Several people who rent their cars on the Turo platform have reported being stopped by law enforcement while exchanging their vehicles.
One bill would consider carsharing companies be treated the same as traditional car rental companies while the other bill would categorize peer-to-peer carsharing companies as something different.
At the same time, the company announced the end of its association with HyreCar, so that it can fulfill its mission of working exclusively with automotive retailers.
Owners who have the dongle installed can opt to allow users to locate, book, and unlock vehicles from within the Turo app.
With more than 5,800 offices, Enterprise believes in common-sense requirements across the board, such as ensuring vehicle safety, offering transparent pricing, and collecting mandatory state and municipal fees on which local governments and jurisdictions rely.
The announcement came during a presentation Monday at the UBS Global Technology Conference in San Francisco.
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto to the carsharing regulation bill in September, which sent SB 2641 back to the senate with recommended changes.
General Motor’s is expanding its Maven carsharing platform to now reach 10 cities by the end of the year, according to the automaker.
European car rental startup Virtuo sees a bright future for the daily rental market serving leisure and corporate customers using an owned fleet — but without the pain points and friction.
The peer-to-peer carsharing company received funding from SoftBank Vision Fund, Toyota, and various company insiders.