With tech finally starting to infiltrate the transportation industry, there are increasingly easier ways to avoid having to get in a car, brave the traffic and spend hours looking for a parking spot. Between local, national and global ridesharing apps, ride scheduling services and an on-demand car rental service, there are a lot of great alternatives to actually owning a car here in LA.
Want to get in on the ridesharing game? It turns out, you don’t even really need a car to do that. HyreCar is a peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace that allows car owners to rent their cars to ridesharing drivers. Founded in 2014, the startup’s platform connects those who own cars with those looking to work part-time for other ridesharing services.
Skurt’s platform allows users to rent cars without the pains of standing in line or being told there are no more rentals available. As soon as they’re finished with the car — which is delivered to wherever they need it — Skurt representatives arrive to pick up the vehicle. The company works with existing rental car agencies to utilize all those cars not being rented every day, helping them save money and increase consumer appeal.
A ridesharing service for women, by women. That’s how See Jane Go bills itself. The Laguna Hills-based startup currently operates in Orange County and Long Beach, but raised $2.47 million in June to help it expand operations to the rest of Southern California.
Ever wonder how much money you could be saving if you just used a different ridesharing service to get from point A to point B? LA-based YayYo, which is currently operating in beta, allows users to compare costs between the major ridesharing players operating in the area, as well as local taxis.
Founded in 2012, Lyft is considered one of the pioneers in the ridesharing space. Despite a very public and, at times, nasty battle with fellow San Francisco startup, Uber, the company has thrived, providing a rideshare services predicated on conversation and friendliness.
When many people think of ridesharing services, they think of Uber. Despite a slew of challenges in the past year-and-a-half that saw the company redesign its logo and watch as its CEO Travis Kalanick — a proud native of Granada Hills — step down as CEO, the company is still one of the powerhouses in the ridesharing game.
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