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
Tag: iPhone
Clean Technica – 17 November
In an attempt to save the planet—and possibly just to piss off Canada—the company Mapflow is bringing a ridesharing app to the iPhone. The app is called Avego and Mapflow hopes it will help save the world… If you are anxious to get the app or if you just like watching clocks count down, you… Continue reading Clean Technica – 17 November
Trendhunter – 16 November
…Since, according to Avego, most cars currently run at 85% inefficiency, this great concept seems to offer a solution to economic, energy and environmental concerns all in one shot. Trendhunter
Apple and Mii – 7 October
Mapflow’s Avego division today announced Futurefleet, its comprehensive solution for maximizing efficiency for transit operators….Avego Futurefleet combines next-generation computing, such as the iPhone, Web 2.0, SMS, RTPI and on-line ticketing systems, into a remarkably low cost end-to-end solution, making it easier… appleandmii
The Guardian – 4 October
….What’s green, economical and reduces congestion? The answer is cyber hitching….Avego.com is the latest site to emerge and looks set to be the most hi-tech. Their service, which is currently recruiting beta testers, allows drivers to use GPS-enabled Apple iPhones to register their location/destination and be matched with like-minded passengers, who can use any “common… Continue reading The Guardian – 4 October
Autoroadservice – 20 September
Many companies have offered ride-sharing sites on the Internet that help fill seats in people’s cars and conserve gas use and greenhouse gasses, however, Avego.com has the big advantage of being affiliated with iPhone….This downloadable application lets motorists create a social network of vehicles and passengers…Rather than riding in a car with a complete stranger,… Continue reading Autoroadservice – 20 September
Thrillist – 15 September
….Avego’s a web/SMS/GPS-powered iPhone app that turns your car into a taxi and your cellie into its meter, setting you up to make 30¢ a mile (and $1 for the first) off those too cheap for cabs and too smart for MUNI. Launch the app out on the road, and Avego will rec potential passengers… Continue reading Thrillist – 15 September
NetworkWorld – 14 September
A company called Mapflow showed off an iPhone application that could redefine commuting…Avego uses GPS and smartphones to match drivers who have empty seats with fellow travelers willing to pay for a ride. I’m entirely too antisocial for this kind of thing, but could see it catching on — especially when gas hits $5 or… Continue reading NetworkWorld – 14 September
PC World – 12 September
At two conferences this week–Demo Fall 2008 and TechCrunch50–developers unveiled more than a 100 new Web sites and services. Here’s [one] of our favorites [shown at DEMOfall] Carpool by iPhone…Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have an informal system called casual carpooling:…Riders get a free trip to work, drivers get to speed along… Continue reading PC World – 12 September
The Berkshire Eagle – 11 September
…Web company Avego wants to create a worldwide ride-sharing program that links drivers with passengers using their iPhones and the Internet. Drivers can screen prospective riders and earn afew dollars in gas money from those willing to pay. Users also would pay a small percentage to Avego — probably 15 percent of a still- undetermined… Continue reading The Berkshire Eagle – 11 September