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Launches, partnerships and announcements
What went live, where, and with whom. For analysis and explainers, the blog is next door.
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Public transport born from social need now becomes on-demand
Shotl has launched a new operation in a small town in the Catalan Costa Brava area. This transport service modernizes one that was created to cover a social need and provide mobility between three scattered municipalities that make up the urban nucleus of Castell-Platja d'Aro.
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On-demand mobility goes one step further in the Alps
In conjunction with transport company mybuxi, Shotl launches a new Demand Responsive Transportation (DRT) operation in the Swiss Alps.
- Event
Congresses kick off again
After being paralyzed by the global pandemic, the world is slowly starting to turn again. Clear examples are the recovery of mobility and the return of in-person attendance at fairs, congresses, and events.
- Launch
Shuttle Mare: new on-demand transport that takes you to the beach
With the arrival of summer, Shotl has launched a new deployment in Italy. Shuttle Mare is a free transport service to and from the beach that complements traditional bus and metro services in the city of Rimini.
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Shotl participates at FIA's Mobility round table
In July 2021, our Co-founder and CEO, Gerard Martret, attended the annual conference of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
- Event
Shotl collects prestigious new awards
Shotl’s efforts over the last year have been rewarded with the prestigious EntrepreneurXXI Award presented during the Mobile World Congress.
- Launch
Shotl launches first inner-city service in Lisbon
The capital of Portugal, with a population of more than half a million inhabitants, is the chosen location for the deployment of a new Shotl operation in a completely urban setting.
- Launch
Shotl launches its most ambitious operation to date
As of June 2021, people in the Scottish Highlands are connected by a new and innovative On-Demand Transport system.
- Company
Shotl and Solar Impulse: beyond 1000 profitable environmental solutions
Last April, the Solar Impulse Foundation celebrated reaching its 1000 Solutions milestone, with Shotl among the startups awarded the Profitable Environmental Solution label.
- Company
Shotl goes B2C for people and package delivery
After a successful pilot test last summer in the suburbs of Barcelona, Shotl has launched “Carles”, a new mobility concept specifically designed to serve scattered residential areas and small towns.
- Launch
Calaf pioneers smart digital solutions to public transport
Located in the Alta Segarra region in the rural interior of Catalonia, Spain, Calaf has 3,000 inhabitants and is the main town in an area with 13 villages with fewer than 600 inhabitants each.
- Company
Shotl apps are now available for download on AppGallery
All Shotl mobile apps are now available for download from the Huawei AppGallery distribution platform.
- Launch
Spreading Success in Sant Cugat
Shotl launches its third Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) service in Sant Cugat, Spain.
- Partnership
Shotl is collaborating with MOVENS to make smart cities move
Shotl On-demand Shuttles is collaborating with Henshin Group Ltd. to include DRT and data solutions for Henshin’s smart cities solution, MOVENS, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.
- Partnership
Shotl and Odakyū launch in Tokyo
Shotl partners with Japanese railway operator Odakyū Electric Railway to provide innovative first-mile, last-mile transportation in the city of Kawasaki, Tokyo Major Metropolitan Area.
- Company
Happy 100 posts
We are proud to have achieved the goal of publishing content each month that both informs about Shotl’s progress as well as summarises experiences and opinions.
- Company
Being on the map
It’s frequently heard that “being on the map” in a market is one of the keys to success for a startup.
- Event
Shotl wins SmartCatalonia 2020 rural mobility challenge
Our winning proposal to provide flexible, on-demand public transport for isolated rural populations will run as a 6-month pilot test with the Association of Rural Initiatives of Catalonia (ARCA).
- Company
New App to manage bus capacity
Public transport operators have confronted numerous issues in recent years - and keeping up social distancing on vehicles when ridership increments at peak times will be yet another.
- Partnership
Shotl and Sensible 4 adapt its autonomous driving pilot in Helsinki during COVID-19
Shotl and Sensible 4 are adjusting our plans for this spring’s FABULOS autonomous driving pilot — one of the main self-driving events for us this year.
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