Mobility vehicle reservation system and method

A method of controlling access to a plurality of mobility vehicles, each having a unique identifier, the method comprising the steps of:

• accessing vehicle availability data and presenting a user with information on available mobility vehicles;
• allowing a user to define a reservation for an available mobility vehicle;
• processing payment information;
• making a record of the reservation and adjusting the vehicle availability data to account for unavailability of the reserved mobility vehicle during the reservation time;
• matching the identifier for a particular mobility vehicle to the reservation;
• at the location of the particular mobility vehicle(s) identified, receiving user identification information to match the user with the reservation;
• responsive to matching the received user identification information with the reservation record, allowing the user temporary access to one of the mobility vehicles suitable to match the reservation.

A software application for managing access to at least one mobility vehicle, the software application comprising:

• a reservation manager that accesses vehicle availability data to present a user with information on available mobility vehicles and allows the user to select a reservation for at least one available mobility vehicle;
• a transaction manager that receives payment information input by the user and, upon confirming the validity of the payment information,
• processes a payment identified by the payment information,
• records the reservation in a reservation database, and
• adjusts the vehicle availability data to account for unavailability of the reserved mobility vehicle during the reservation time;
• an access manager that receives user identification information to match the user with a reservation recorded for that user and, responsive to matching the received user identification information with the reservation record, allows the user temporary access to a mobility vehicle suitable to match the reservation, said access manager matching the reservation with the identifier for the mobility vehicle made accessible to the user.