New approaches combine driving pleasure with the intelligent and well-planned use of the vehicles.
A fleet of 150 vehicles distributed among 50 stations in the city is currently available to the 4,600 car sharing customers in Berlin. Up until now, participants in the car sharing program had to reserve a car from the central booking station for a specified length of time. Between now and December 2001, Stattauto CarSharing AG and researchers at DaimlerChrysler will be jointly investigating new vehicle reservation methods that allow customers to be more independent and spontaneous. With Open End Booking, users no longer have to state in advance when they plan to return the rental car. One Way Rental offers customers the opportunity to return the vehicle to its original location or to one of the four other stations in the Berlin metropolitan area.