Background and Context

Problem statement

Transport is major part of our everyday lives, especially for working people. Getting from one location to another in time sometimes can be very crucial. Gradual increase in number of cars, particularly in big cities results in traffic jams which is a nightmare for frequent transport users. Car sharing is a promising solution to this problem. There are already numerous companies that offer car sharing services around the world. In addition to that, there are opportunities for private car owners as well. Everyday drivers can offer rides to other people using various apps that are available in market. People can share their cars by offering free space to specified locations in specified times. This has multiple advantages like

• environment friendly - eliminating redundancy of cars for overlapping trips
• cost effective - more profitable use of car space
• corporate benefits - companies can save remarkably by reducing transport costs
• socialize - you get to know new people and etc.

More info about car sharing can be found here .

Challenges

We are required to make an app called Blue Bus which is meant to serve as car sharing app for ATOS employees and customers UK-wide. Car sharing is a relatively new service but because of its promising concept it is spreading fast. In order to start designing prototypes for the project we had to try out existing apps in the market so that we could have a basic notion how stuff works. Blue Bus is supposed to have all main functionalities that a car sharing app can offer. However it only allows searching and offering trips between ATOS sites inside UK and Northern Ireland.