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!
Tag: iPhone
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
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
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