Scooter sharing is an extremely popular business right now, as it has proven to be profitable and relatively easy to launch. To start your own scooter-sharing company, you need two components: software and hardware. In this article, we’ll talk about choosing the right hardware for your micromobility business.
There’s a large demand for scooter-sharing services in the world, especially in Europe, Asia and America. If you’re reading this article, you’re one of the entrepreneurs looking to fulfill this demand and build a business around micromobility. That’s a great choice, based on this market’s evident growth.
The software component of a scooter-sharing ecosystem includes:
- A mobile application for the end-users — the primary tool for your customers that will use it to find and rent scooters, as well as finish and pay for their rides
- A web admin panel — a tool for you and your staff that will allow you to manage your users and payments, see analytics and track your scooters
- A server-side — a backend of the whole system that will handle all the business logic of your scooter sharing software.
- An app for staff — an optional tool for your staff that will take care of the scooters by replacing batteries, maintaining scooters, and collecting the damaged vehicles.
The hardware components of your scooter-sharing system include:
- Scooters
- IoT controllers
But what do you need to start a scooter-sharing business? You’ll find the answer in this article.
