Soon you may no longer need to stick out your thumb to catch a ride. Instead, you may get one by tapping your fingers on your iPhone. Systems like Avego’s might work for people who don’t want to commit to a daily carpool… Ms. Heinrich particularly likes Avego’s combination of text messages and colorful mapping. “I would love… Continue reading New York Times – 21 December
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Avego iPhone App now available on App Store!
Woo hoo! After nearly two years of development, Avego Shared Transport is now available to the public! (We have only been developing the iPhone application for the last 5 months, but there is a lot we had to do behind the scenes, on the server software, web software, etc., before that). Last night at 10pm,… Continue reading Avego iPhone App now available on App Store!
Waiting on Apple App Store approval for iPhone
Eighteen days ago, we submitted the Avego app to the iPhone app store. We’re hoping and expecting that any day now the app will go live… To be fair, Apple has been fairly diligent in making sure that the application meets their style guidelines, etc. A bit to my surprise, they rejected the application twice… Continue reading Waiting on Apple App Store approval for iPhone
Avego not just a Gen 1.0 Ridesharing App
Sometimes I hear from people who don’t really understand the difference between carpooling and shared transport. And I admit, I can be almost irrational in how it bugs me when people don’t “get it”. You know Paul Giamotti’s character on Sideways, you know, when he is talking with his buddy outside the restaurant? This is… Continue reading Avego not just a Gen 1.0 Ridesharing App
Lovesalem – 13 December
Avego — Realtime ridesharing…Very cool use of the omnipresent cellphones and the new iPhone capabilities
Katonah Green – 30 November
I’m pretty excited about a new technology that will be launched soon in the US: it’s an iPhone app that utilizes GPS and Web technologies to help reduce traffic by hooking riders up with drivers who have extra seats
think story experience – 29 November
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