Think Zipcar, a car sharing service that reduce the number of cars on the road.
When I first heard about personal car sharing, I thought that insurance was the big hang-up.
In crowdfunding, hotels and car sharing it is not necessarily the industry that gets disrupted.
"Car sharing is growing at a pace we have not seen before, " he says.
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DriveNow is the first car sharing concept to focus consistently on highly-efficient premium vehicles and comprehensive service.
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But Zipcar is convinced that the survey means big growth for car sharing in the near future.
Commuters were also praised for car sharing and working from home, which helped to reduce traffic volume.
Paul Bloch is the founder of the San Francisco based car sharing program the Cush Club.
Several more companies, such ZipCar, offer car sharing but provide their own vehicles.
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One of the appeals of car sharing is that you can get the car you need, when you need it.
Other examples of technology-supported, scalable growth are the shareable-based businesses sprouting up from car sharing to AirBnB.
The DriveNow premium car sharing programme is a modern mobility concept that combines top-quality vehicles and service with simple, flexible usage.
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The popularity of car sharing networks has already convinced auto execs to start to rethink some of their future business strategies.
Car sharing, biking, and walking are all possibilities, which reduces costs like fuel and wear-and-tear on your vehicle (if you own one).
Car sharing services have gained in popularity over the past few years.
Transport Minister Keith Brown said Scottish ministers were supportive of car sharing.
Car sharing eliminates the need for many people to own their own vehicle and this reduces the amount of vehicles on the roads.
Getaround launched in May 2010 with its peer-to-peer car sharing service, which now operates in San Francisco and San Diego.
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And for folks who still want some independence around town, at train stations, visitors can rent bikes or electric cars via bike sharing and car sharing services.
Uber and other car sharing and ride sharing startups have grown quickly as alternatives for urban transportation that are enabled by mobile technology.
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The BMW Group has now extended its premium car sharing program DriveNow to the US. DriveNow starts out in San Francisco with 70 electric vehicles.
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DriveNow was launched in Germany in June 2011 as a car sharing joint venture between the BMW Group and the car rental company Sixt AG.
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Although car sharing is a growing trend, a new partnership between General Motors and RelayRides may just be the tipping point for the industry.
For example, RelayRides operates an online marketplace for P2P car sharing.
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Innovation is street-based, with neighborhood car sharing and neighborhood kitchens.
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With growing awareness and popularity, the car sharing market has recently witnessed the arrival of several P2P services like RelayRides, Getaround and Sprideshare and Jolly Wheels.
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He patented a mobile car technology in 2002 and advocated for AB 1871, the California bill that made peer-to-peer car sharing legal in the state.
The third San Francisco-area company involved in personal car sharing, Spride Share, conducted a survey on this new phenomenon with the University of California at Berkeley.
However, the membership-based car-sharing company now faces new competitors from up and coming low-cost, P2P car sharing services like RelayRides, GetAround, Sprideshare and Jolly Wheels.
Ms McInnes said membership of the UK-wide car-sharing network had now exceeded 400, 000 and car sharing had both environmental benefits and could save people money through shared travelling costs.
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