Product Updates

We've improved our services based on feedback, making the booking process on mobile easier for Aliasbookers and Booking Managers. Previously, Aliasbookers had to choose a time frame before a driver, causing issues if the slot was already booked. To solve this, we've added a "Driver" selector at the start of the booking process. Aliasbookers can now choose the driver first and then the time slot, similar to our web platform.

Administrators can now authorize bookings on the go, reducing approval times. We've introduced push notifications for both administrators and users to enhance communication. Administrators get instant alerts for booking approvals, even away from the desk. Users are immediately notified of their booking status after approval or rejection. We've also enabled mobile approval functionality, allowing administrators to manage bookings effortlessly from mobile devices, for a seamless workflow.

We've added an after-sales usage feature for customers needing vehicles post-purchase and renamed our "Geschäftlich" option to "Dienstwagen" for clarity. We're also adding a free-floating option, for customers who which to use our fleet management module to streamline vehicles used in this mode.

We've updated the user experience (UX) for creating monthly and yearly tasks based on fleet manager feedback. The old UX was complex and confusing, especially the task repetition options requiring specific day or month selections. The new enhancements simplify the task creation process by determining repetition based on the first task date. This change aligns functionality with user expectations, reduces confusion, and streamlines workflow for fleet managers.

Understanding the time and distance details of merged business trips in the driver log can often be a challenging task. The current system only displays the starting and ending points of the entire trip, leaving users puzzled about the individual stops along the way. To address this issue and enhance the comprehension of merged trips, we have implemented a new feature that offers a comprehensive view of each leg of the journey, including the starting point of each segment. This enhancement significantly improves clarity and empowers users with detailed insights into their business trips.

The mobile app screens have been optimized for tablet usage, enhancing the user experience and catering specifically to administrative tasks. Furthermore, this adaptation unlocks a range of new potential use cases for the fleetster service within the logistics industry.

In several instances, reports of damages have been made without accompanying pictures. This poses a significant challenge, especially when the affected vehicle is not in a central location or is not easily accessible. As a result, fleet managers must physically inspect the vehicle to verify the reported damage. To address this issue, a new warning has been introduced to discourage the submission of damage reports without pictures. Specifically, users who fail to provide a picture when reporting damage will now receive a warning prompt.

For customers who are new to carsharing, it can be challenging to locate the key. To minimize support requests and provide a seamless experience, users who book a car equipped with Invers will now receive a pop-up message informing them where the key is located within the vehicle. This feature will facilitate the process of finding the key, which may be stored in various locations such as the glove compartment or trunk.

Large mobility providers such as Deer frequently establish unique arrangements with local councils or businesses, which entail customized terms of service for their users in addition to the standard legal documents offered by the platform. Whenever a user is assigned to one of these exclusive agreements, a pop-up notification will appear. Prior to booking a vehicle, the user must accept these terms and conditions, which grants mobility providers the flexibility to include their own terms that are applicable to specific user groups.

When you upload a new contract or update an existing one, the costs in the digital vehicle file adjust. The system checks if the contract already exists. If not, or if the contract is older, the costs are adjusted based on the new contract. However, if there is already a contract with a newer date, nothing happens.

This new enhancement allows creating bookings from the administrative calendar. This helps administrators to create past, current or future bookings directly from the administrative calendar, allowing the administrator to create bookings faster while keeping track of all other bookings.

The driver's license interface has been improved to ensure that no information is missing from the driver's license check. If information is missing, a banner will appear explaining in more detail what information is required to complete the driver's license check, so check the driver's name, expiration date, and verify the driver's license class before approving.

With the new settings, administrators can now decide which fields of the logbook are visible and which are not. In this way, the logbook can be customized. The fields include reason for the trip, cost center, costs and whether a business partner is being searched for. Depending on requirements, these fields can be set to visible here. By setting the fields, the interface of the logbook can be adapted to regional requirements.

In order to have a better overview of all fines a new status was added. Fines can now be marked as handled. This will help the admin to keep track of the status of all fines.

The function for car sharing contracts has been extended to allow multiple documents to be stored for the same booking type, i.e. business, private or service bookings. This is helpful if different documents first need to be checked and accepted in the booking process prior to booking or in the registration process for new users.

Depending on the vehicle pool size, it can sometimes be difficult to find the vehicle in a large parking lot among many vehicles. For this reason, the location where the vehicle is parked can now be added under the booking details. If a user books the vehicle and starts the booking, he will find the parking space information in the booking details and can thus find the vehicle quickly and easily.