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Electric Vehicles & eMobility · Specialisation

Shared eMobility App Development Services

Launch and Operate Shared Electric Mobility Services.

We build rider apps, fleet operations tools, and IoT integrations for e-scooter, e-bike, and electric vehicle sharing and rental services, helping operators scale fleets while keeping vehicles charged, available, and safe.

  • GDPR and PCI DSS-ready architecture
  • IoT lock, Stripe and maps integration experience
  • Senior-only engineering team

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OVERVIEW

Software shaped around how shared emobility really works.

Shared electric mobility has become part of how people move around cities, but the economics are unforgiving. Operators must keep vehicles charged, safe and in the right places, comply with rules that differ by city and sometimes by street, and convert casual riders into regulars. When rider apps, IoT telemetry and field operations run separately, vehicles go missing, batteries run flat and city permits come under review.

As an emobility app development company, we build rider apps, IoT integrations and operations platforms around how a sharing service actually runs: how riders find, unlock, ride and park, how vehicles report their state, how field teams swap batteries, repair and rebalance, and how city rules are applied to every trip. Every product starts from that loop, for e-scooters, e-bikes, mopeds or cars.

Integration is core scope. Our platforms connect to vehicle IoT modules and smart locks over their APIs or MQTT, use Google Maps, Mapbox or HERE for maps and geofences, take payments through Stripe, Razorpay, Network International, Apple Pay and Google Pay, verify identity and licences for car and moped sharing, and share trip data with cities through the Mobility Data Specification and GBFS feeds.

Security and privacy are engineered in from the first sprint, with GDPR-aligned handling of trip and location data, PCI DSS scope kept minimal through tokenised payments and PSD2 strong customer authentication for EU cards, plus secure command channels so vehicles cannot be unlocked by anyone but the platform. The outcome is custom emobility software that riders trust, field teams rely on and cities approve.

Why shared emobility teams build with Creuto

IoT vehicle integration

Lock, unlock, alarm, telemetry and battery data from vehicle IoT modules over their APIs or MQTT, with secure command handling and offline fallbacks.

City-aware geofencing

No-parking, slow, no-ride and preferred parking zones configured per city and enforced in the app and on the vehicle in real time.

Field operations tools

Task apps for battery swaps, repairs, inspections and rebalancing, with optimised routes and photo evidence for every job.

Rider apps that convert

Find, unlock, ride and pay in a few taps, with passes, subscriptions, group rides and clear parking guidance at the end of the trip.

Safety and verification

Identity and licence checks, age verification, safety tutorials, parking photo validation and incident reporting built into the flow.

Utilisation and city reporting

Demand heatmaps, vehicle utilisation, revenue per vehicle and data feeds for city permits through MDS and GBFS.

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WHAT WE BUILD

Shared eMobility software solutions we build.

Each one designed with your teams, integrated with the systems you already run, and engineered to scale.

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TYPES OF SOLUTIONS

Types of shared emobility apps and software we develop.

The product categories shared emobility organisations most often ask us to build, from focused mobile apps to multi-tenant platforms.

  1. 01

    E-scooter sharing apps

    Dockless rider apps with unlock, ride, parking validation and payments for scooter operators.

  2. 02

    Bike and e-bike sharing platforms

    Docked and dockless bike sharing with station management, passes and membership schemes.

  3. 03

    Moped sharing apps

    Licence verification, helmet checks and insurance flows for shared electric mopeds.

  4. 04

    Car sharing and EV sharing apps

    Keyless access, bookings, fuel or charge policies, damage reports and usage billing for car sharing.

  5. 05

    Fleet operations and field service apps

    Battery swap, repair, inspection and rebalancing tasks for operations teams.

  6. 06

    Vehicle rental and subscription platforms

    Long-term e-bike, scooter and EV rentals with deliveries, maintenance and monthly billing.

  7. 07

    Corporate and campus mobility platforms

    Private fleets for employers, universities and residential sites with access control and billing.

  8. 08

    Mobility as a Service (MaaS) apps

    Journey planning, booking and payment across shared mobility and public transport in one app.

  9. 09

    City data and permit reporting tools

    MDS and GBFS feeds, compliance dashboards and reporting for city regulators.

KEY FEATURES

Must-have features of a shared emobility platform we build in.

Grouped by who uses them. Every feature below is one we have shipped to production, not a wishlist.

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Rider app

Find, unlock, ride and park in a few taps.

  • Map of nearby vehicles with battery level
  • QR or NFC unlock
  • Reservations and group rides
  • Live trip cost and route
  • Parking guidance and photo validation
  • Passes, subscriptions and promotions
  • Identity and licence verification
  • In-app support and incident reports
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Field operations app

For battery swappers, mechanics and rebalancers.

  • Task lists by priority and location
  • Optimised swap and collection routes
  • Remote lock, unlock and alarm
  • Inspection checklists
  • Repair logging and parts used
  • Photo evidence for each task
  • Warehouse check-in and check-out
  • Shift performance summary
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Operator admin console

Control across cities, fleets and pricing.

  • Live fleet map with vehicle state
  • City zones and rule configuration
  • Pricing, passes and promotions
  • Demand heatmaps and rebalancing targets
  • Fine and incident management
  • Customer and refund management
  • MDS and GBFS data feeds
  • Utilisation and revenue dashboards
CHALLENGES WE SOLVE

What holds shared emobility teams back.

The problems we most often help shared emobility organisations solve, and design every engagement around.

  1. 01

    Fleet rebalancing

    Vehicles accumulate in the wrong places as demand flows across the city, leaving high-demand areas empty and quiet areas cluttered.

  2. 02

    Battery management

    Low batteries make vehicles unavailable, and swap routes planned by hand waste field team hours and miss the vehicles that matter most.

  3. 03

    City regulations

    Parking zones, speed limits, fleet caps and data-sharing rules vary by city and change during a permit, so rules must be configurable quickly.

  4. 04

    Vandalism and loss

    Damaged, stolen or badly parked vehicles cost money and goodwill, and need telemetry, alerts and evidence to manage. Insurance and city penalties add to the cost.

  5. 05

    Unit economics

    Thin margins per ride mean every operational inefficiency, from idle vehicles to unnecessary van trips, directly hits profitability. Data has to guide every decision.

SELECTED WORK

Products we have shipped. Results we can point to.

Real products designed and engineered by Creuto end to end, with the operational depth electric vehicles & emobility and shared emobility projects demand.

IoT Smart City Platform for Binimise
/01 · Smart City / IoT

IoT Smart City Platform for Binimise

A cloud-native, IoT-powered smart city platform — web command dashboard, citizen mobile app, field staff app, and full IoT integration designed and delivered by Creuto from the ground up.

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Integrated Modules

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Reduction in Vehicle Trips

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Platforms Delivered

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AI-Powered Sales Training App for Škoda Auto
/02 · AI / Training Platform

AI-Powered Sales Training App for Škoda Auto

Creuto built an AI-powered training platform for Škoda Auto, centralizing learning across its dealership network. The system delivers personalized content based on each sales rep's role, performance, and behavior — ensuring relevant, timely training for every individual.

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Dealerships Served

20 wk

Time to Market

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Platforms Built

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Enterprise Workflow Automation & Process Management Platform
/03 · Operations / Workflow

Enterprise Workflow Automation & Process Management Platform

A full-stack workflow management platform — admin panel, task boards, collaboration engine, and reporting suite — designed and delivered by Creuto from the ground up.

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Source of Truth for All Work

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Task Audit Trail

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Task Lifecycle States

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COMPLIANCE AND SECURITY

Compliance and security, designed in.

The shared emobility standards we build against and the controls behind them. Your compliance team keeps ownership; we make the software easy to certify.

Shared mobility regulations we build for

  • City permit conditions and fleet caps
  • Mobility Data Specification (MDS) reporting
  • GBFS public availability feeds
  • GDPR and UK GDPR for trip and location data
  • PCI DSS and PSD2 strong customer authentication
  • UAE PDPL and India DPDP Act
  • ISO/IEC 27001 aligned controls

Safety and rider rules

  • Age and licence verification by vehicle type
  • Speed limits by zone
  • Parking validation and enforcement
  • Insurance and incident reporting
  • Accessible apps to WCAG 2.2 AA

Security controls

  • Signed and authenticated vehicle commands
  • Encryption in transit and at rest
  • Location data retention limits
  • Fraud and payment abuse detection
  • Role-based access for field teams
  • Penetration testing before launch

Platform quality

  • Load testing for commute peaks
  • IoT command latency testing
  • Automated regression and device testing
  • 24/7 monitoring and alerting
  • Failover for unlock and lock services
INTEGRATIONS

Shared eMobility integrations we connect.

The platforms, standards and third-party services a product in this sector usually has to talk to. If yours is not listed, it is almost certainly something we have connected before.

/01Vehicles and IoT

  • Vehicle IoT module APIs
  • Smart lock providers
  • MQTT telemetry
  • Battery management system data
  • Keyless car access hardware

/02Maps and city data

  • Google Maps Platform
  • Mapbox
  • HERE
  • MDS endpoints
  • GBFS feeds
  • Public transport GTFS data

/03Payments and identity

  • Stripe
  • Razorpay
  • Network International
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Identity and licence verification providers

/04Messaging and support

  • Twilio
  • Firebase Cloud Messaging
  • WhatsApp Business API
  • Zendesk
  • Salesforce
WHY CREUTO

Why choose Creuto as your shared emobility software development company

The reasons clients in this sector give when they recommend us, not the ones we would pick ourselves.

Either we build it exceptional, or we don't.

The standard every shared emobility product leaves our studio with.

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    We understand fleet operations

    Battery swaps, rebalancing and repairs are designed as carefully as the rider app, because that is where margins are won.

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    Hardware-agnostic IoT

    We integrate different vehicle and lock providers behind one model, so your fleet can mix suppliers.

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    City rules as configuration

    Zones, speeds, caps and data feeds are set per city without new releases.

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    Secure vehicle control

    Unlock and lock commands are authenticated and logged, so vehicles answer only to your platform.

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    A long-term engineering partner

    We support new cities, vehicle types and business models as your service grows.

BENEFITS

Benefits of custom shared emobility software over off-the-shelf tools.

What organisations in this sector gain when the software is built around their workflows rather than the other way around.

  1. 01

    More rides per vehicle

    Demand-led rebalancing puts vehicles where riders are.

  2. 02

    Lower operations cost

    Optimised swap and repair routes cut van kilometres and field hours.

  3. 03

    Faster city launches

    Configurable rules and data feeds make new permits quicker to meet.

  4. 04

    Fewer lost and damaged vehicles

    Telemetry, alerts and parking validation protect the fleet.

  5. 05

    Loyal riders

    Passes, subscriptions and a reliable app turn casual users into regulars.

  6. 06

    Better city relationships

    Accurate data sharing and enforcement support permit renewals.

HOW WE WORK

Our shared emobility software development process.

Transparent, sprint-based and built around decisions you can see. You know what ships, when, and why at every step.

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  1. 01

    Service and city discovery

    We review your vehicles, IoT hardware, target cities, permit conditions and unit economics, and agree the utilisation and cost outcomes to improve.

  2. 02

    Architecture and compliance plan

    IoT integration, command security, city rule model, payments, data feeds and privacy requirements are documented before design.

  3. 03

    Design and street validation

    Rider and field prototypes are tested on real streets, with real vehicles, in daylight and at night.

  4. 04

    Agile engineering

    Two-week sprints with working software and real vehicles connected from the start, so IoT behaviour is understood early.

  5. 05

    Integration, QA and hardening

    Lock and unlock latency tests, peak-load tests, payment and fraud testing, and a penetration test before launch.

  6. 06

    City launch and growth

    Launch in one city, tune pricing and operations with live data, then add cities with configuration rather than code.

TECHNOLOGY STACK

Technology stack for shared emobility software development.

Chosen per project for longevity, hiring depth and fit with your existing systems, never by fashion.

/01Mobile

  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Flutter
  • React Native

/02Web and backend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Go

/03IoT and maps

  • MQTT
  • Kafka
  • AWS IoT Core
  • Mapbox
  • Google Maps Platform
  • PostGIS

/04Data

  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • TimescaleDB
  • BigQuery
  • ClickHouse

/05Cloud and DevOps

  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Azure
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions

/06AI and optimisation

  • Claude
  • OpenAI
  • Scikit-learn
  • PyTorch
  • OR-Tools

/07Security and identity

  • OAuth 2.0
  • OpenID Connect
  • Auth0
  • Keycloak
  • AWS KMS

AI IN SHARED EMOBILITY

AI that rebalances, validates and keeps the fleet riding.

We add AI to shared mobility platforms where it improves utilisation and compliance: forecasting demand by area and hour, checking parking photos automatically and planning field routes, with operations teams able to adjust every plan.

Explore our AI engineering
  • Demand forecasting by zone and hour
  • Rebalancing and battery swap route planning
  • Parking photo validation
  • Fraud and misuse detection
  • Dynamic pricing suggestions
  • Rider support assistants
TRENDS

Trends shaping shared emobility software right now.

The shifts we design for so a product launched this year is still the right product in three.

  1. 01

    Permit-based markets

    Cities increasingly award a limited number of permits, scoring operators on safety, parking compliance and data sharing.

  2. 02

    Standardised city data

    MDS and GBFS are becoming standard permit requirements, so data feeds must be accurate and timely.

  3. 03

    Swappable batteries and hardware

    Swappable batteries and more durable vehicles shift operations from van collections to on-street swaps.

  4. 04

    Integration with public transport

    MaaS apps and transit partnerships bring shared mobility into journey planners and ticketing.

  5. 05

    AI for parking and demand

    Computer vision checks parking photos and machine learning forecasts demand to guide rebalancing.

COST AND TIMELINE

How much does shared emobility software development cost?

There is no honest single number. Scope, integrations and compliance drive the budget, so we price against a written scope after discovery. The factors below are what move it.

  1. 01

    Vehicle types

    Scooters, bikes, mopeds and cars each bring different IoT, verification and insurance flows.

  2. 02

    IoT providers

    Each vehicle or lock provider adds integration and testing.

  3. 03

    Number of cities

    City rules, languages, currencies and data feeds add configuration and testing.

  4. 04

    Operations tooling depth

    Optimised field routing and warehouse workflows are a product of their own.

  5. 05

    Payments and pricing

    Passes, subscriptions, deposits and fraud controls add finance and compliance work.

  6. 06

    AI features

    Parking validation and demand forecasting need data and evaluation.

EngagementTypical scopeTimeline
Validation MVPRider app, one IoT integration, basic geofencing, payments and a simple operations dashboard for one city.10 to 14 weeks
Production platformRider and field apps, city rule engine, passes and subscriptions, MDS and GBFS feeds, analytics.4 to 7 months
Multi-city platformMultiple cities and vehicle types, optimised operations, demand forecasting and partner integrations.8 to 14 months, phased
BUSINESS MODELS

How shared emobility products make money.

Revenue models we have built billing, reporting and growth loops for. Most products combine two or three.

  1. 01

    Pay-per-ride pricing

    Unlock fee plus per-minute or per-kilometre charges.

  2. 02

    Passes and subscriptions

    Daily, weekly and monthly passes that increase rider loyalty.

  3. 03

    Long-term rentals

    Monthly vehicle rentals with maintenance included.

  4. 04

    B2B and campus fleets

    Private fleets operated for employers, universities and residential sites.

  5. 05

    Partnerships and advertising

    Transit integrations, sponsored zones and in-app partner offers.

HOW WE DELIVER

Services behind our shared emobility work

The engineering disciplines every project in this sector draws on. Each has its own page with process, stack and FAQs.

TESTIMONIALS

Don't take our word for it.

Founders and product leaders on what it is like to build with Creuto.

“Their ability to adapt to our needs while keeping things on track made the experience seamless.”

Creuto delivered a scalable system that improved payroll efficiency and transparency and reduced human errors. The team adhered to timelines, quickly responded to changes, adapted to needs, and managed the project professionally. Their ability to understand the client's requirements was impressive.

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Radhika Mohanty

Finance Manager, Crect

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers about shared emobility software projects. If yours is not here, ask us directly.

Ask our shared emobility team

It depends on the vehicle types, the IoT providers to integrate, the number of cities, how deep the field operations tooling goes, payment and pricing models and any AI features. A single-city MVP is a materially smaller investment than a multi-city platform. After discovery we provide a fixed-scope proposal with a clear breakdown.

A validation MVP with a rider app, one IoT integration and payments typically takes 10 to 14 weeks. A production platform with field apps, a city rule engine and data feeds usually takes four to seven months. Multi-city platforms with several vehicle types and demand forecasting are delivered in phases over eight to fourteen months.

Zones, speed limits, parking rules and fleet caps are configured per city, and we provide Mobility Data Specification and GBFS feeds where permits require them. Trip and location data is handled under GDPR or local privacy law, with retention limits and aggregation applied to shared data.

Yes. We integrate with vehicle IoT providers and smart locks through their APIs or MQTT for telemetry, battery data and remote commands, with authenticated commands and fallback handling when connectivity is poor. New hardware providers can be added behind the same integration layer, so the fleet can mix suppliers.

Emobility app development usually means the rider app. Emobility software development covers the whole system: rider and field apps plus the IoT integration layer, city rule engine, payments, operations console, data feeds and analytics behind them. We deliver both as one connected product.

Yes. We build task and route apps for battery swaps, repairs, inspections and rebalancing, with priorities based on battery level, demand and vehicle condition, remote lock control and photo evidence for every completed job. Productivity and completion times are reported per shift.

Yes. We support pay-per-ride, passes, subscriptions and monthly rentals in one platform, with deposits, deliveries, maintenance scheduling and recurring billing for longer contracts. Riders can move between plans without creating a new account, and operators see revenue and utilisation by product type in one dashboard.

We combine geofenced parking zones, end-of-ride photo validation, rider education and graduated penalties, with telemetry alerts for tipping, tampering and unexpected movement. Operators can see patterns by area and adjust zones and incentives accordingly. Evidence is stored for city reporting.

LET'S BUILD

Planning a shared emobility product? Let's scope it together.

Tell us what you are building. We will help you scope it, design it, and ship it, with a senior team accountable end to end.

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