Fundamental challenges in designing a collaborative travel app

Dickinson, Janet E. and Cherrett, Tom and Hibbert, Julia F. and Winstanley, Christopher and Shingleton, Duncan and Davies, Nigel Andrew Justin and Norgate, Sarah and Speed, Chris (2015) Fundamental challenges in designing a collaborative travel app. Transport Policy, 44. pp. 28-36. ISSN 0967-070X

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Abstract

The growing capabilities of smartphones have opened up new opportunities for travel coordination and transport is a fertile area for app development. One stream of development is apps that enable collaborative travel, either in the form of lift sharing or collaborative shopping, but despite growing interest from governmental agencies, there is little evidence of the efficacy of such apps. Based on trials of purpose built travel collaboration apps, deployed in tourism, urban and rural residential communities, and logistics, this paper analyses the fundamental challenges facing users adopting such travel apps. The findings suggest that transport practitioners, policy makers and app developers need to better understand the challenges associated with attracting users, the use of incentives and the types of communities most appropriate to implement collaborative travel concepts using such approaches. Also, how the users’ sense of time pressure and the issues around reciprocal exchange can impact on their long-term success and wider adoption.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Transport Policy
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? COLLABORATIVE TRAVELSMARTPHONE APPLIFT SHARERECIPROCAL TRAVELLAWTRANSPORTATIONGEOGRAPHY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ??
ID Code:
81217
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Deposited On:
22 Aug 2016 10:42
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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21 Sep 2023 02:06