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Other sharing services that available mainly in Vienna include:

•Wiener Linien: Vienna`s public transport organization provides a complementary range of vehicles at selected locations. These may include car-sharing, mopeds, cargo bikes and EV charging stations.

•Getaround: An Austrian-wide platform for private individuals offering their vehicles for sharing.

•Uber: The U.S. company has been active in Vienna since 2014 and has strong collaborations with local rental car companies and a pool of 2,000 drivers.

•Bolt: The Estonian company offers a range of transportation services, including car and motorcycle ride-hailing, as well as scooter sharing.

•Bicycle hire: The largest provider is Citybike. Users can rent bicycles at over 120 stations in Vienna. More than 10 million rides have been completed since its launch in 2003.

•Electro scooters: In recent years, Vienna has seen a strong upswing in the rental of e-scooters. The reason for this is the almost simultaneous launch of the three providers Bird, Lime and Tie in 2018. Since then, KiwiRide and Wheels have also started to operate in Vienna. The Vienna city government restricts providers to a maximum number of 1,500 e-scooters per company.

The pandemic slowed demand for ride sharing and public transport in Austria with users opting instead for individual mobility with social distance. Providers promote frequent disinfection and vinyl separators in vehicles to win back consumers. In the future, the line between traditional car sales and leasing or alternative ownership with rental, subscription, sharing, and hailing continues to blur.

3.Connected Mobility

Austrian industry and start-ups are active in the Connected Mobility space propelled in part by the country’s advanced digital infrastructure combined with high levels of innovation.

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Automotive Opportunities

Electric Vehicles

Figures of BNDES, indicate that in 2017, Brazil’s electric/hybrid fleet consisted of 6,000 vehicles, a very small fraction of the country’s vehicle fleet, estimated at 45 million vehicles.

There are a number of local organizations doing research projects, as well as technical committees working on standards and regulations to create the infrastructure for the electric vehicle industry in the country. A few Brazilian-owned companies are taking the lead in segment.