What are the differences between the other services available (e.g. car sharing, carpooling, etc.)?
Zego is a service of instant ride sharing that is part of the family of carpooling but has the unique benefit of pooling, in real time, people who have need of short trips in the city with people who are willing to carry them with their car. Zego drivers do not offer rides as a profession and are not obliged to do so. So, compared to the traditional car sharing, the urban instant carpooling does not put new cars on the road and there is no need to move to find an available car and drive it; there are also no fixed rates. Compared to classic carpooling instead the benefit is a sharing service available in real time for short trips mainly in the city. Compared to the taxi then there are huge differences that distinguish the two services: the taxi service, for example, (1) can be booked well in advance (2) is always available, (3) can travel in bus lanes, (4) can be found in some special parking areas (e.g. outside of the airports and stations), (5) has a precise and present charging system regulated by the City, (6) runs to the exact location specified by the passenger and can make stops, bring everyone on board, (7) can not refuse to take on board a passenger; (8) can be stopped directly from the street; (9) enters limited traffic areas (ZTL) (10) is organized in shifts, and radio stations. With Zego instead you move aboard normal private cars, with a comfortable trip which starts with the request from the app and just by indicating your destination, a friend of the community comes to get you to take you to a place which is in the way in which the driver is already moving to or nearby. The driver does not move just for your call, and the purpose is to get the company and possibly a refund of costs (optional, except the minimum).