Volkswagen Group’s recently launched MOIA mobility company has acquired Finnish software company Split Finland Oy in line with plans for its ride-pooling concept.

MOIA, which was launched in January 2017, will become MOIA Finland Oy.

MOIA, which was launched in January 2017 to provide mobility solutions for urban areas, said the Espoo-based company will become MOIA Finland Oy, a wholly owned subsidiary and will develop the pooling algorithms that will be used to manage MOIA’s ride-pooling concept.

“Our shuttle-on-demand represents the transition of the well-known ‘dial-a-ride’ concept into the digital age. Split Finland’s pooling algorithm will be an important pillar for our future shuttle offering,” said Robert Henrich, MOIA’s COO. “With this Finish team we are acquiring a usable platform that will noticeably reduce the development time for our MOIA software.”

Split Finland was founded in 2011 as Ajelo Oy and developed what’s said to be the world’s first fully automated pooling solution, which enables app-based ride requests from users who are travelling in similar directions.