Now this is cool ! You are in a major city and you see a Zipcar sitting there at the curb, you get on your cell phone and purchase one hour and you receive a verification code. You then walk over to the car, enter the verification code, the door unlocks and you start the engine and begin driving! MacRumors iPhone Blog: Zipcar Drives into App Store Update: According to the comments on the article's thread, these are already in service and several people on that forum have already used them and love them. What's new in this article is the new iPhone App.
Re: Zipcar - Parked around the city, you buy time online, and your verification code opens the doors The Zipcar/Flexcar/igocar car share setups have been in business for at least 8 years now. I've been able to book from my not-iPhone cellphone for 5 of them already.
Re: Zipcar - Parked around the city, you buy time online, and your verification code opens the doors There was a Zipcar booth at the Portland VegFest we went to a couple of weekends ago. I've seen Zipcars in Seattle, as well. Oh, and we saw a Zipcar pass us on I-5 one day. It's a great idea, especially in large cities, where generally public transportation/bicycles meet a person's usual transportation needs, and who just needs a car 'once in awhile' for long trips, or major shopping forays.
Re: Zipcar - Parked around the city, you buy time online, and your verification code opens the doors I see ZipCars around Chicago from time to time (I'm not actually in the city proper very often). When I do, I smile because it just makes so much sense for people to share a car.
Re: Zipcar - Parked around the city, you buy time online, and your verification code opens the doors It was fantastic when I was in College. Waaaaaaay cheaper than having a car.
Re: Zipcar - Parked around the city, you buy time online, and your verification code opens the doors We have ZipCar and Co-Op up here. ZipCar has only downtown area pickup/drop-off locations (so great if you're the type that lives and work downtown). Co-Op has vehicle stations outside of downtown but they're rather sparse.
