ZF Friedrichshafen and long-distance operator, FlixMobility are to start working together with immediate effect, using the German supplier’s mobility platform, uflip, to access travel services offered by the long-distance coach provider.
The mobility platform developed by the ZF Innovation Lab is now one of only two such services the FlixBus travel company offers Europe-wide.
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After integrating the carpooling community, BlaBlaCar earlier this year, uflip will soon also offer travel services from FlixMobility along with its own. “We are now able to offer our customers a mobility platform with a broad and diversified range of products and services – based on the plug-and-play principle,” said ZF Innovation lab head, Malgorzata Wiklinska.
ZF adds cooperation with FlixBus not only expands its service portfolio, but also takes into account the changing mobility behaviour of users and, as a result, reaches new target groups.
The Travel Assistant app also integrated into the uflip mobility platform, displays stops en route, including restaurants, rest areas and service stations as well as authorised repair shops in the ZF Parts & Service network, [pro]Tech plus.
Drivers can schedule a vehicle service check before driving, or if the car breaks down during the trip, the Travel Assistant will help the driver locate the nearest repair shop.
By integrating the vehicle pooling service, BlaBlaCar, the number of uflip downloads has already risen by 40% “We expect there to be a similarly positive response when other new services are added,” noted Wiklinkska.
Since rail services were deregulated in 2013, FlixBus has been connecting major European cities and towns with its daily scheduled services and its long-distance coach network.
Roughly 50m million passengers have already travelled with FlixBus – 20m last year.
The company currently connects nearly 1,000 cities in 20 countries – with around 100,000 daily trips.
