The Volkswagen Group officially launched its new mobility services company MOIA.
The new company will be headquartered in Berlin.
Moia’s business is to set up its own on-demand pooling shuttle services, co-ordinated via an app from homes to city centers.
Moia will begin by offering carpooling and shuttle services using its own purpose-built, battery-powered electric vehicles and can most likely be self-driving in future.
The company will develop and market its own mobility services, either independently or in partnership with cities and existing transport systems.
Its aim is to democratize mobility, which means that they will operate at a price level that’s comparable with other transport systems without having to own a car
As a part of connected commuting, the company also aims to optimize the use of the existing road infrastructure by cutting down the number of vehicles travelling between the same points.
Moia’s first vehicle pooling pilot projects are scheduled to begin in two European cities in late 2017.
