Shared mobility users contributing to fleet rebalancing 

This type of engagement space has been applied by mobility service provider Check to some extent. In the example below, it is expanded. 

Typical current situation

To allow an effective system of shared vehicles (e.g. scooters or cars), the vehicles need to be as close to potential users as possible. There is however a mismatch between the popularity of origin and destination locations: some areas are more popular as trip origins (e.g. city outskirts), whereas others are more popular as destination (e.g. malls or city centres). Moreover, municipalities might prefer or mandate vehicles to be left in certain areas more than in others. As a result, mobility service providers rebalance the fleet using vans, putting a burden on scarce road capacity. 

Engagement space alternative

Users are incentivized to contribute to fleet rebalancing through tokens. If they choose to pick up a vehicle from a popular origin and leave it on a popular destination, this costs a number of tokens. However, if they choose to use less popular origins and destination, they earn a number of tokens. A coalition, consisting of the municipality and the active mobility service providers, provides these tokens. As a result, they can be deployed cross-platform, i.e. for multiple mobility providers. Users have the ability to buy extra tokens (e.g. through a subscription), if they wish to.