In an era where everything is becoming a service – from software to computing, infrastructure to mobility – the concept of corporate fleets is also evolving. No longer a good to own, manage, and depreciate, but rather an accessible, scalable, and adaptable service. This is the essence of the Fleet-as-a-Service (FaaS) model.
The term Fleet-as-a-Service comes directly from the logic of XaaS (Everything-as-a-Service), an economic and technological model born in the field of cloud computing and later extended to many other sectors. In its original form, XaaS revolutionized the IT industry by allowing companies to access technological resources (software, infrastructure, platforms) on demand, without having to own or manage them internally. This philosophy – based on flexibility, scalability, accessibility, and pay-per-use – has been progressively adopted in the world of mobility as well, leading to the emergence of models like Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) and, more specifically for companies, Fleet-as-a-Service.
FaaS is not a simple rental agreement. It is an ecosystem of integrated services that enables a company to use a modular fleet, managed through digital technologies, without bearing the costs and complexities of direct ownership. The fleet adapts to real-time operational needs: more vehicles during peak periods, fewer when demand is low. Everything is measurable and optimizable: costs are based on actual usage, maintenance becomes predictive thanks to telematics data, management is simplified through dashboards and integrated digital tools, and environmental impact can be monitored and reduced in tangible ways.
The real strength of FaaS lies in its combination of operational flexibility and data intelligence. Thanks to telematics and the integration with analytics tools, each vehicle becomes a valuable source of information: mileage, driving behavior, usage times, energy consumption. All of this is collected, interpreted, and transformed into insights that enable companies to make faster, more informed, and more sustainable decisions. FaaS thus allows for freeing up internal resources, reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), improving regulatory compliance (e.g., CO₂ emissions), and simplifying the entire lifecycle of corporate vehicles.
Soon, the FaaS model will increasingly merge with intelligent and integrated mobility solutions: it will be possible to combine corporate vehicles, shared mobility, and public transport in a single offering; the entire management cycle – from assignment to decommissioning – can be automated; and tailored solutions will emerge for each industry, region, and company profile. FaaS is not just an operational model: it is a new strategic vision of corporate mobility, reflecting the broader transformation of our economy towards flexible, digital, and sustainable services.