In my quest to find the many connections between the manufacturers and car-sharing or ride-sharing schemes, I can add another one to the web of agreements. Back in October 2016, Toyota announced a relationship with Getaround, a San Francisco based startup (although they had been in business for 7 years) in the "sharing economy” industry. There are two types of car-sharing … [Read more...]
What Will Cars Look Like in the 2030s?
Over the past couple of years there have been many articles about the future of cars and how they will be powered and used. If we stitch all of them together we get a really interesting (or concerning) picture of how we travel in a personal vehicle and even survive! The Driver Let's start with the driver. We know that many younger people aren't that interested in cars and are … [Read more...]