Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Feb 2026 | Silvia Bartolini Cabinet member | Connected and Autonomous Vehicles | — |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Thibaut Kleiner Director | Lyft introduction | — |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Silvia Bartolini Cabinet member | Connected and Autonomous Vehicles | SRC |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Thibaut Kleiner Director | Lyft introduction | SRC |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Mark Nicklas Head of Unit | Autonomous vehicles | — |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Mark Nicklas Head of Unit | Autonomous vehicles | SRC |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Kristian Schmidt Director | Introduction of Lyft and update on Freenow and its operations with taxis and Private Hire Vehicles with driver (PHV) in Europe | SRC |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Kristian Schmidt Director | Introduction of Lyft and update on Freenow and its operations with taxis and Private Hire Vehicles with driver (PHV) in Europe | — |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Exchange of views on industrial policies | SRC |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Exchange of views on industrial policies | — |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Kristian Schmidt Director | Exchange of views on the future of the ride-hailing sector in Europe | — |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Kristian Schmidt Director | Exchange of views on the future of the ride-hailing sector in Europe | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2024 | Didier Reynders Commissioner | GDPR, consumers | — |
| 06 Mar 2024 | Didier Reynders Commissioner | GDPR, consumers | SRC |
| 24 Sept 2021 | Fabien Dell Cabinet member | conditions of people working through platforms | SRC |
| 24 Sept 2021 | Ana Carla Pereira Cabinet member | conditions of people working through platforms | SRC |
| 24 Sept 2021 | Ana Carla Pereira Cabinet member | conditions of people working through platforms | — |
| 19 Mar 2019 | Jocelyn Fajardo Cabinet member | Meeting with with Mr Diepenhorst, CEO of MyTaxi | — |
| 19 Mar 2019 | Jocelyn Fajardo Cabinet member | Meeting with with Mr Diepenhorst, CEO of MyTaxi | SRC |
| 16 Oct 2017 | Jocelyn Fajardo Cabinet member | Meeting with Ms Claudia Breure (Head of Public Affairs, Europe) MyTaxi | SRC |
| 16 Oct 2017 | Jocelyn Fajardo Cabinet member | Meeting with Ms Claudia Breure (Head of Public Affairs, Europe) MyTaxi | — |
Mission & Goals
Intelligent Apps GmbH and its subsidiaries operate under the name Freenow. Freenow by Lyft is the European taxi app featuring broad multi-mobility options for everyone across 9 European markets and over 180 cities. Millions of passengers can access various mobility services within a single app, including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds and public transport. With headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, Freenow is led by CEO Thomas Zimmermann. In July 2025 Freenow was acquired by Lyft, a global mobility platform, which connects riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe. Together, Freenow and Lyft are creating a more caring and connected world, with transportation for everyone. This register entry covers the interests of both Freenow and Lyft under the Single Registration Principle.
EU Legislative Interests
Notice on well-functioning and sustainable local passenger transport-on-demand (taxis and PHV), Artificial Intelligence Act, Platform Work Directive, VAT rules for the digital age (VAT), Digital Services Act, Commission Delegated Regulation on EU-wide multimodal travel information services, Common European Mobility Data Space, Directive on Corporate sustainability reporting, Digital fairness act, Greening corporate fleets, autonomous vehicles, EU/US relations.
Communication Activities
FREENOW blog post on EU elections and actions to be taken for a more innovative and sustainable urban mobility : https://www.free-now.com/public-affairs/blog/driving-forward/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
IRU: https://www.iru.org/who-we-are/where-we-work/iru-europe EU Tech Alliance (EUTA): http://eutechalliance.eu/ Platform for Electromobility: https://www.platformelectromobility.eu/ AmCham EU: https://www.amchameu.eu/