Toyota wants to evolve from a car-maker to a mobility company. An anonymous reader shares a report: To do that, it’s launching Kinto, a new brand that will provide full-service leasing, car sharing, carpooling and subscription-based leases. Unfortunately, those offerings will only be available in Europe. Toyota is evaluating other services, like ride-hailing and a multi-modal app, and says it will…
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The Death of Cars Was Greatly Exaggerated
Personal car ownership in the US has increased in the past 10 years, even in the frenzied urban places where Uber and car-share have become verbs. From a report: According to research from former New York City transportation official Bruce Schaller, the number of vehicles has grown faster than the population in some of the cities where ride-hail is most popular:…
Will Car-Sharing Apps Revolutionize Transportation?
We’re now living in a wrold where customers “can download smartphone apps and rent privately owned cars, usually parked a short walk away in urban areas or residential neighborhoods,” reports the Orlando Sentinel, noting that the rates can be as cheap as $5 an hour — or $400 a day if you want to spend a day driving a Ferrari, Aston…
Thieves Somehow Stole 100 Car2Go Cars in Chicago
The company says it was not a “hack,” but Chicago police say that some of the carsharing cars may still be unaccounted for.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjv8dw/thieves-steal-100-car2go-cars-chicago…