Sydney
Scoot
Sydney Scoot is an electric
scooter rental scheme targeting tourists visiting Sydney. The eye-catching
stations scattered across the city allow users to undock electric scooters
after scanning their licence and credit card, to explore the emerald city.
A vast majority of countries
have high populations of scooter abled drivers. 5.2 million short-term visitors
arrive in Australia every year. Sydney Scoot aims to capitalise on this by
providing electric scooters to these short term visitors and allowing them to
explore the city at their own pace.
Sydney Scoot is a Product
Service System (PSS) that provides an interesting and competitive form of
transport for visitors to Sydney in the following ways:
- User autonomy
Sydney’s public transport
can be a daunting experience, the buses have complicated zones and ticketing
and can suffer from irregular timetables. The Sydney Scoot provides an
opportunity for tourists to be completely independent. They do not have to
adhere to timetables and are totally free to explore when/where/what they
please. The Sydney Scoot electric scooters provide storage underneath the seat
and in the top box for all shopping purchases and personal items.
- Guilt free experience
The Sydney Scoot scooters
are electrically powered. This means no tailpipe emissions and a nice quiet
ride. The scooters provide a large kilometre range and have a short charging
time. Just plug it back into the dock at your next destination and rest assured
the scooter will be ready for your next travel leg. The Sydney Scoot hire
terminal is solar powered and any additional power harnessed is channeled into
the charging docks.
- Easy access
The Sydney Scoot system has
been designed to take the worry out of vehicle hire. There are no keys to lose
or pin codes to forget, the whole system relies upon an RFID enabled credit
card, which, once activated, is easily tapped onto the receiver panel on the
docking station to release the scooter. Getting lost is another big concern in
a foreign city, Sydney Scoot has alleviated this issue by providing built in
GPS units on all the scooters.
- Safety first
Sydney Scoot provides
comfortable and high safety rated helmets. These helmets have fully washable
lining and come complete with a flip down sun shield. The GPS system installed
into the scooters links up with a bluetooth headset installed inside the
helmet. This allows the directions from the GPS unit to be heard directly by
the driver, ensuring they will never get lost. The Hire terminal has been
design to be vandal resistant with a strong stainless steel front panel. The
docking stations have RFID enabled locks, which sense the scooter being
returned, and clamp the front wheel. The top of the terminals and docking
stations are deliberately slanted to discourage waste from being discarded
there.
In summation, the Sydney
Scoot provides tourists with a unique way to explore this great city. The PSS
allows for a streamlined, fun and unforgettable trip without the hassles
associated with being in a foreign city.
This is a very interesting design - evolving from the bike rental system, but allowing users a step between this and having to rend a whole car which can be expensive and requires much more effort and planning. The only concern I have, being a non scooter rider, do you need a special licence or helmet to ride these around and this involves international users. But if I was visiting a country and wanted to get around, further than a bike this is a great solution.
ReplyDeletethis would enough people to be riding scooter more and reduce the amount of cars and congestion on the road. the design is good but i think it could be more encouraging to use with a bigger compartment to store the scooter.
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ReplyDeleteI like the idea a lot. I know there are already scooter hire facilities but I have never seen it as a stand alone terminal. I think locals would use this service as well. To actually design the whole system thoroughly would be a massive task, but you have done well to give a comprehensive overview of the system and the product.
Love the Idea, as a motorbike rider i would love to go to the gold coast or something and burn around on an electric scooter, there clear and concise ideology the only thing i would say is maybe tweak the design of the station to make it a bit more interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a really great idea, you have really thought about all of the aspects associated with the design; helmet, GPS, bluetooth, the works! My only concern would be the ability to monitor the level of fuel within the scooter tank, maybe another aspect of the service could replenish the fuel so that every new rider starts with a full tank. Great job, I really like your design!
ReplyDeletethis is a great idea, cause car rentals arnt very efficient especially when only 1 person is driving the car and theres 4 empty seats. Even as a local i would love to rent a scooter to ride around sydney. good job!
ReplyDeleteI think its a fantastic idea, if i were to travel around on my own i'd definately look forward to using this system. All the components fit well into this system and the design aspect looks fantastic.
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