County of Santa Barbara Motor Pool, California, USA
The County of Santa Barbara has added the first fully automated vehicle dispatch location to its motor pool, since then the program has experienced great user acceptance (read user feedback).

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Media:
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"New Automated Pooling Tools enable Fleet Size Reduction", California Fleet News, Jan/Feb 2008
- "Automated Motor Pools Cut More Than Just Fustration", Government Fleet, July/August 2007

Flexcar, USA
Founded in 1999 as a public/private partnership supported by King County, Washington and the City of Seattle, Flexcar launched its Seattle operations in 2000. Since that time Flexcar has expanded to Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Washington D.C., and just added Atlanta!

University of Washington, Washington, USA
The U-CAR is a conveniently located and economically priced Motor Pool rental vehicle available for hourly rentals. The U-CAR program is exclusively dedicated to supporting the short term transportation needs of the UW community for education, research, outreach and business. Any UW member with a valid UWNet ID and driver's license will be able to reserve and access the U-CAR 24/7. Trip tracking is automated and billing is charged directly to a UW budget number.

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Media: "U-CAR expanding to South Campus Center - and beyond"

Kitsap Transit's Smart Commuter Program (SCOOT),
Washington, USA

Started in 2005, the mission of the SCOOT program is to encourage commuters who work in targeted areas in Kitsap County to use alternatives to driving to work alone by offering a ‘smart option’ for personal errands.

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City of Kelowna, Canada
"The City of Kelowna, BC has decided to change the way they do things when it comes to their pool vehicle operations. After years of struggling with underutilized vehicles and a cumbersome management system, the City of Kelowna became the first city operation in North America to adopt an efficient and unique pool vehicle management technology. The project's success has been remarkable - from both logistical and financial perspectives" (California Fleet News, Nov/Dec 2005)

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NTUC INCOME Car Co-operative Limited, Singapore
Starting in 1997, this car-sharing provider in Southeast Asia has placed their trust in COCOS KeyManager and COCOS StandAlone Systems along with the accompanying software. In addition, NTUC as become one of our sales partners.

"[...] I am most impressed with the dedication and
professionallism of every member of INVERS that I have the good fortune to work with. [...]", Lai Meng, Nov. 24th, 2003
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Caisse Commune, France
From the very beginning, we have been the ongoing consultants for the first car-sharing organization in France. COCOS KeyManager System and the accompanying software have supported its continuous growth since 1999.

Daimler AG Services Fleet Management GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Since 1998 we have supplied Daimler AG's company fleet with our COCOS StandAlone system for their in-house business car-sharing applications.

DB Rent (German Railway), Germany
The German Railway Organization, Deutsche Bahn AG, started car-sharing in 2001. With our COCOS StandAlone System we support this nationwide franchising concept, allowing for a rapid growth and a seamless operation.

Greenwheels, Netherlands
This Netherlands-wide car-sharing provider has grown immensely with the help of Invers Systems since 1995. They now use COCOS KeyManager and COCO StandAlone Systems together with the associated software.

Shell Drive, Germany
Since 1995, we have provided this car-sharing organization with COCOS KeyManager and COCOS StandAlone Systems for their application in more than 20 cities.

Photos: We thank Toyota for providing us with some car photographies.