In an agreement Aug. 22 between Avis Budget and I.D. Systems, a wireless program will allow the car rental company to offer smartphone technology and hour-to-hour rentals to its corporate clients without lot staff.
To streamline its operations, reduce theft and improve employee accountability, a car rental operation in Miami uses RFID tags to identify and track its vehicles.
Do you have what it takes to be a CSO (carshare operator)? If you can harness the technology, educate your market and solve the parking, you could be raking in $1,700 RPU.
Hertz says it will profit from its car-sharing venture by adding standard in-car technology, exploiting untapped markets and leveraging the company’s considerable economies of scale.
The Car Rental Show, the only industry-wide trade show for the auto rental industry, celebrated its 10th anniversary in October with a record 32 educational sessions.