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This seems to be a coordination problem, and we have a kit of new tools to solve those. For instance, Uber, but for rentals. Basically vanilla ride-sharing, bu
by hirundo 5y ago
This seems to be a coordination problem, and we have a kit of new tools to solve those.
For instance, Uber, but for rentals. Basically vanilla ride-sharing, but the customer is the driver instead of passenger. The rental fleet consists of personal cars listed by private people. You can buy an extra car for your driveway and, upon safety certification, list it for rent. Or list your daily driver when you don't need it. The car owner gets a lot less per hour than if she were the driver, but for less labor.
What showstoppers am I missing?
- misthop 5y agoThere are a few that seem to be getting off the ground. Kyte is Uber for rentals and Turo is Airbnb for rentals. I've looked into both recently for family travel that makes a car that seats six for 4/5 days more expensive than the flights. Cancelled the trip due to Omicron, but both looked to fill the need for a good price and in different ways.
- influx 5y agoI think you’re describing Turo.com
- hirundo 5y agoThanks, I wasn't aware of that. This seems to be a very good environment for them to grow in. I'd be interested in giving them a try. I've recently used a dog boarding service with a similar model, rover.com, with great success.
- wellthisisgreat 5y agoWe used Turo 3 times in 2 states and the results were always great. There are some quirks (California rentals were accompanied with a bigger service fees than the Colorado ones, for example). I am sure like with Airbnb there are some horror stories, but haven’t heard of any
- postingawayonhn 5y agoThere's plenty of those businesses already. I think Turo is the biggest.