…It reminded me of another service I came across recently. It’s called Avego and is a cross between carpooling, public transport and eBay. The service matches a driver’s wasted seat capacity – those seats which are unoccupied – to passengers, reducing commute costs for all participants…there are, fortunately, safeguards for both the driver and the passenger, allowing the driver or the passenger to have confidence in those with whom they select to share their journey…
Karla’s Bonanza – 28 December
Sunday, December 28th, 2008Energy Bulletin – 26 December
Friday, December 26th, 2008….Ride-sharing ideas like Avego have been around for a while (for example, the “Smart Jitney” idea of Pat Murphy of Community Solutions). However, this is a unified system from an entrepeneur with previous successes…From a peak oil perspective, ride-sharing could be an important strategy in dealing with sudden oil shortages…
The Mobile City – 23 December
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008Mobile media ‘optimizing’ physical mobility….Increasingly, is seems mobile media are being deployed to optimize spatial mobility too. This fits perfectly in the current trend of producers and operators moving towards ‘location-based services’. Just a few examples upon which I stumbled in the last days….the New York Times has an article….new services for the iPhone that help coordinate car pooling. One is called Avego, an iPhone application intended to let drivers and prospective passengers connect and share rides…..
Portable Media Connection – 23 December
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008….Gone are those days when you have to put out and show your thumb to catch a ride. In today’s era of mobile technology, all you need to catch a ride is an Apple iPhone. Unbelievable but true. Avego, an Ireland based company, has launched a new service which simplifies the task of identifying available rides on a particular route. The drivers can now identify….
Cult of Mac – 23 December
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008Is there any social dynamic the iPhone cannot be leveraged to transform somehow?….Avego Shared Transport hopes will one day expand the public transit system….This free iPhone app has the potential to dramatically reduce wasted seat capacity in cars, reduce the costs of commuting and expand commuting options for riders and drivers alike. This is definitely not your father’s hitchhiking experience….For the nitty gritty on how Avego works, see the further information page on Avego’s website, but definitely take time to watch the video here and marvel….
iSmashPhone – 22 December
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Last time we checked, iPhones still lacked opposable thumbs — but if several apps and/or web services have their way, hitching a ride with someone through your handset will be easier, and a lot safer, than standing by that off ramp with YOUR thumb sticking out….Over in Ireland, Avego is prototyping a service that lets drivers and prospective passengers connect and share rides. After installing the app in your iPhone…
The Times of India – 22 December
Monday, December 22nd, 2008…Avego, based in Kinsale, Ireland, is demonstrating an iPhone application intended to let drivers and prospective passengers connect and share rides….Drivers must have an iPhone in order to use the service, but passengers don’t, they will be able to look for a ride on the Avego website or call or send a text message…Drivers and riders can identify one another by photographs displayed on their iPhones, as well as by PINs that verify identities and authorize the transaction…
SmartBrief Washington – 22 December
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Avego uses iPhone to bring drivers, riders together….Through a new iPhone application, Kinsale, Ireland-based Avego is helping people who have similar driving routes find one another to carpool. Riders pay a 30-cent-per-mile fee, with 85% of that being offered as payment to the driver….
Joint Press Network Taiwan – 22 December
Monday, December 22nd, 2008今後若想搭便車，可以不用在大馬路上忍受風吹日曬，只要連上iPhone的應用程式，輕輕鬆鬆就可找到「同路人」，送你一程。
在當前經濟不景氣、且凡事以節能減碳為最高指導原則的時代，搭便車可說是符合此一原則的精神。愛爾蘭Avego公司就此需求發展出一套iPhone的應用程式，讓有共乘需求的乘客找到可搭的便車。
The Gadsden Times – 21 December
Sunday, December 21st, 2008Avego…is demonstrating an iPhone application…drivers who want to offer rides will first download the app, then record their preferred route….The system stores the route, adding it to its menu of paths and pick-up points and offering them automatically to interested riders….Avego will charge 30 cents a mile…with 85 percent going to the driver to recover some of the commuting costs and 15 percent to the company. All payments will be handled by automated online accounting….