Pathfinder Inc.
Pathfinder, which provides the one-way rental car platform “Kataren”, begins collaboration with Addish Plus, which operates Japan’s largest long-distance rideshare “notteco”
Aiming for synergistic effects between long-distance one-way rental cars and ride sharing
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Pathfinder Co., Ltd. (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yusuke Onozaki; hereinafter referred to as our company,
https://www.pfr.technology/
long-distance rideshare service, “notteco.” We will start a business collaboration with City Representative Director: Takuma Ishikawa (hereinafter referred to as Addish Plus).
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https://www.kataren.jp/), a long-distance one-way rental car, as its business base, and collects vehicle placement/travel data to develop and operate an “optimal placement algorithm.” Masu.
This time, we will be collaborating with Addish Plus, which has strengths in customer success and customer support support in the MaaS field and also operates Japan’s largest long-distance ride sharing service “notteco” (https://notteco.jp/). “notteco” is a service that allows you to match cars with people going to the same destination and with the same hobbies and share them [Mitsumatsu 1]. Mutual customer referrals can be achieved, such as by matching users who share the same car using “notteco”.
In addition, by providing Addish Plus’ customer success service for MaaS for the one-way rental car matching service “Kataren” provided by Pathfinder, we will further enhance the service level of “Kataren”. Through this business collaboration, we will first improve mutual customer referrals and customer success, and we will also move forward with business collaboration, including medium- to long-term system collaboration.
What is Katalen?
“Kataren” is similar to a rental car outlet mall, collaborating with numerous rental car and car sharing businesses, and matching users of forwarding vehicles and rental cars with one-way upbound users and one-way downbound users. platform.” By utilizing vehicles that would not normally be used as rental cars, operators can not only reduce forwarding costs but also turn them into profits. If you are a general rental car company, you can also reduce the number of vehicles you need.
Benefits for general users
Ahead of the realization of the MaaS society, Katalen will provide general users with a free transportation experience through the new transportation standard “one-way rental car.”
1.Available at low price
Because we use transportation vehicles, which would normally be costly for the operator, it is available at approximately one-fifth of the price* of regular rental cars.
*Compare prices including drop-off fees between Tokyo and Osaka 2. Even in situations where it is troublesome to return to the original office, you can use it flexibly by using it only one way. For example, when you don’t need to keep renting a car for a trip to the airport*1, returning home, or on a long stay trip, it’s perfect for situations where you think, “I wish I could use a car for just one trip…” You can use it as much as you need, whenever you need it, 24 hours a day, including late at night and early in the morning when there is no public transportation available. *2
*1:Currently offering airport-only rental cars as Katalen for Narita. https://lp.kataren.jp/narita
*2:Excluding Kyushu
3. Traveling to enjoy the private space of a car
When traveling long distances, in addition to using public
transportation such as trains and buses, you can enjoy a private space with friends and family by using a one-way rental car.
What is Pathfinder?
Pathfinder is a mobility service research and development company founded in 2020 with the aim of becoming a pioneer (Pathfinder) in the MaaS (Mobility as a Service) era. The company name is derived from the Mars Pathfinder rover, and was named in honor of the Mars Pathfinder and the project’s innovative attitude.
We are solving the hurdles of transportation in the MaaS area, such as developing Katalen, Japan’s first matching service for one-way rental cars with fixed departure and return stores, released in March 2022, and launching a forwarding/idle vehicle marketplace. We will make a wide range of efforts to lower this.
Kataren HP: https://kataren.jp/
Corporate website: https://pfr.technology/
Company name: Pathfinder Co., Ltd.
Location: 23-6 Nakamachi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
Office: Plug and Play Shibuya, Shibuya Dogenzaka Tokyu Building, 1-10-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Capital: 87.86 million yen
Established: January 27, 2020
Business: MaaS and related services/research and development Representative Director: Yusuke Onozaki
This time, we will be collaborating with Addish Plus, which has strengths in customer success and customer support support in the MaaS field and also operates Japan’s largest long-distance ride sharing service “notteco” (https://notteco.jp/). “notteco” is a service that allows you to match cars with people going to the same destination and with the same hobbies and share them [Mitsumatsu 1]. Mutual customer referrals can be achieved, such as by matching users who share the same car using “notteco”.
In addition, by providing Addish Plus’ customer success service for MaaS for the one-way rental car matching service “Kataren” provided by Pathfinder, we will further enhance the service level of “Kataren”. Through this business collaboration, we will first improve mutual customer referrals and customer success, and we will also move forward with business collaboration, including medium- to long-term system collaboration.
What is Katalen?
“Kataren” is similar to a rental car outlet mall, collaborating with numerous rental car and car sharing businesses, and matching users of forwarding vehicles and rental cars with one-way upbound users and one-way downbound users. platform.” By utilizing vehicles that would not normally be used as rental cars, operators can not only reduce forwarding costs but also turn them into profits. If you are a general rental car company, you can also reduce the number of vehicles you need.
Benefits for general users
Ahead of the realization of the MaaS society, Katalen will provide general users with a free transportation experience through the new transportation standard “one-way rental car.”
1.Available at low price
Because we use transportation vehicles, which would normally be costly for the operator, it is available at approximately one-fifth of the price* of regular rental cars.
*Compare prices including drop-off fees between Tokyo and Osaka 2. Even in situations where it is troublesome to return to the original office, you can use it flexibly by using it only one way. For example, when you don’t need to keep renting a car for a trip to the airport*1, returning home, or on a long stay trip, it’s perfect for situations where you think, “I wish I could use a car for just one trip…” You can use it as much as you need, whenever you need it, 24 hours a day, including late at night and early in the morning when there is no public transportation available. *2
*1:Currently offering airport-only rental cars as Katalen for Narita. https://lp.kataren.jp/narita
*2:Excluding Kyushu
3. Traveling to enjoy the private space of a car
When traveling long distances, in addition to using public
transportation such as trains and buses, you can enjoy a private space with friends and family by using a one-way rental car.
What is Pathfinder?
Pathfinder is a mobility service research and development company founded in 2020 with the aim of becoming a pioneer (Pathfinder) in the MaaS (Mobility as a Service) era. The company name is derived from the Mars Pathfinder rover, and was named in honor of the Mars Pathfinder and the project’s innovative attitude.
We are solving the hurdles of transportation in the MaaS area, such as developing Katalen, Japan’s first matching service for one-way rental cars with fixed departure and return stores, released in March 2022, and launching a forwarding/idle vehicle marketplace. We will make a wide range of efforts to lower this.
Kataren HP: https://kataren.jp/
Corporate website: https://pfr.technology/
Company name: Pathfinder Co., Ltd.
Location: 23-6 Nakamachi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
Office: Plug and Play Shibuya, Shibuya Dogenzaka Tokyu Building, 1-10-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Capital: 87.86 million yen
Established: January 27, 2020
Business: MaaS and related services/research and development Representative Director: Yusuke Onozaki