g. ride-sharing) or over time (e.g. carsharing or bike sharing), and in the process share the cost of the journey, thereby creating a hybrid between private vehicle use and mass or [[w:public transport|public transport]]. [...] ( Wikipedia )
    ::* '''[[w:Carpooling|Carpooling]]''' (also '''car-sharing''', '''ride-sharing''', '''lift-sharing''' and '''covoiturage'''), is the sharing of [[Automobile|car]] journeys so that more than one person travels in a car. ( Wikipedia )


    * '''[[w:Carsharing|Carsharing]]''' or '''car sharing''' (US) or '''car clubs''' (UK) is a model of [[w:car rental|car rental]] where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. ( Wikipedia )
    ::::* '''[[w:Real-time ridesharing|Real-time ridesharing]]''' (also known as '''instant ridesharing''', '''dynamic ridesharing''', '''ad-hoc ridesharing''', '''on-demand ridesharing''', '''dynamic carpooling''', and provided by [[w:transportation network company|transportation network companies]]) is a service that arranges one-time [[w:Carpool|shared rides]] on very short notice. ( Wikipedia )


    * '''[[w:Carpooling|Carpooling]]''' (also '''car-sharing''', '''ride-sharing''', '''lift-sharing''' and '''covoiturage'''), is the sharing of [[Automobile|car]] journeys so that more than one person travels in a car. ( Wikipedia )
    ::::::* A '''[[w:transportation network company|transportation network company]]''' ('''TNC''') is a company that uses an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using their personal, non-commercial, [[w:vehicles|vehicles]]. This can be considered a type of [[w:real-time ridesharing|ridesharing]]. Examples include
    ::::::::* [[w:Lyft|Lyft]]
    ::::::::* [[w:Uber (company)|Uber X]]
    ::::::::* [[w:SideCar (company)|Sidecar]]
    ::::::::* [[w:Wingz (company)|Wingz]]
    ::::::::* [[w:Summon (Company)|Summon]]
    ::::::::* [[w:Haxi|Haxi]].


    ==Shared transport modes==
    '''Shared transport modes'''


    * [[w:Bicycle sharing system|Bicycle sharing system]]
    * [[w:Bicycle sharing system|Bicycle sharing system]]
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    * [[w:The commons|The commons]]
    * [[w:The commons|The commons]]
    * [[w:Vanpooling|Vanpooling]]
    * [[w:Vanpooling|Vanpooling]]
    * '''[[w:Carsharing|Carsharing]]''' or '''car sharing''' (US) or '''car clubs''' (UK) is a model of [[w:car rental|car rental]] where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. ( Wikipedia )


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