Maven’s assets will be transferred to GM’s Global Innovation organization, which will use them to develop “new fleet services” and “mobility solutions.”
Maven, launched in 2016 as a no-membership-fee carsharing service, will continue to be available in some of the markets its leaving under the peer-to-peer carsharing service, Maven Gig.
Sigal Cordeiro, the new vice president, of Urban Mobility and Maven Car Sharing at General Motors, is tasked with defining the future of personal mobility through an on-demand sharing marketplace.
Members renting the Chevrolet Colorado will be eligible to apply to GoShare, where freelancers can earn between $47 and $71 an hour providing last-mile delivery services and assisting with other cargo transportation needs.
The announcement came during a presentation Monday at the UBS Global Technology Conference in San Francisco.
General Motor’s is expanding its Maven carsharing platform to now reach 10 cities by the end of the year, according to the automaker.
The service is available now in beta in Chicago, Detroit, and Ann Arbor, Mich.
The program, which is slated to start in early summer, will allow GM vehicle owners to rent out their vehicles on Maven’s platform when they're not in use.
The service will initially offer 40 vehicle options to customers.
General Motors' Maven carsharing service has chosen Element Fleet Management to provide maintenance and accident services for its fleet across the United States.