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Audi Leads $28M Investment in Rental Startup Silvercar
- maherbeg 11y agoSuper excited this is happening. I really loved the experience of using Silvercar. It is certainly a premium but the service has been delightful and the cars are quite the upgrade.
- keithba 11y agoMy favorite way to rent a car when I fly somewhere. The overall experience (mobile first in a way that makes sense and isn't just trendy) is fantastic.
- mschuster91 11y ago> It also streamlines the reservation and payment process, allowing you to make bookings through a mobile app and unlock the car by just scanning a QR code. And how does the app determine if someone actually has a valid driver's license?
- mbernstein 11y agoThe first time you rent a car, a real human validates your license and your credit card. After that, you can scan any car until you change your credit card or get a new license.
- mschuster91 11y agoSo basically the only thing that differs Silvercar from BMW DriveNow or Car2Go is that you use a QR code with a smartphone instead of an RFID keycard to unlock the car, and that it's Audis instead of BMW 3xx/BMW iX/Smarts. How lame. And tbh I like the RFID card solution more because it doesn't depend on a working phone, a working camera (with enough light to make reading a QR possible) or a working internet connection.