…The latest entry in the tech-enabled rideshare world, Avego, comes from Ireland-based Mapflow. It uses the new iPhone’s GPS feature to link potential carpoolers based on their destinations and real-time locations–providing what transportation wonks call dynamic ride- matching…The service debuted at this week’s DEMO conference and Mapflow plans to launch a beta version by the… Continue reading Sierra Club – 11 September
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BCS – 11 September
A new system which aims to reduce carbon emissions uses the GPS system in iPhones to create a high-tech carpool system… Avego, by Irish company Mapflow, joins drivers with potential passengers and deals with payment for the journey…Users can also be rated by their peers, so others can know if, for example, someone is a… Continue reading BCS – 11 September
digitaljournal – 11 September
…From the department of Ambitious Ideas comes Avego, a company that has launched a tool to connect drivers with passengers via a new Web- and phone-based carpooling service…The technology that connects this whole network together is nothing short of impressive:…It all works through regular cellphones and the Internet, but it works better with a free… Continue reading digitaljournal – 11 September
internetnews.com – 10 September
Does Mapflow have the answer to the high cost of gas, boring commutes and traffic jams? Doubtful, but the company is at least taking a whack at providing a partial solution…. what Mapflow has developed is a service called Avego (pronounced a-vay-go), designed to pair passengers and driver through their mobile devices. The driver needs… Continue reading internetnews.com – 10 September
The Mercury News – 10 September
…notable examples of distributed Web companies present [at DEMOfall]… Ireland-based Mapflow, which is working on a ride-share system dubbed Avego that pairs drivers with riders along their intended route at the actual time they are traveling. The system, which is in alpha testing, taps into the GPS features built into many cell phones to determine… Continue reading The Mercury News – 10 September
Mobile Marketer – 10 September
Mapflow Ltd. has launched Avego, a new GPS-based mobile technology designed to reduce wasted seat capacity in cars and expand commuting options…Drivers only require an iPhone. Passengers can use either an iPhone or a regular mobile phone…Avego lets drivers automatically advertise excess capacity that can be filled by paying passengers…and subsequently restrict matches to those… Continue reading Mobile Marketer – 10 September
cnet news – 9 September
At DemoFall, Mapflow demonstrated its iPhone application, designed to automate carpooling….Mapflow is a very interesting product designed around the idea of helping drivers offset the high costs of gas by finding people who need rides to pay to fill empty seats in their cars….this seems to me to be a very good use of the… Continue reading cnet news – 9 September
Fortune – 9 September
Avego, a forthcoming iPhone application from Irish company Mapflow, uses the gadget’s GPS to connect drivers who have empty seats with riders in need of a lift. It also automatically calculates the gas fees owed by the passenger to the driver, and then takes a cut of that exchange. Sounds promising… Fortune
VentureBeat – 9 September
…As good ideas go, Avego is pretty high on the list. Few things as common as car ownership in the United States, but many are interested in ditching their ride in favor of alternate options. Recent statistics have shown that fewer young people are getting licenses… VentureBeat
Irish Times – 9 September
…Building on Mapflow’s experience in creating location-aware technologies for the transport and insurance sectors, Avego enables passengers and drivers to be matched up in real-time. The company describes it as a “cross between car-pooling, public transport and eBay”…. Chief executive Richard Bryce said the US would be the first market for Avego due to the… Continue reading Irish Times – 9 September