Shared mobility systems such as car sharing, bike sharing, or other low-speed transportation modes have become increasingly popular recently. As an alternative to utilizing private vehicles, these systems offer new travel options and have the potential to increase the mobility of users who cannot access private vehicles. The emergence of shared mobility shows great promise in reducing traffic congestion, lowering air pollution level, and alleviating parking space shortage.

To compete with or complement other transportation modes, it is vital - although challenging - to design and operate shared mobility systems. Such comprehensive systems cover various problems, ranging from long-term strategic issues to short-term operational decisions. In general, the strategic decision defines the mode: one-way or round-way, station-based or free-floating, featured by some other long-term decisions, e.g., operation zones, location sites and fleet sizes. On the other hand, vehicle and staff relocations are determined at an operational level.

Recent emerging technologies, including mobile computing, autonomous driving, and alternative fuel vehicles provide new opportunities for increasing the quality and efficiency of vehicle-sharing systems. Some innovative methods are necessary to model, optimize, and analyze the systems so as to improve the performance efficiency.

The proposed Special Issue aims to publish original research and review articles to further our understanding of how emerging technologies and methods will manage shared mobility systems efficiently. In this issue, novel contributions are invited to address the research problems related to the design, operation, and optimization of the shared mobility systems.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Shared mobility system modeling and performance evaluation
• Data-driven approaches in shared mobility systems
• Safety and Reliable analysis for Shared mobility system
• Vehicle relocation problems
• Staff resource allocation
• Multimodal transport modeling and simulation
• Routing and scheduling
• Application of emerging technologies in shared mobility systems
• Autonomous shared mobility systems
• Pricing strategy in shared mobility systems