In 2014 rideshare App Heetch went live in Paris.
It was not taken too seriously as the trade there were heavily fighting Uber Pool at that time.
The following article was publish in 2014 and shows they boast of having around 50 vehicles available at night.
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Meet Heetch, a French ride-sharing app with a twist. Instead of going head-to-head against Uber, Chauffeur-Privé or LeCab in Paris, the company is operating a ride-sharing service that only works at night, mostly when you’re out partying. The company recently raised $500,000 from Via-ID and has been growing steadily for the past 9 months.
“Our users generally take the subway during the day. That’s why we only target people looking for a ride at night,” co-founder and CEO Teddy Pellerin told me in a phone interview.
Heetch is very reminiscent of other ride-sharing apps. You get a ride using the app, and then you can donate money at the end of your ride. There is a suggested price. On average, a ride costs $16 (€12) — it is supposed to be 30 percent cheaper than a cab ride in Paris.
There are now 200 active drivers on the app, but it doesn’t mean that every driver is on the road on a Friday or Saturday night. On a typical weekend night, there are 50 drivers accepting rides. According to Pellerin, the service needs to double this number to have a reliable service.
Here’s the number of rides per week for the past nine months:
http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/24/heetch-is-a-ride-sharing-app-for-late-night-party-goers/
Fast forward now to 1 a.m. Monday 15 Feb and we see a screen shot of the Heetch Cars available in Paris.
Clucking Bell !! This shows what happens when you underestimate a little bit of competition
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