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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!
Driving to Kinsale Arts Festival?
Soft Drinks Are On Us! Heading to Kinsale Arts Festival this weekend? Why not get there with your friends? If you drive to Kinsale to see Maeve Higgins this Friday (July 12th) or DJ Kormac on Saturday using Avego, we will supply you with soft drinks for the whole night! Just present your trip receipt… Continue reading Driving to Kinsale Arts Festival?
Radio Alice Takes to the Highways with Avego
On BART Strike Day 2, San Francisco’s hot ‘Sarah & Vinnie Morning Show’ on Radio Alice teamed up with Avego to offer 5 lucky commuters a private ride to and from work – the kicker being that listeners got to journey along with the show’s very own sidekick Hooman, who broadcast live updates mid-journey. Fortunately… Continue reading Radio Alice Takes to the Highways with Avego
Olympic Ridesharing
Ridesharing would have saved the London Olympic organizers a lot of grief, and everybody a lot of money. Usain Bolt travels more than thrice the speed the average car does in London, and yet there are still empty seats clogging up the special fast track traffic lanes all across the city. In their defence you… Continue reading Olympic Ridesharing
Avego Shared Transport 2.0 Released
A major upgrade of Avego’s award-winning iPhone application is now available on the iTunes App Store. With version 2.0, the application has been redesigned to provide both drivers and riders with a greatly improved user experience. For drivers, there are many changes that make it easier than ever to offer unused seats to other people… Continue reading Avego Shared Transport 2.0 Released
Avego at Disruptathon Event (June 22)
Tomorrow evening, Avego’s Director of Government Relations, Jason Conley, will be presenting on Shared Transport at the Disruptathon Clean IT Tech event in Washington DC. Taking place at the Canadian Embassy, Disruptathon features 6-8 companies talking about their disruptive innovations for an audience of 75-100 people. It will be a mix of techies, policy experts,… Continue reading Avego at Disruptathon Event (June 22)
The True Cost of Driving Alone
AAA publish 2010 report on annual driving costs in the U.S. Driving alone is costly, both for the planet and for your pocket. However, it’s often very easy to forget all the annual costs associated with driving your car. Fortunately, AAA releases an annual report on average driving costs, which make it easier for us… Continue reading The True Cost of Driving Alone
The New Avego mini MDT
A Stylish In-Vehicle Solution with Advanced Real-Time Capabilities Avego is pleased to introduce the new Avego mini Mobile Data Terminal (MDT), which provides transport operators with powerful GPS-enabled real-time capabilities in a sleek and compact design. Combining modern user-centered design with an internal GPS antenna and comprehensive complement of connectivity options, the mini MDT is… Continue reading The New Avego mini MDT
Cars Emerge as the Key Driver of Climate Change
NASA study analyzes the main contributors to climate change A new study by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has concluded that motor vehicles are the greatest net contributor to global warming. Rather than analyzing impacts by chemical species, the study based its findings on a climate model, which was used to estimate the… Continue reading Cars Emerge as the Key Driver of Climate Change