RelayRides, although not directly affected by the new rules governing “transportation networking companies”, has weighed in with a thoughtful post on the impact of new rules on the peer-to-peer sharing space. http://blog.relayrides.com/2013/10/what-californias-regulation-of-ridesharing-services-means/
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Following the interesting conversation on insurance at the Shared Use Mobility Summit, Forbes magazine has written a good article about the potential risk to consumers that rent out their car (in peer-to-peer models) or drive cars that are shared (both round-trip and peer-to-peer models). As well as indentifying exposures that put the consumer at risk,
Rent Centric has established itself as a leader in car rental management software and telematics hardware. In the carsharing application, the system provides detailed information on the state of the vehicle through a cellular modem (e.g. fuel level sensors, accidents sensors, and GPS location). The software package includes online reservations, customer relationship management, a mobile phone application,
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Toronto-based Metavera Solutions is a pioneer in carsharing technology. For more than a decade, carsharing organizations have used Metavera’s online reservation systems. More recently, Metavera has developed interfaces with leading manufacturers of in-car telematics equipment, wireless communications technology companies and payment processors. As an affiliate, Metavera works with CSA members to define and develop carsharing
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In a first-of-its-kind study, U.S. PIRG compiled nation-wide evidence on transportation apps and vehicle sharing programs, and found that these advanced new tools have made it easier for Americans to drive less. Real-time apps and on-board wi-fi for public transit, as well as carsharing, bikesharing and ridesharing have spread rapidly in recent years while driving
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The CarSharing Association is pleased to welcome Dave Brook and Team Red US as an Affiliate. After pioneering carsharing in the Pacific Northwest with his own company CarSharing Portland (1998); co-founder of Flexcar (2000), Dave began consulting in 2005 and joined Team Red, a international consultancy based in Berlin and Portland, focused on mobility and
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The CSA began a decade ago as an informal network of carsharing pioneers. The early adopters created an environmentally friendly alternative to private car ownership and put carsharing on the map in North America. Now with more than 45,000 shared cars worldwide serving more than 1.8 million members, the carsharing phenomenon has grown larger than
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The CarSharing Association would like to make a distinction between the “transportation network companies” now regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission and classic, round-trip carsharing services that have been legally and safely operating in California for more than ten years. In classic carsharing, member-drivers have access to a vehicle that is owned, insured and
TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The car sharing industry is expected to exceed $6 billion by 2020 with top markets including North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. Around the globe, policymakers, urban planners and entrepreneurs are busy finding solutions to ease environmental and traffic issues by deploying creative uses of technology and establishing