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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's Chief People Officer, Marlot van der Wal, announced initiatives to support women in the workplace, including partnerships to diversify candidate pipelines and gender-neutral hiring practices.
• On March 7, 2025, FREENOW launched a partnership with the ASB Wünschewagen project, allowing app users to round up their fares to support critically ill individuals' last wishes across 23 locations in Germany.
• FREENOW has partnered with Vonage to enhance its customer communication strategy across Europe using Vonage's Communications APIs, including SMS, WhatsApp, and RCS, to improve security and user engagement.
• FREENOW launched a Business Travel service that reduces paperwork and offers businesses a flexible way to manage corporate travel.
• FREENOW successfully defended against a baseless patent infringement lawsuit by Idx, resulting in a court ruling that condemned Idx for reckless litigation and lack of legal rigor.

• BMW and Mercedes-Benz are exploring a sale of FREENOW, valuing the ride-hailing business at up to €500 million, as they refocus on vehicle production and electric vehicles.
• Tony Fletcher has joined FREENOW as Global Marketing Director in Spain, previously serving as VP Global Advertising, Media and Digital Marketing at Too Good To Go.
• At MWC Barcelona 4YFN, FREENOW's COO Aram Sargsyan emphasized that while AI and connectivity are transforming mobility, taxis will remain essential due to their irreplaceable human touch.
• FREENOW Ireland won the Taxi Firm of the Year award for Excellence in Business Services at the Public Sector Magazine Awards, as announced by Danny O'Gorman, General Manager at FREENOW Ireland.
• On March 7, FREENOW's COO Aram Sargsyan participated in a panel at MWC Barcelona 4YFN discussing the impact of data, AI, and connectivity on urban mobility.

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