Four years ago, Ben Gilbert was a symbol of Seattle’s rapidly expanding transportation options. The tech investor and entrepreneur had ditched his car at the time, opting to go “full… Read More
From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from and impacting Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. That’s our consensus… Read More
We made it through the rain and into the studio to discuss some of the biggest stories of the week: Car2go’s exit from North America, which will leave Seattle without… Read More
The car talk on the street was one of surprise Wednesday as Share Now, operator of car2go, announced that it will be pulling out of North America and leaving Seattle… Read More
Share Now, operator of the car2go car-sharing service, will end operations in North America on Feb. 29, leaving Seattle with no free-floating car-sharing services — a dramatic turn in a… Read More
Car2go is putting five cities in the rear-view mirror as the North American free-floating car-sharing market contracts rapidly. SHARE NOW, car2go’s parent company, said Friday that the service will shut… Read More
Just a few months ago, Seattle was pioneering free-floating car-sharing in the U.S. as the preferred test market for these new automotive mobility services. But the news Thursday that Lime… Read More
Car2go is implementing a new pricing structure in Seattle next month to encourage drivers to leave cars in the busiest part of town. Customers will be charged new fees if… Read More
ReachNow’s 75 employees learned they were losing their jobs just hours before the company told customers that the car-sharing service was shutting down. The Seattle Department of Transportation, which permitted… Read More
Peace out, ReachNow. BMW’s car-sharing service abruptly ceased operation Wednesday, ending a mobility program that included 1,000 free-floating vehicles used by more than 100,000 members across Seattle and Portland. A… Read More
With regulatory approval cleared, BMW and Daimler today revealed how they plan to invest more than $1 billion in a new joint venture that includes various transportation services across the… Read More
Lime is officially launching its new free-floating car-sharing service in Seattle. Lime, the transportation startup valued at $2 billion, ran a beta test for the past three months with a… Read More
BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield, who helped the German carmaker grow its car-sharing service in the U.S., is stepping down from the role, GeekWire has learned. Banfield took the reins… Read More
BMW and Daimler are on the verge of combining their urban mobility services after U.S. regulators approved the merger on Tuesday. Originally announced in March, the joint venture will create… Read More
Lime bikes, Lime scooters, and now, Lime cars. Lime, the high-flying transportation startup valued at $1.1 billion, already has thousands of shared bicycles and scooters in more than 100 cities… Read More
BMW-owned ReachNow is bringing its ride-hailing and car-sharing services into one app as it takes on Uber, Lyft, and traditional rental companies in the rapidly-changing transportation industry. ReachNow originally launched… Read More
ReachNow today announced a new partnership with Intel to provide easy accessibility to its car-sharing service at the company’s four campuses in Hillsboro, Ore. BMW-owned ReachNow has created dedicated parking… Read More
European auto giants Daimler and BMW, whose car-sharing services compete in Seattle and other U.S. cities, have agreed to combine their “mobility services business units,” in a bid to dominate the… Read More
Say goodbye to the Smart Fortwo cars that have come to symbolize the popular car-sharing service car2go. The company said this week it is swapping out the squat Smart cars… Read More
Owners of an Amazon Echo or other Alexa-powered device can now tell Amazon’s digital brain to reserve a car2go vehicle. A post on the car2go website pointed to the skill… Read More
In the increasingly crowded world of on-demand transportation options and the apps designed to hail and use those options, a new player is launching in Seattle with the hope of… Read More
It’s easier than ever to go car-less in Seattle. New technology-fueled services are letting people get around the Emerald City in different ways, whether via ride-hailing giants like Uber and… Read More
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) got the green light to launch a pilot bike-share program in May of 2017. By July, bright orange and green shared bicycles hit the… Read More
After months of beta testing, Migo’s transportation app is out in the wild. The Seattle startup today officially launched its new iOS app that acts as a real-time search engine for… Read More
Update Aug. 30: Car2go officially passed the 100,000 member milestone in Seattle Wednesday. To celebrate, car2go is reimbursing members up to $50 in ferry rides over Labor Day weekend if they… Read More
Silvercar, an Austin-based company that is looking to disrupt the car rental business, is coming to Seattle. On July 31, Silvercar will launch its service at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with… Read More
RELATED: BMW’s ReachNow expands test of Uber and Lyft competitor Ride to all Seattle members BMW’s ReachNow just expanded the test of its new ride-hailing service, aptly named Ride, opening it… Read More
BMW’s ReachNow has moved onto the next phase of testing its Ride service that will compete with Uber and Lyft by letting customers hail rides, opening it up to all Seattle members. ReachNow… Read More
Three cities east of Seattle — Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland, Wash. — have teamed up in a tech-oriented economic development alliance known as the Innovation Triangle, and they are working… Read More
ReachNow is expanding its dedicated parking lots, known as “Drop Zones,” in Seattle next month. The car-sharing service, which competes with Car2Go, is opening up a new Drop Zone in… Read More