Project Overview: SureLift - What is Surelift? The SureLifts program is a mobile portal service. It is a mobile LiftClub service, where a Commuter may place a request for a lift, stating the days, time and the locations which are matched with drivers who use the same daily route.
What is the Transportation Paradox? Million’s of people do not own their own vehicle but require reliable and cost effective transportation on a daily basis, meanwhile admist this need, we have people with private transport underutalizing their capacity but driving daily without passengers.
How does it work? All it takes is a mobile. As validated registered members of the club, Commuters and Drivers will be matched, and then it is up to the driver and commuter to negotiate the logistics. Members would be matched with available partners as soon as qualified offers become available, that would be submitted as mobile messages in order to take swift action. A mobile SureLift portal was designed to provide comprehensive travel arrangements, helpful community and member account information in a very efficient style. After conclusion of the lift arrangement, the members are afforded the opportunity to rate their partners and once more negotiate a new lift deal. What are the benefits? SureLifts provides the mechanism for the community members the opportunity to generate private partnerships all made possible via the mobile online service The enhanced community engagement improves community service, helps the environment and stimulates more social interaction and community relationships. Why does SureLift use Mobile technology? The SureLift service is only effective if offered on a mobile platform, in order that commuters can negotiate a lift in an effective and safe manner. The service being a location based service, will determine the shortest and most convenient options to both partners. The two parties will as members have sufficient information, to privately conclude their arrangements, track progress and keep record of the carbon emission offset value that they have effected over a period. What about security? The details of registered members will be kept private and secure by SureLifts and will only be used to validate the acceptability of the member according to the rules set by the Board of Trustees of the particular Lift Club. As a premium service, members can be tracked by authorized friends and be served with location based information relative to the route travelled. As to the safety of the passenger or driver it would be incumbent on each party to due their own due diligence on the character and personality of each. It is a Caveat Emptor( Buyer Beware) model. Who are the principals behind SureLift? Pieter Henning and Werner Van Staden are the leads for this project. Pieter has a long history on creating mobile solutions including the mobile strategic plan for Standard Bank in 2000. Pieter has been working on the Mobile LiftClub idea, realizing that the unbanked citizens also need a service where they can participate to arrange a transport lift with partners to their preferred place of work or leisure. What is the technical expertise for creating for Surelift? Pieter has designing various mobile device applications that will port to the latest Symbian, J2ME and Andriod platforms. Werner was the chief trainer of MeWe OpenSource’s LPI training course and is now focussing on programming mobile device applications.
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Beyers // December 2, 2008 at 11:16 am
People are in tight situations right now. With everything happing in the world.
With this system the people don’t have to rely on government as much to support citizens to make it from point A to B.
With the Taxi’s and Busses striking every second month people can retain there job by making use of this service.
Other benefits that I have noticed are that this allows people in the community to communicate with one another. Which is required to keep the healthy community.
Great idea team Surelifts