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News•December 22, 2016

Uber Ends Self-Driving Pilot in San Francisco

The California DMV revoked the registrations on the 16 self-driving Volvo XC90s that Uber was using in its pilot program. Uber will move the vehicles to Arizona.

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News•December 22, 2016

Avis Budget Completes Acquisition of France Cars

Avis Budget Group Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of France Cars, expanding the company's presence in the French vehicle rental market.

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News•December 22, 2016

Hertz Named Cathay Pacific's Exclusive Car Rental Provider

To celebrate the new agreement, Hertz Global has launched discounts of up to 20% on basic car rental for Cathay Pacific's passengers renting with Hertz at locations in the U.S, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia

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News•December 22, 2016

Audi on Demand Opens First German Location

Audi on demand, a smartphone-based daily rental service, has opened its first location in Germany at the Munich Airport.

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News•December 22, 2016

Avis Luxury Cars Adds Mustang to South African Fleet

Avis Luxury Cars is now offering the Ford Mustang to its customers in South Africa.

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News•December 22, 2016

Ride-Hailing Platform Launches in Rwanda

A new ride-hailing app called Gawana is coming to Rwanda in March. The aim is to offer travelers an alternative to buses.

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News•by Amy Hercher•December 20, 2016

Top 10 Auto Rental News Stories of 2016

The top 10 Auto Rental News stories of 2016 from newsletter traffic covered several topics including personnel changes, financial reports, the rise of ride-hailing services, and a class-action suit.

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News•December 20, 2016

Bolloré to Launch Electric Carsharing Service in LA

Bolloré group’s BlueLA carsharing service is scheduled to open in Los Angeles in 2017. The program will initially include the deployment of 200 public charge points and 100 electric vehicles.

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News•December 20, 2016

Calif. Ride-Hailing Drivers Can Now Use Rented Vehicles

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved regulations allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to use rental vehicles. The CPUC redefined rental vehicles as personal vehicles for ride-hailing drivers.

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News•December 19, 2016

Highest Travel for Year-End Holidays Predicted

More than 103 million Americans — the most on record — are expected to travel for the year-end holidays, an increase of 1.5% or 1.5 million more people traveling compared with last year.

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