Several residents whose homes and companies could be organized in one routine share a car of one of them for going to work. A good transportation solution is provided for those people who haven’t their own car, which does in crease the life quality much in practise. Those owners of car in groups share much economic pressure with others. The transportation pressure in rush time decreases.  Social connections between residents increase. 

(source: Mario Aloi & Mine Gokce Ozkaynak, 2005)

MCS is a self-service car rental system which enables residents to use a car without the expense and hassles of owning one, and saving money. It is an alternative solution to the problem of urban commuting, based on easy access to a car whenever it is needed. The concept could be an intelligent solution for such cities, as Milan, with lots of problems caused by traffic. The first objective of car sharing is to teach people that the car is not a status symbol and that it can be used only when you really need it. Once users have subscribed, they get an MCS card with a personal code on it that allows them to make reservations via the call centre or the website. They can choose the car and the garage to collect and deliver the car. The garage records the kilometers driven by each client, and charges them at the end of the month.

Legambiente introduced the car-sharing service to Milan in September 2001. It started with three cars, a garage and a website; by 2005, the MCS had several vehicles in three different categories and 13 parking areas. There are more than 200 members using the service each month. The scheme is working well, in the opinion of the users and organisers, but the system could work even better on a larger scale. What is missing, on the practical side, is some technological investment to optimise the service and some support from the public administration; on the communication side it needs more promotion which could really change people’s mind-set about private commuting. Annual membership costs between 70 and 100 euros, the hourly rate is 1.80 euros from 7:00 to 24:00 ( it is free between 24:00 and 7:00) and the cost per km is 0.32 euros per km, including the fuel.

Hitchhikers.org is a collaborative service with the main purpose to connect hitchhikers and drivers. A user who needs a ride or who can offer a space in their cars can register by entering a set of basic information such as name, destination, time and date of the journey. Once the user is registered, his or her information becomes available to other users so that a carpool can be organized.

Jungo solution, to avoid the “traffic, stress, costs and pollution” problems is to share a car, but this will be done in a new way. The idea is to translate the concept of the hitchhiking in a safe and convenient version. All the members, that cannot or don’t want or just don not have a car, has only to go out on the street, stop in one visible point of the most flowing traffic directive, wait at most 6 minutes, and share their shift with another member that has got the car, but, for instance, want to spare money and have a company on its way. The aim of Jungo is to create a new scenario where people trust others because they are Jungo membership so they are safe. In this way everyone can socialize, make new friend and enjoy and share the shifting.