Innovative Auto Startups Transforming Transportation Industry
The automotive sector has always been a forerunner in using technology and automation, from the development of the wheel to the cart, vehicles, trucks, and now intelligent transit apps and EVs transforming the industry. In recent years, the rise of auto startups has allowed the industry to experiment with new territory, which tends to result in innovative thinking and radical new solutions.
It’s not just the extreme shifts due to climate change or pandemic which shook our lives to the core, but environmental pollution as well which made us re-evaluate our decisions. We are moving towards a mode of transport that is not only eco-friendly but also efficient.
Here is the list of innovative startups that are on a mission to reduce carbon emissions and light up the market.
iGowise Mobility:
iGowise Mobility is a Bangalore-based Sustainable Mobility Company. Its vision is to maximize Mobility and to move a million a day by 2025. It provides both Public Rapid and Personnel Rapid Transit. iGowise is a reflection of the commitment of our conscious rider to move in a smart & sensible way with minimal carbon footprint. At iGowise Mobility, there are a bunch of dreamers, engineers & problem solvers. They believe in reinventing the wheel, when needed. We wish to bring safety, sustainability & dignity to urban mobility by creating user-centric, technology-enabled, next-generation products that won’t compromise on safety, stability, sustainability.
Tummoc:
Tummoc is a Bangalore-based startup founded by Hiranmay Mallick, Monalisha Thakur and Narayan Mishra in January 2021. It is India’s first multi-modal patented public transport app to help you with real-time public transport information and last-mile connectivity. Tummoc is the answer to the hassle of regular transportation options and the struggle to find reasonably priced short-term rides. We make public transport experience more interesting by calculating the time spent in public transport and the amount of carbon they would have emitted in case of private transport usage. This way we are gamifying user experience. We aim to reduce carbon emission as people will avoid use of private vehicles and opt for public transport. Currently operational in a total of 19 cities and has a cumulative of 2.5 million users.
Metro Ride:
Metro Ride is the only platform, dedicated to daily commuters, that solves the issue of First and Last mile connectivity to and from high frequency hubs like Colleges, Tech Parks and Metro Stations. MetroRide picks up signed up commuters from a designated pickup point and drops them to the desired hub, or vice versa, at a very affordable price.
As a commitment to the environment, MetroRide has committed to using only zero-emission, electric vehicles. MetroRide is the most economical First/Last mile transport for daily commuters, compared to traditional options.
Kazam EV:
Based out of Bengaluru, Kazam EV offers software solutions for energy infrastructure. Besides aligning with its own charging stations, the startup’s software supports charging stations of other EV companies as well. It additionally helps micro-entrepreneurs earn money by setting up charging stations in their parking areas. The goal is to bring a seamless charging experience to the consumer, constantly enhancing the hardware and software solutions. By developing an EV ecosystem we can together bring down the emissions upto 75% .
