Released yesterday to thousands of users in Avego hotspots around the world – trip scheduling, adjustable notifications and improved search results. Since the first release of Avego RTR (real-time ridesharing) version 3 this year, the Avego R&D team have had their heads down in our new Cork office, distilling feedback and cooking up new features… Continue reading Bells, a few Whistles and Brimming with Everyday Usefulness: The Christmas Release Avego 3.3
Avego Driver app to be replaced by Avego 3.x
In the last six months, Avego has developed a brand new real-time ridesharing experience that we believe is going to transform the way people rideshare. To make sure all users that have an Avego account are getting the full benefit of this new update, and to maximize the Avego ridesharing community, we are merging the… Continue reading Avego Driver app to be replaced by Avego 3.x
Getting to know Avego: Umesh Ram Sharma
Umesh Ram Sharma was born in Panipat, near New Delhi, where he studied and began his career as a developer. Leaving his home country for the first time in his life, Umesh showed his adventurous spirit by moving to Ireland to join the Avego development team in late August this year. Adventurous, truly is the… Continue reading Getting to know Avego: Umesh Ram Sharma
A Fresh New Structure
Avego redefines its organization but keeps its focus At Avego, we recently re-organized internally around our two core business areas: consumer and enterprise. Nothing unusual there, I hear you say, and you’d be right. Companies re-organize all the time, especially when they are going through a period of growth (shameless plug #1: we’re hiring! Check… Continue reading A Fresh New Structure
Superstorm Sandy: NYC Mandates HOV 3
Where Real-Time Ridesharing can help in a crisis The effects of Superstorm Sandy are still being felt by hundreds of thousands on the East Coast of the US. Entire communities remain without power and heat, some with flooded homes beyond repair and evacuees take refuge in local emergency accommodation. However, every day life must continue,… Continue reading Superstorm Sandy: NYC Mandates HOV 3
Getting to know Avego: Maria de la Paz Almagro
This month we wanted to start giving you a flavor of what it’s like to work at Avego by introducing you to some of the people who work here. Maria de la Paz Almagro is the latest addition to our expanding design team. Maria joins us all the way from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she… Continue reading Getting to know Avego: Maria de la Paz Almagro
Avego HQ: Bigger and Brighter in Cork City
As the good years in Kinsale draw to a close, Avego looks to a bright future in Cork City. Avego spent some five years nestled in the picturesque coastal town of Kinsale, Ireland. There was something uniquely charming about a high-tech software business on a mission to make the world’s transportation systems more efficient, being… Continue reading Avego HQ: Bigger and Brighter in Cork City
Avego Real-time Ridesharing App Ships on Android
Avego native app available to over 85% of all smartphone users We are proud to announce that Avego RTR is now available for all Android and iPhone users as a cross-platform solution. We know you Android users have been patiently waiting for this day to arrive, jealously eying your iPhone-using colleagues and relying on them… Continue reading Avego Real-time Ridesharing App Ships on Android
Important Security Update
Sunday, 16 September 2012, 6pm GMT, 10am Pacific Last night, we discovered there was an attempt to steal passwords and phone numbers from some of Avego’s RTR (real-time ridesharing) accounts. We can confirm that an unauthorized user gained access to user e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords for corresponding accounts due to an exploit in a… Continue reading Important Security Update
What’s up in Washington, D.C.?
Avego’s Jason Conoly brings us up-to-date on what Congress has been doing over the Summer On August 17th, the Obama Administration announced that it would make available $473 million in unspent “earmark” funding to states for spending on transportation projects. State departments of transportation have the ability to spend this money on any eligible surface… Continue reading What’s up in Washington, D.C.?