GM Will Integrate Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing Software Into OnStar – Car Sharing Discussion Started in Missoula

General Motors has announced that it will update its OnStar vehicle communications system to facilitate peer-to-peer car-sharing. Thanks to a partnership with RelayRides, a San Francisco-based startup that allows users to rent their cars out to drivers-in-need on an hourly basis, GM vehicles equipped with OnStar will be able to be unlocked and started via cell phone–eliminating the need for the costly $500 device currently used for remote locking. All OnStar-equipped GM models–including the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid–will be RelayRides-ready beginning next year.

Full Story: http://www.hybridcars.com/news/gm-will-integrate-peer-peer-car-sharing-software-onstar-31374.html

(Many thanks to David Nelson for sharing this news)

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If you’re interested in discussing the possibility of a car sharing system in Missoula, please visit its Facebook page http://facebook.com/MissoulaCarSharing

Scheduled Upcoming Work and Events:

1. Meet with Erin from Enterprise Rent-a-Car to discuss WeCar program, December 6 at 12:00 pm in
UC 331. Participants are encouraged to use the Park & Ride Shuttles or Mountain Line Bus.