A New Year, A New Website

[line] 2014 brings in a swarm of joggers on pavements, a tsunami of healthy eating plans and a resolve to start the year off right. Here in Carma, we’re beginning again ourselves with the resolution to launch a revised website. Having watched our visitors over the past year, we’ve noticed a trend in the people… Continue reading A New Year, A New Website

Some Hidden Benefits To Carmapooling

Caoimhe K. recently became Ireland’s first Carmapooler to reach the 1,000km mark – now we’re delighted to introduce her special guest blog entry! “I started using the Carma app in May 2013 and have had such a great experience with it! I cannot believe the amount of hidden (and obvious) benefits to using this app:… Continue reading Some Hidden Benefits To Carmapooling

Does this week’s CPUC ruling really concern ridesharing?

Not in the slightest! Ridesharing services have always been legal. The issue was that neo-taxi companies such as Lyft and Sidecar had been illegally labeling themselves as such. The CPUC has simply approved legislation that will allow them to continue operating, provided they abide by a set of 28 rules and regulations which, if anything,… Continue reading Does this week’s CPUC ruling really concern ridesharing?

Dear Bergen, you rock

In early September we went back to Bergen, Norway to meet some of our amazing Carma friends. We’ve been running a pilot there for the past 2 years so we’re no strangers to this gorgeous city surrounded by the stunning Seven Mountains. But what always amazes us most is its people. We were once again struck by how socially conscious… Continue reading Dear Bergen, you rock

Hello, Austin!

Carma has been in the states for a few years now, with carpools booming in the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, D.C.. Now we are thrilled to announce our latest addition to the map – Austin, Texas! So, what makes Austin such a good destination for the carpooling movement? Well first we have to… Continue reading Hello, Austin!

“Drivers Wanted” – Carma Calls On Drivers To Help Ease BART Strike Crisis

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2013 For the first time in its history, BART will be suffering through two strikes within one month if the next BART strike kicks off on August 5th as is currently anticipated. Riders who depend on BART services are being advised to turn to carpooling as their best option because the… Continue reading “Drivers Wanted” – Carma Calls On Drivers To Help Ease BART Strike Crisis

Longest Avego Trip Ever? We Speak To The Creator

Just two weeks ago, Diarmuid C was trying out his newly downloaded Avego app and added a trip from Dublin to Cork (Ireland). Just moments later, he received a message from our very own Sean O’Sullivan who was looking to get to Cork the same evening! Amazingly, Sean was actually spoiled for choice because he… Continue reading Longest Avego Trip Ever? We Speak To The Creator

Avego Hits Times Square!

In the latest of our many success stories from the recent #BARTStrike, we have just received photos of our Times Square screens which showed off our brand new ‘heat map’ functionality for the San Francisco Bay Area. This neat little feature makes setting up rideshares way more intuitive and will be rolled out to other… Continue reading Avego Hits Times Square!