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/
February 12, 2013 Carsharing innovators have developed web-based platforms that use real time location data to match up drivers with unutilized vehicles, allow riders/cargo to join trips-in-progress, or schedule trips for a future time. These developments, together with improved public transportation systems, traditional 2-way carsharing, biking and walking, are giving people more personal mobility choices …