…Web company Avego wants to create a worldwide ride-sharing program that links drivers with passengers using their iPhones and the Internet. Drivers can screen prospective riders and earn afew dollars in gas money from those willing to pay. Users also would pay a small percentage to Avego — probably 15 percent of a still- undetermined… Continue reading The Berkshire Eagle – 11 September
Category: The Buzz
Wallet Pop – 11 September
If only there were a way for a driver and others sharing the same destination to match up…. This is the concept behind startup Avego. The internet site, currently recruiting beta testers, pairs up drivers with seats to spare with those willing to share the cost of the trip… wallet pop
cnet news – 11 September
[One of] Top 10 from DemoFall AND TechCrunch 50…The products that we thought differentiated from the pack through innovation, consumer need, business model, or some combination… Mapflow’s Avego: Uses GPS-equipped iPhones to match up people in cars with those who want to hitch rides. Not anonymous like hitching, though. You have to register with the… Continue reading cnet news – 11 September
Sierra Club – 11 September
…The latest entry in the tech-enabled rideshare world, Avego, comes from Ireland-based Mapflow. It uses the new iPhone’s GPS feature to link potential carpoolers based on their destinations and real-time locations–providing what transportation wonks call dynamic ride- matching…The service debuted at this week’s DEMO conference and Mapflow plans to launch a beta version by the… Continue reading Sierra Club – 11 September
BCS – 11 September
A new system which aims to reduce carbon emissions uses the GPS system in iPhones to create a high-tech carpool system… Avego, by Irish company Mapflow, joins drivers with potential passengers and deals with payment for the journey…Users can also be rated by their peers, so others can know if, for example, someone is a… Continue reading BCS – 11 September
businessGreen.com – 11 September
…A new venture aims to decrease fuel usage by using the latest mobile phone technology to get the world hitch-hiking again…Avego, a start up that officially launches next month, will use iPhones to connect drivers with potential carpool passengers, and will also facilitate payment for journeys…. businessGreen
digitaljournal – 11 September
…From the department of Ambitious Ideas comes Avego, a company that has launched a tool to connect drivers with passengers via a new Web- and phone-based carpooling service…The technology that connects this whole network together is nothing short of impressive:…It all works through regular cellphones and the Internet, but it works better with a free… Continue reading digitaljournal – 11 September
Green Daily – 10 September
Not too long ago, I got a flyer on my front door from a neighbor somewhere on my block about the possibility of carpooling with him every day. He listed where he works, what time he has to be at work, and was asking if anyone on our block was going that same direction during… Continue reading Green Daily – 10 September
internetnews.com – 10 September
Does Mapflow have the answer to the high cost of gas, boring commutes and traffic jams? Doubtful, but the company is at least taking a whack at providing a partial solution…. what Mapflow has developed is a service called Avego (pronounced a-vay-go), designed to pair passengers and driver through their mobile devices. The driver needs… Continue reading internetnews.com – 10 September
The Mercury News – 10 September
…notable examples of distributed Web companies present [at DEMOfall]… Ireland-based Mapflow, which is working on a ride-share system dubbed Avego that pairs drivers with riders along their intended route at the actual time they are traveling. The system, which is in alpha testing, taps into the GPS features built into many cell phones to determine… Continue reading The Mercury News – 10 September