Every time I drive west I look at the endless stream of cars driving slowly towards Sydney, many of which are occupied by just a single person…And recently it has made me think about a brilliant idea, Avego…a car pooling service that uses GPS and mobile phone technology to connect empty seats in cars with passengers needing a ride
The Antiplanner – 26 November
…The general lesson to be learned from the Avego experiment is that there are a number of new technologies in the wings which will transform both urban and rural transport… the antiplanner
Fastweb – 26 November
Avego: e l’auto privata si fa taxi…Una splendida trovata che rappresenta il tentativo di superare in modo tecnologico le difficoltà collegate al sottoutilizzo dei posti disponibili in ciascuna autovettura. Sul sito del produttore di questa che potrebbe rappresentare una bella notizia oltre che un’innovazione tecnologica interessante per l’intero settore dei trasporti (per ora circoscritta al… Continue reading Fastweb – 26 November
Energy Bulletin – Nov 26th
… We don’t usually do plugs for products, but this is an exception… I was impressed with the vision behind Avego… a system like this seems inevitable. Energy Bulletin
Kiwiblog – November 23
The really good infrastructure news is called Avego…. I remember my ex Professor and later friend and colleague, the late Mel Webber, predicting this over twenty years ago. Now the Greens will surely support this new technology although sad to say one US jurisdiction has sabotaged Avego because they feared the loss of passengers on… Continue reading Kiwiblog – November 23
Grist – 23 November
“A technology for the long emergency”… Here’s a good start: Avego… the real breakthrough is in helping people become reacquainted with the idea of sharing rides as a perfectly normal way to live. Grist
Numerama – 19 November
Avego : un réseau social sur iPhone pour sauver la planète…C’est en tout cas ce qu’estime la société Mapflow, qui lancera dans 10 jours une application pour iPhone devant faciliter le covoiturage et donc sauvegarder du pétrole et des émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Avec Avego, qui sera rapidement disponible sur d’autres téléphones… Continue reading Numerama – 19 November
Startup Meme – 18 November
Avego, an iPhone ridesharing app from Mapflow, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 73.6 million tons per annum…this all depends on the fact that Avego manages to have a user base of 20 million, which they project to achieve by 2020…. startupmeme
iPhoneSpies – 18 November
The new rideshare app for the iPhone promises to cut carbon dioxide emissions by over 70 Million Tons by the year 2020. The company behind this app (named Avego) is Mapflow and it hopes to have a customer base of around 20 million by the year 2020….If it meets its target, Avego should reduce the… Continue reading iPhoneSpies – 18 November
Cult of Mac – 18 November
In about 10 days, Mapflow will launch a free iPhone app called Avego for car pooling…..The nice thing: though the Avego app exploits smartphone capabilities, you don’t have to have an iPhone to hitch a ride. Cult of Mac