state.of.the.art report

摘要

After more than ten years of existence, the European Car-Sharing market seems to be coagulating. Even if there are still lots of individual organisations dealing mainly in smaller towns the process of merging and expansion in big cities is well on its way. Still there are no standards acquired. Customers who want to use a car in another town still need to get an additional smart card or key and must deal with other using conditions and prices - at least in most cases. The following chapters will inform about the different ways of how Car-Sharing is organised, which services are offered and which technology is applied. Moreover the significance of integrating Car-Sharing into multi-modal services and urban development will be pointed out.