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FREENOW

🌎 free-now.com

FREENOW is the Mobility Super App with the largest vehicle choice for consumers across Europe, offering various mobility services such as taxis, Ride (PHV), Carsharing, eScooters, eBikes, eMopeds, and public transport. The company aims to make urban mobility more efficient and sustainable by aggregating numerous mobility brands. FREENOW is available in 9 markets and over 150 cities, backed by the BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility.

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FREENOW - Latest News and Updates

• FREENOW partners with Techniker Krankenkasse to simplify medical transportation through their app, launching a pilot project in Hamburg in 2025.
• FREENOW will introduce fixed-price taxi rides in Hamburg, following Munich and Berlin, eliminating the need to check the taximeter.
• On December 4, FREENOW Ireland launched a partnership with the Irish Wheelchair Association, allowing passengers to round up their fares to support accessibility services.
• FREENOW's General Manager Danny O'Gorman reported a 24% increase in available drivers on the platform in the first half of 2024, with Ireland now having more taxi drivers per 1,000 people than other western European countries.
• FREENOW has been recognized as a Superbrand in Greece for 2024 in the e-services category.

• FREENOW automates announcements for data asset migrations and deprecations by integrating the OpenMetadata API in Slack.
• FREENOW is currently hiring an Engineering Manager DevEx - Core Tech in Germany.
• Sayan Maiti, Director of Product Marketplace at FREENOW, shared that moving payment collection to the ride booking phase increased conversions by 10%.
• FREENOW's recent research shows that 41% of passengers enjoy Christmas songs, with classics being preferred by 40%, while only 6% favor modern hits.
• FREENOW is conducting a taxi-themed workshop in their Hamburg office on December 12, 2024, seeking participants with prior taxi booking experience.

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