Lagos, Nigeria – Shuttlers, the technology-enabled shared mobility platform, has announced the launch of Shuttlers Pod, a scheduled, door-to-door car service for commuting to work, events, and other destinations across Lagos.
Shuttlers Pod is designed for commuters who need a comfortable ride at an affordable fare for a planned journey. The service matches commuters travelling the same route with a single scheduled trip, picking up three to four riders and dropping each at their exact destination.
Riders can also book the vehicle privately. Every trip comes with a named driver, known as a Pilot, a fixed fare and a guaranteed pickup, with no surge pricing or roadside negotiation.
The service applies Shuttlers’ scheduled bus model to private vehicles, replacing the traditional bus stop with door-to-door pickups and drop-offs. It offers an alternative to conventional car hire and on-demand journeys, with each Pod trip costing roughly 50% less than typical ride-hailing fares, enabled by its advance-booking and fixed-pricing model.
Speaking on the launch, CEO and Co-Founder of Shuttlers, Damilola Olokesusi, said: “Nigeria’s cost of living is rising faster than incomes. With that reality, the smartest way to move people is through shared mobility.
We’ve spent the last decade making scheduled, shared transport reliable and affordable; and Shuttlers Pod brings that same thinking to scheduled private and shared trips that are safe, premium and affordable, from your doorstep to exactly where you need to be.”
Pod expands Shuttlers’ existing mobility services, which include Shuttlers Daily, a scheduled shared commute service for working professionals; Shuttlers for Business, which provides employee transportation with live trip tracking; Shuttlers Rental, which offers vehicle rentals for individuals and companies; and Shuttlers EventGo, which provides shared transportation for events.
Launched in 2016, Shuttlers recently surpassed 10 million completed journeys and became Nigeria’s first private mobility operator to be listed on Google Maps Transit.
The company currently serves more than 600,000 monthly trips across more than 1,000 itineraries in 400 routes, operating more than 430 buses daily across Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. Shuttlers also serves more than 50,000 professionals through its daily work commute services and reports a 99% trip completion rate since launching in 2016.
Shuttlers Pod is currently open for waitlist sign-ups here: shuttlers.co/pod .
