car sharing

Regulators Eye P2P Car-Sharing Platforms
Regulators Eye P2P Car-Sharing Platforms
June 20, 2018  |  Regulation

Peer-to-peer car-sharing services might soon face the same regulation as traditional car rental companies. According to The Wall Street Journal, startups Turo and Getaround, which...

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Why The Transportation Sharing Economy Isn’t Just For Cars
Why The Transportation Sharing Economy Isn’t Just For Cars
April 02, 2018  |  Retail

Drivers can borrow cars for a few hours at a time — or a day — through services like Zipcar. But car shares don’t solve all...

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GM Launching Peer-To-Peer Car Sharing
GM Launching Peer-To-Peer Car Sharing
March 14, 2018  |  Ridesharing

General Motors (GM) is launching a pilot program this summer that is an Airbnb-type service for cars. According to Fortune, the peer-to-peer car share service...

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Daimler Continues Rideshare Investments With $85M Stakes In Car2Go
Daimler Continues Rideshare Investments With $85M Stakes In Car2Go
March 02, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

German automaker Daimler just paid €70 million ($85 million) to buy the remaining 25 percent of carsharing company Car2Go that it did not already own....

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Beyond The Fleet, Car Sharing Makes Inroads On Roads Down Under
Beyond The Fleet, Car Sharing Makes Inroads On Roads Down Under
March 01, 2018  |  International

Rent or buy? Borrow or share? In the land down under, this isn’t about housing; it’s about cars. Modes of transport, where short trips —...

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Uber, Lyft To Roll Out Co-Branded Credit Cards
Uber, Lyft To Roll Out Co-Branded Credit Cards
July 31, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Uber Technologies and Lyft, the two ride-hailing startups, are reportedly getting into the payments markets with their own credit cards. According to a report in...

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Microsoft, Baidu Partner To Push Self-Driving Cars Around Globe
Microsoft, Baidu Partner To Push Self-Driving Cars Around Globe
July 19, 2017  |  Innovation

Microsoft and Baidu announced plans Tuesday (July 18)  to partner to drive adoption of self-driving cars around the globe. In a press release the companies...

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How GM’s Maven Is Driving Unattended Urban Mobility
How GM’s Maven Is Driving Unattended Urban Mobility
June 23, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

Can car-sharing services help detangle urban traffic gridlock? For the June Unattended Retail Tracker™, PYMNTS catches up with Bob Tiderington, senior manager of General Motor’s...

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Vulog’s Plan To Compete With Uber
Vulog’s Plan To Compete With Uber
May 25, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Drivers for ride-hailing services no longer need to own their own car. Instead, Uber and Lyft drivers can now take advantage of shared cars via...

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