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Stuttgart-based Bosch said on Wednesday Berlin residents could
now locate and book one of 200 scooters using a smartphone
application called Coup.
"Mobility requirements and demands are changing. Bosch wants to
shape this change with their own mobility and service
solutions," management board member Markus Heyn said in a
statement.
By launching Coup, Bosch is entering a market that puts it into
competition with its established customer base of car
manufacturers including Daimler General Motors and BMW, which
are also expanding into on-demand services accessed via
smartphones.
The move is part of Bosch's drive to expand beyond its
traditional business of providing components such as spark plugs
for combustion engines and into areas such as software, services
and Internet-connected devices.
(Reporting by Edward Taylor; Editing by Mark Potter)
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