ThumbZ

For Smart Hitch-Hikers

Sharing is caring. And with ThumbZ it's fun and rewarding too!

Join the Thumbz community, become a thumber and make the world a better place!

Situation

We live in a world which is depending on individual mobility.
People want move from A to B at any time
but that causes tremendous inefficiency
and negative environmental effects!

Idea

A service to satisfy the need for individual mobility in a convenient and affordable way while stimulating the leverage of given capacities Instantly, intelligent and in real-time - for everybody.

ThumbZ...

matches car drivers having free seats with people who need a lift and share the same direction in urban areas focusing on short/mid range distances.

How it works

1. Enter Destination

2. Set Lift Preference

3. Receive Matches

4. Accept and Meet

5. Drop Off

6. Rate

Driver or Hitch-Hiker?

You decide depending on your situation for

Driving mode

You enter your destination in your navigation device

Looking for hitch-hikers with similar destination areas or same route parts

Hitch-hikers can be chosen by

Rating and track record
Green point potential
Route fit

ThumbZ matches routes in realtime

Hitch-Hiking mode

You enter your destination in your navigation device

Looking for a driver with similar destination areas or same route parts

Drivers can be chosen by

Rating and track record
Green point potential
Route fit

ThumbZ matches routes in realtime


Screenshots

Green Points

The Green Point system makes the difference:

Help to increase car occupancy rate
Rewards economic & ecological behanvior
User rewarded for leveraging capacity
Key mechanism for user engagement
Green Points can be released for benefits
Benefits to be sponsored i.e. goverment

Core Benefits

Saving on individual costs

Both parties save direct and indirect cost for mobility.

Reward active thumbers

Gamification and relevant benefits can be granted.

Improve car occupancy rate

Due to the reward system people will be motivated to share.

Decrease traffic density

By increasing occupancy rate traffic will be decreased.

Cutting congestion ratio

When traffic is reduced the threat of congestion decreases too.

Reducing carbon emissions

Less traffic and congestion will affects carbon emissions positively.

We want to make the world a better place by connecting people while protecting the environment and making individual mobility more convenient.

Björn Fricke

Marketing

Björn is an ambitious self-starting marketing professional with strong international business background living in Hamburg.

Felix Schürholz

Development

Felix is a software developer living in Cologne. Specialized in the area of mobile solutions with more than five years experience.

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