Avego aims at the 20% of the $2-billion-per-day single occupancy vehicle trip market Mapflow believes is well-suited for shared transport. The company is launching an iPhone app in the next 4 weeks in the US with a payment structure that is fairly innovative as well… GPS Obsessed
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MacsimumNews – 9 September
Described as a cross between carpooling, public transport and eBay, Avego matches a driver’s wasted seat capacity-those seats that are unoccupied-to passengers, reducing commute costs for all participants…. MacsimumNews
PC Magazine – 9 September
Mapflow uses an iPhone and its GPS capabilities to let people share rides along a similar route. You enter your route on its Avego .action web site, and it then finds other people who want rideson that route. It includes a “meter” for sharing costs (using a pincode system), ratings of drivers and passengers, etc.… Continue reading PC Magazine – 9 September
AppMinute – 8 September
…Arriving in the midst of a global green movement, Avego intends to capitalize on social networking to encourage more responsible and environmentally friendly behavior. Developed by Mapflow’s team of experts in geographic information systems, Avego combines GPS technology and mobile phones to provide both riders and drivers with reduced transport costs…. AppMinute
earth2tech – 8 September
…While the obvious benefit of the service (to eco-minded folks like us) may be getting any number of commuters to ditch their cars and cut carbon emissions, Avego could help battle the pinch of $4 gas, too. Mapflow estimates that out of an estimated $2-billion-per-day market of single occupancy vehicle trips, “20 percent are excellent… Continue reading earth2tech – 8 September
Gigaom – 8 September
Here’s another one for Stacey’s list of the top 10 mobile applications launching at Demo — but this one’s greener than the rest….. Irish company Mapflow is showing off an iPhone version of its Avego service…which pulls satellite navigation info and car info via cell phone wireless connection to link solo drivers with potential passengers.… Continue reading Gigaom – 8 September
cnet news – 7 September
Rafe’s Top 10 previews from Demo…. Avego by Mapflow: Adds intelligence to casual carpooling with a car-service-like gizmo that tells drivers where riders are that want to go where they are going. It’s hitchhiking 2.0: Scary but cool, and very green. cnet