10 posts and columns on car sharing

RelayRides Forced to Suspend Car-Sharing Service in New York

in News on May 15 at 2:12 pm PT

The state of New York and technological innovation are not BFFs.
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Peer Car Startups Pair Up: RelayRides Acquires Wheelz

in News on May 14 at 12:00 am PT

Wheelz had built hardware that helps renters unlock cars with their smartphones.
Wheelz+RR

RelayRides Founder Shelby Clark Departs

in News on March 6 at 3:27 pm PT

Shelby Clark, who founded the car-sharing startup RelayRides, is leaving his day-to-day role at the company.
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Get Free Airport Valet Parking — If You’re Willing to Rent Your Car With FlightCar

in Commerce on February 15 at 8:10 am PT

FlightCar launches today an airport-based car-sharing service at SFO.
FlightCar

Survey: 35 Percent of Smartphone Owners Use Them While Driving

in Mobile on January 14 at 5:19 pm PT

If you miss the turn for the future on the right, you’ll be making a U-turn.
Gowherenow

Sunil Paul’s SideCar Ride-Sharing App Will Flag a Stranger’s Car for You

in Commerce on June 26, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

After my last meeting on Friday in downtown San Francisco, a stranger pulled up to the curb driving a blue Lexus.
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RelayRides Investor’s Plan: Buy BMW Roadster, Rent It to Strangers, Come Out Ahead

in Commerce on May 29, 2012 at 9:43 am PT

Shasta Ventures VC Rob Coneybeer invested in RelayRides, the marketplace that allows complete strangers to rent each other’s automobiles. Now he’s placing a second bet on the SF company.
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Zipcar Leads Funding for Wheelz — a P2P Version of Itself

in Commerce on February 22, 2012 at 12:00 am PT

Wheelz, a college campus-based service that matches car owners with borrowers, has raised $13.7 million in Series A funding. What’s particularly interesting is the lead investor: Zipcar.
Wheelz CEO Jeff Miller

News Byte

RelayRides Tops Off the Tank to Fuel Car Sharing Service

in Commerce on August 17, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

RelayRides, a car-sharing service which connects people with available cars nearby, has added an additional $3.6 million to its first round of capital. It has now raised $10 million. Shasta Ventures and Lisa Gansky, author of The Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing, are joining Google Ventures and August Capital in the round, which will pay for its expansion in San Francisco and Boston.

News Byte

Google Puts the "Auto" in Automobile

in News on October 10, 2010 at 1:03 pm PT

Google is all about searching, and among the many things it’s searching for are ways to improve car safety and traffic problems. And to that end, the company has been testing a remarkable bit of technology–automated autos capable of driving in traffic. The Goomobiles have been cruising around California, guided by a combination of video, radar, laser rangefinder and detailed maps (and occupied by by a driver and software engineer for backup). Google figures such technology can cut accidents, boost car sharing, reduce traffic and free up more productive time for the occupants of such vehicles, once they learn to relax.