VentureDive, a leading Pakistani technology company has been shortlisted to pitch their mobility solution to five leading automotive brands i.e. BMW, Ford, Toyota, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Bosch at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Future Mobility Challenge 2018 that is happening in London on 17th October 2018.
The purpose of the challenge is to explore new partnerships, investments, and acquisitions amongst the world’s leading automotive brands, innovative technology start-ups, and small-to-medium enterprise and also to bring out advanced elucidations to redefine the world of mobility and the automotive industry.
To be selected for the challenge, the technology start-ups and small-to-medium enterprises were expected to propose solutions to seven key mobility challenges in order to demonstrate their competence.
VentureDive’s solution revolved around their ‘Mobility as a Service’ (MaaS) platform, IMPact. They were among the few to be selected from the hundreds of applications. SMMT invited VentureDive to present its idea about empowering travelers and urban city dwellers to make more smarter, informed, and greener mobility choices at the Future Mobility Challenge 2018.
Sara Afzal, VentureDive’s IMPact’s Product Marketing Lead speaking about the platform said, “Rapid urbanization of cities across the world has brought with it tough challenges like traffic congestion, shortage of road infrastructure, and air pollution. The future of mobility needs to address these challenges to ensure sustainability. With IMPact, we aim to create a smart, data-driven and sustainable eco-system for urban mobility that has value for all stakeholders: travellers, OEMs, City Councils, and Mobility Service Providers.”
Furthermore, Saad Fazil Managing Director and Co-Founder of VentureDive added, “Mobility is a huge and a multi-faceted problem worldwide. We have been advocates and developers of innovative mobility solutions since our inception in 2012, and our presence and selection at the SMMT Future Mobility Challenge validates our vision of becoming a leader in the space.”
With partners such as Careem, Vistajet, and the Dubai Road & Transport Authority, VentureDive is known to be a leading expert and innovator in mobility solutions. The invitation to participate in this worldwide challenge moment of pride for Pakistan and is to serve as a great economic boost for the country.
VentureDive has several mobility based services, another notable one is the ‘VenD Mobility Lab’ that drives digital modernization in areas such as Mobility-as-a-Service, Location-based Services, Route Management, and Autonomous Vehicles.
