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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...
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