Carpooling to work, sharing fuel costs, and reducing the number of cars on the road: A carpooling platform by the Vienna Chamber of Commerce is being expanded after a one-year pilot project in Inzersdorf. From now on, the model will also benefit employees of companies in Erdberg. Participation is via a free app.

As announced by the Vienna Chamber of Commerce today, the previous pilot project „FahrMit Inzersdorf“ will be continued permanently. At the same time, the Chamber of Commerce is launching the model in the Erdberg business area.

According to the Chamber of Commerce, the results of the pilot project in Inzersdorf are positive. Almost 250 active users participated in the carpooling platform within a year.

Together, they covered nearly 6,000 kilometers according to the Chamber. The average travel distance was 14.65 kilometers. This is approximately the distance between Vienna’s Stephansplatz and Kahlenberg.

Six companies from the Inzersdorf business area are currently participating in the project. Their employees can form carpools regardless of company affiliation.

Following the pilot project in Inzersdorf, the inter-company carpooling platform is now to be established in Erdberg. The advantage: Employees do not have to search for carpooling opportunities exclusively within their own company. Instead, employees from various participating companies can organize shared commutes.

This should make it easier to bring together people with similar travel routes and working hours. Stefan Ehrlich-Adám, chairman of the Industry Division in the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, sees this as an important advantage.

“When several companies collaborate, significantly more opportunities for suitable carpools arise,” he explained in a press release. How many companies are already participating at the start in Erdberg was not disclosed.

The app “FluidLife” is used for organizing carpools. The software was developed by the Vienna-based company Fluidtime Data Services. Employees of participating companies can join together as drivers or passengers. The use of the app is free for them.

The goal is to make organizing shared rides to the workplace easier and thereby reduce the costs of the daily commute. According to the Chamber of Commerce, fuel and parking costs in particular can be saved. How the costs are specifically divided between drivers and passengers is not specified in the press release.

Interestingly, the carpooling platform is now not used exclusively for work commutes. According to the Chamber of Commerce, users are increasingly organizing private trips through the platform.

This includes longer trips to other federal states, such as to Vorarlberg, Carinthia, or Styria. According to the Chamber, some of the longest regularly traveled commuting routes include trips from Langenlois and Wilhelmsburg in Lower Austria as well as from Apetlon in Burgenland.

This means that the platform originally developed for commuting is also being used for other shared rides.

The offer is primarily aimed at employees of companies participating in the initiative. Companies in the Inzersdorf and Erdberg business areas can contact the Vienna Chamber of Commerce if they wish to enable their employees to participate.

The email address is available for this purpose. The FluidLife app is available for Android and iOS.

With the expansion to Erdberg, the Chamber of Commerce is pursuing several goals. Shared rides are intended to relieve employees financially, reduce traffic, and avoid emissions. The previous usage figures from Inzersdorf are considered a success by the Chamber.

With the permanent operation in Inzersdorf and the additional location in Erdberg, the initiative is now to be further expanded.

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