Many companies have offered ride-sharing sites on the Internet that help fill seats in people’s cars and conserve gas use and greenhouse gasses, however, Avego.com has the big advantage of being affiliated with iPhone….This downloadable application lets motorists create a social network of vehicles and passengers…Rather than riding in a car with a complete stranger,… Continue reading Autoroadservice – 20 September
Category: The Buzz
Benton Crane – 19 September
…I just learned about a service called Avego. It’s the first business I’ve seen in awhile that flat-out excites me. Take a look at their introduction video. I think they will succeed in bringing commuters together… bentoncrane
Thrillist – 15 September
….Avego’s a web/SMS/GPS-powered iPhone app that turns your car into a taxi and your cellie into its meter, setting you up to make 30¢ a mile (and $1 for the first) off those too cheap for cabs and too smart for MUNI. Launch the app out on the road, and Avego will rec potential passengers… Continue reading Thrillist – 15 September
The Mercury News – 15 September
DEMOfall Top 5 ideas….Avego. This service, which uses common cell phone and computer technologies to arrange ad-hoc carpools, is perfect for a time of high gas prices, environmental concerns and poor public transit options. Not only does the system promise to make carpooling easier, it also gives drivers a financial incentive to pick up passengers… Continue reading The Mercury News – 15 September
NetworkWorld – 14 September
A company called Mapflow showed off an iPhone application that could redefine commuting…Avego uses GPS and smartphones to match drivers who have empty seats with fellow travelers willing to pay for a ride. I’m entirely too antisocial for this kind of thing, but could see it catching on — especially when gas hits $5 or… Continue reading NetworkWorld – 14 September
CIID – 14 September
The application essentially enables virtual hitchhiking, whereas a handset user can tell Shared Transport where he or she wants to go, and a driver owning an iPhone 3G can use the application to accept or reject a ride request. From there on, the application notifies a rider of when the driver is about to arrive… Continue reading CIID – 14 September
Twin Cities Streets for People – 14 September
….a new real-time GIS and GPS-based service to link single occupancy vehicles with potential riders. The system, called Avego, will be piloted in UK and Ireland. From the firm’s website… twincities
profy – 13 September
…Startups Launched This Week…I thought it would be a good idea to present a short list of the startups that I personally feel like actually providing some real value – both for our real lives and online lives. Avego (DEMO) It is a questionable startup that I see becoming truly useful if it gains enough… Continue reading profy – 13 September
PC World – 12 September
At two conferences this week–Demo Fall 2008 and TechCrunch50–developers unveiled more than a 100 new Web sites and services. Here’s [one] of our favorites [shown at DEMOfall] Carpool by iPhone…Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have an informal system called casual carpooling:…Riders get a free trip to work, drivers get to speed along… Continue reading PC World – 12 September
listio.com – 11 September
….Anyone who travels regularly, say from home to work, can use Avego to save money and reduce their carbon foot print, either as a driver by sharing empty seats, or as a rider sharing a ride. It is where travelers cooperate to make the whole transport system more efficient, saving us all money, wasted time… Continue reading listio.com – 11 September