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FREENOW

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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

• Lyft is reportedly in talks to acquire FREENOW from BMW and Mercedes, with the deal nearing completion.
• Danny O'Gorman has been appointed as FREENOW's UK General Manager to strengthen and expand the company's taxi services and support the Black Cab trade.
• Eraneos Germany GmbH allows employees to use FREENOW for travel related to project work or company events.
• FREENOW reports that demand for taxis in Poland increases by 50% on weekends in March as warmer weather encourages more social outings.
• FREENOW UK’s General Manager, Danny O’Gorman, criticized Transport for London’s new taxi Action Plan for lacking a clear strategy to reverse the decline in taxi driver numbers and warned that black cabs could disappear within 20 years without intervention.

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