Getaround is launching its car-sharing platform in the US city of Atlanta, allowing residents to earn money by making their car available to rent.
The company says the platform utilises cars already on the road and will therefore help to reduce traffic and congestion.
Each car is equipped with Getaround Connect, a proprietary technology that allows renters to locate and unlock the car using the company’s app, removing the need to meet the owner in-person for a manual key exchange. Getaround’s safety
April 8, 2019
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8262 Getaround is launching its car-sharing platform in the US city of Atlanta, allowing residents to earn money by making their car available to rent.
The company says the platform utilises cars already on the road and will therefore help to reduce traffic and congestion.
Each car is equipped with Getaround Connect, a proprietary technology that allows renters to locate and unlock the car using the company’s app, removing the need to meet the owner in-person for a manual key exchange. Getaround’s safety features include insurance and 24/7 roadside assistance.
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Getaround is not the only company making inroads in Atlanta. Last year, European technology company Muving made its electric scooters %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external availablefalsehttp://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/muvings-e-scooter-business-enters-atlanta/falsefalse%> in areas such as Ponce City Market, Piedmont Park, the King Center and Tech Square.
Biometric ID management solution specialist GenKey has bought Ghanaian software provider ClaimSync.
The move gives the Dutch firm a stronger foothold in Africa’s burgeoning digital health market, with ClaimSync offering hospitals and insurers a next generation platform for digitising and processing medical records and claims.
“We will be able to combine GenKey’s biometric ID management and unique biometric claim validation solution with ClaimSync’s electronic medical claim handling system”, says Mich
Nexus will install a computerised signalling control system at the Tyne and Wear Metro control room, in Newcastle, to help make train operations more efficient. The £12m project will take place from 4-5 August.
Nexus is a UK public body which owns and manages Metro. The rapid transit and light rail system serves Newcastle upon Tyne, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland in the Tyne and Wear region.
Derby-based technology company Resonate will supply the computerised signalling control system
A report from legal expert Laura Thomas has claimed that there is a strong case for changing the law to combat dangerous cycling, which if implemented, would bring offences in line with dangerous driving. It ties in with the Department for Transport's Call for Evidence, which is seeking to address issues that cyclists and pedestrians face, or perceive when using the road infrastructure. Thomas said: “Overall, in my opinion, the present law on cycling is not sufficient. I suggest that an offence comprising
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has updated a guide which it says helps US cities regulate and manage micromobility companies.
NACTO president Seleta Reynolds says: “NACTO’s guidance provides crucial steps for cities to ensure that new mobility options benefit the public good, from best-practice data management to real-world examples on coordinating across neighbouring municipalities.”
Guidelines for Regulating Shared Micromobility covers options for regulation for microm
