Founded in 2015 by
Philip Van houtte
Incubation period
01-02-2016 to 31-01-2017
About Magic View Connected Products Belgium
HighWise is a rideshare solution based on Dynamic Ridesharing.
Dynamic ridesharing enables commuters to organise ridesharing flexibly and in real-time, without upfront planning
The in-car hardware automatically detects commuters on their way to the highway entry, and the service dynamically matches members to join the trip to the office and back.
Contact info
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- Centrum Zuid Greenville 1111
- 3530
- Houthalen
- Belgium
- +31 497211901
The challenge
Roads get more and more congested and are a daily problrem for commuters. Car sharing can contribute to teh slotions but is often cumbersome and unpractical.
Dynamic ridesharing enables commuters to organise ridesharing flexibly and in real-time, without upfront planning. It is an example of new mobility solutions that can help to mitigate congestion and can contribute to a better environment. It is offered to employees and employers that want to stimulate sustainable mobility.
The solution
A HighWise GPS device ("Onboard Unit") in the subscriber’s car registers trips in a privacy-friendly way. While leaving home towards office, trips of other members in the HighWise community are equally tracked. Before reaching a common “pick up point”, all the active trips are matched in the most optimal way: the overall waiting time is as short as possible, the detour is as short as possible and the shared miles are maximal. Once arriving at the pick-up point, the rideshares meet within the designated time window and the sharing can start, dropping off the passengers at their destination.
Returning home, the reverse process takes place: Drivers depart from office and pick up passengers, who announced their departure using their smartphone. Passengers are dropped off where they left their cars, from which they complete their trip to home.