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Time Sharing Cars

Tech · Technology · 2004-12-30 14:30 · posted by samzenpus · from the imagine-the-late-fee dept. · 298 comments

timmy_walker writes "This article from the associated press talks about new car time share services from ZipCar and Seattle-based Flexcar, where "Customers make reservations via computer or telephone, and the company uses remote-access systems to control who can use the car when.""
What's with Zipcar?

Ask · Technology · 2002-10-12 20:22 · posted by Cliff · from the 21st-century-metropolitan-transport-ideas dept. · 59 comments

MrMrBen asks: "I've been seeing ads for Zipcar on the subway in NY. I didn't realize that it's actually out there and working. Apparently, you make a reservation on their web site, show up at the car, wave your membership card over the windshield and it unlocks for you. Does anyone know what kind of wireless network they use? Can they track the car while you're driving it? Have people been using zipcars, and what have their impression been? Is this the future of cars for city dwellers?"