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Articles tagged “car-sharing”

Ground Transport

Car sharing startup RelayRides acquires Wheelz for its unlocking technology

The manual transfer of keys would be a major barrier to RelayRides’ growth while its competition like Zipcar and Getaround make it easy for users to independently unlock cars.

Skift | 11 years ago

Car sharing startup RelayRides acquires Wheelz for its unlocking technology

Ground Transport

What a $24 billion car rental market means to the U.S. travel economy

Car rental companies don’t often air the details of market reach and regulatory issues, making Enterprise’s comments a broad but interesting overview of an industry that remains unaffected by the growing number of startups trying to disrupt it.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

What a $24 billion car rental market means to the U.S. travel economy

Airlines

Airport car rental startup FlightCar picks up $5.5 million

In addition to offering little incentive for a car owner to rent their car to a complete stranger, Flightcar received a cease and desist letter from SFO, the only airport the company operates at, one week before this funding announcement.

Skift | 12 years ago

Ground Transport

Uber’s delicate dance with legality is now an art form

Uber is obviously feeling some competitive heat, which is necessitating its expansion into ride-sharing.

Skift | 12 years ago

Ground Transport

Hertz on Demand and Zipcar face off over corporate car-sharing leadership

Both Hertz and Avis Budget now have their little ride-sharing subsdiaries to play with, and both are positioning themselves to tap into the business travel market.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Hertz on Demand and Zipcar face off over corporate car-sharing leadership

Business Travel

Hertz’s plans to beat Enterprise in the off-airport car rental market

Video kiosks at off-airport locations sound great. But, if the Dollar Thrifty car for rental is filthy, is the video kiosk going to wash it?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Hertz’s plans to beat Enterprise in the off-airport car rental market

Ground Transport

Ford to launch first car-sharing program from a manufacturer

Ford could be manufacturing the start of some stiff competition for companies such as ZipCar, Hertz and other car-sharing startups. Ford and other car companies presumably would have a cost advantage in producing a fleet, but that's only the beginning of the challenge.

Skift | 12 years ago

Ford to launch first car-sharing program from a manufacturer

Ground Transport

Zipcar a breath of fresh air for smaller and smaller U.S. cities

Federal funding is bolstering cleaner air as Zipcar's membership fees are being waived.

Josh Flory, Knoxville News Sentinel | 12 years ago

Zipcar a breath of fresh air for smaller and smaller U.S. cities

Ground Transport

Ride-sharing startup Lyft expands to LA after making deal with California regulators

Regulators are in the process of creating laws that address Lyft and the other ride-sharing startups, which will either give them the validity to blossom or clamp down on their nascent growth.

Skift | 12 years ago

Ride-sharing startup Lyft expands to LA after making deal with California regulators

Online Travel

Airbnb, the coolest lingo for startup descriptions on AngelList

Sharing economy is the new new thing and companies large and small that unlock the value of underutilized assets using digital platforms will help redefine large swathes of industries across the spectrum.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 12 years ago

Airbnb, the coolest lingo for startup descriptions on AngelList