Lately, new companies have emerged with the objective of creating a positive change in the country, leaving a mark on various areas such as the environment. Companies like OMNi have been in charge of marking a before and after in the area of urban mobilization, but in what way?
What is OMNi and how does it work?
OMNi is a technological interface in which different types of services are offered such as bicycle rental, electronic wallet and a platform to connect taxi drivers with users.
This application can be seen as a tool to obtain control over several services, in which the individual decides how, when and where.
Currently the only service that is available is the rental of bicycles, which began on October 22 and in a few hours obtained more than 4 thousand downloads in the mobile application.
The idea is to facilitate access to people with regard to urban mobility, in this case with the rental of bicycles and that they can move more easily in cities.
The bicycles are created with polymer materials plus polyurethane foam, are electric and pedal assisted for ease of transport by the user, have a duration of approximately 100 kilometers.
Steps to use a OMNi bike
- Download the application in Google Play or App Store.
- Register and create an account with personal data.
- Enter payment information and subscription method.
- Scan the bicycle’s QR code to unlock it.
- Enjoy the ride.
Payment and subscription method
As mentioned earlier, there are different ways in which payments can be made to use the service, which can be done by an hourly, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semester or even annual rate.
Depending on the needs of the user, it may be adapted to the type of payment that is most convenient to the use that will be given, also if it is used for work or to be transported in a different way than usual.
Benefits of OMNi
These types of innovations in Costa Rica provide great large-scale benefits for society and the environment in which we are surrounded.
Among its main positive aspects we can find the impact on the carbon footprint, its reduction by occasionally changing the use of the vehicle for the bicycle to be transported.
Also minimize the amount and time of dams in areas where they usually happen, to reach the destination in less time.
“Our goal is to reduce the dependence on personal cars to collaborate with transport intermodality, in turn reduce times in heavy traffic and with these practices, raise awareness about reducing environmental pollution.”
OMNi general management
In addition, it isn’t bad to do some exercise while transporting in the city, helping to have a better physical condition and stay healthy.
OMNi is a multiplatform that arrived to stay in the country and intends to solve various immediate needs for Costa Rican society, innovating in a niche market urged by this type of services taking advantage of current technological resources.
