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How Turo is Disrupting the Car Rental Industry

A few years ago, in 2008, everyone watched in awe as Airbnb shook up the accommodation industry and cut into hotels’ revenue. The company...

GM brings its peer-to-peer car-sharing service to 10 US cities

Earlier this year, GM unveiled a peer-to-peer car-sharing service, expanding its Maven platform to allow GM owners and qualified lessees...

Car-sharing network Turo expands service in UK

Turo the peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace sometimes referred to as the ‘Airbnb of cars’ — is expanding to the UK. And this time,...

Toyota Investing $500 Million in Uber in Driverless-Cars

Auto maker and ride-hailing company will jointly work on driverless-vehicle development as part of investment Toyota Motor Corp. is...

Toyota Motor Corporation and Softbank Invests in Getaround

SAN FRANCISCO— Getaround, a platform that lets users rent out their own cars using an app, has raised $300 million in a Series D...

Hyundai Motor ventures into car-sharing

Hyundai Motor Co. Monday said it has invested an undisclosed amount in self-drive car sharing company Revv. As part of a strategic...

Disrupted by Mobility Startups, Automakers Reshape Their Roles

The intersection of the technology and transportation industries is drastically altering the mobility landscape. This union has created...

Numbers are in: Uber, Lyft vs. Rental Cars & Taxis in the US in Q2

The ugly market-share battle in reimbursed ground transportation. Rideshare companies are shaking up the rental-car industry and the taxi...

Ford's self-driving division is now its own company

If Alphabet has Waymo and General Motors has GM Cruise, Ford has Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC. The automaker has created a separate...

GM launches a Peer-to-Peer car-sharing service

General Motors is launching a new service in Chicago, Detroit and Ann Arbor, Mich. that will let owners rent out their personal GM...