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RelayRides Car Sharing Service Gets Boost From OnStar

Wired -- Car sharing is starting to gain traction among urban dwellers who occasionally need a vehicle for a few hours, but don’t want to go the rental company day-rate route. In a recent Review Roundup, we found that the P2P car-sharing service RelayRides, which allows car owners to rent their vehicles for a cut of the fee, offered some of the lowest rates but had one of the thinnest fleets.

RelayRides initially launched in Boston and San Francisco two years ago and rolled out nationwide in March of this year. But the company’s community-sourced stable could grow exponentially starting today, as owners of GM vehicles with an active OnStar account can use the system to make access to their cars easier. And it potentially expands the RelayRides pool to over 6 million vehicles.

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Submitted Jul 18, 2012 By: Mudsprings

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335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,371 Points:757,095 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2012 3:50:46 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse Good use of the technology.
gudrench Champion Author Houston Posts:2,623 Points:529,990 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2012 2:42:46 AM Ignore gudrench Report Abuse Good for them. No one wants to ride with me, I'm a scary driver.
johnd900 Veteran Author Massachusetts Posts:475 Points:192,305 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2012 1:18:27 AM Ignore johnd900 Report Abuse Car sharing, brilliant!
kitty1750 Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,199 Points:470,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2012 10:47:27 PM Ignore kitty1750 Report Abuse Car Share is very popular in Ontario, Canada right now. I see a lot of Car Share stickers on the backs of cars in traffic. Don't know how it's working out, I haven't spoken to anyone involved with it.
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bisonjim Champion Author Florida Posts:1,050 Points:205,255 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2012 10:02:15 PM Ignore bisonjim Report Abuse Hope you enjoyed your car, because eventually someone I'll take advantage of you.
HawaiianGuy Champion Author Idaho Posts:9,518 Points:3,077,750 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2012 9:59:28 PM Ignore HawaiianGuy Report Abuse You can bet that the national car rental chains are going to fight this tooth and nail!
wz Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,479 Points:1,275,365 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2012 9:59:22 PM Ignore wz Report Abuse Not for me. Not only do owners run the risk of the renter damaging, totalling or not returning their vehicle, opening On-Star to mobile apps to outside developers adds the risk of hackers figuring out how to break their security for auto theft rings.
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