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.
PTV Group, in association with MTECH, Thailand, is holding an urban traffic planning and management workshop in Bangkok on Tuesday 14th January.
During the workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the capabilities of Visum, Vissim, Viswalk and Vistro, and find out about the software applications and why they are suitable for traffic and transport investigation in Thailand.
Case studies demonstrating the use and application of PTV software in Thailand as well across the regio
The US Department of Transportation (US DoT) will be hosting a free public webinar on 9 August, 2012 from 1:00-5:00pm (EST) to provide updates and promote discussion on the intelligent network flow optimisation (INFLO) concept.
Italian firm Pilomat is showing off the latest version of its surface-mounted hydraulic road blocker at Intertraffic.
Designed to increase security at access points to residential, commercial and industrial areas, the Road Blocker Surface has been made more functional and safe with “aesthetical and mechanical improvements”, the company says. It is now “compact and easy to integrate into any urban space”.
The first prototype was displayed at the last edition of Intertraffic two years ago. It previously ha
The webinar on 6 February from 1400-1500 CET, From Advanced Active Safety Systems to Automated Systems: From interactIVe to AdaptIVe and beyond focuses on the evolution from driver assistance systems to automated driving. This is based mainly on two large scale EU integrated projects: interactIVe and AdaptIVe.
The webinar will discuss the interactIVe project, its objectives, main outcomes and lessons learned and provide an overview of the objectives and vision of automated driving functions that will be
