Digital redlining with scooter and car sharing services

Most or all the automakers are exploring self-driving car technology, and have plans to launch Transportation-As-A-Service services. Under such a service, we would not own cars any longer, but instead use a smart phone app to request a self-driving car to bring itself to us. It would be like Uber…

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GM Unveils ‘Let’s Drive NYC’ Car-Sharing Program

Retrieved from: http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2015/oct/1001-nyc-car-sharing.html NEW YORK – Running an errand to a big box store or planning a weekend excursion are about to get easier for some Manhattan residents because of a car-sharing program revealed today by General Motors. It’s the company’s latest move to deliver urban mobility options to customers around…

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Zipcar adding Chevy Volt and other electric cars in Chicago

Following car2go’s deployment of electric cars in San Diego, Zipcar is adding five Chevy Volt’s and up to 20 other electric cars in its Chicago car sharing fleet. Zipcar announced recently the company would be adding a selection of electric cars to its Chicago fleet, beginning with five Chevy Volt’s…

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