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
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
Car-sharing is stalling in Seattle. Lime is shuttering LimePod, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, marking the second closure of a free-floating car-sharing service in Seattle in two months. Lime will begin… 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
Reach Now is bringing Seattle startup Validated under its roof as the joint mobility venture between BMW and Daimler continues to expand its offerings. Validated allows businesses and employers subsidize… Read More
ReachNow, the car-sharing and ride-hailing service that is part of a joint venture between BMW Group and Daimler AG, has temporarily suspended operations of ReachNow Ride, the ride-hailing component of… 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
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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
BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service is partnering with a luxury apartment building in downtown Seattle to offer dedicated vehicles for residents. It’s an expansion of ReachNow’s free-floating car-sharing service in Seattle,… 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
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
Just because you don’t own a car in Seattle doesn’t mean it’s any easier to park one that you borrow. But for BMW’s car-sharing service ReachNow, new parking options are being… 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
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
People flying out of Portland have a new way to get to the airport. BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service today opened a dedicated parking lot with 20 spots at AirPark, a facility… Read More
BMW is shutting down its “corporate fleet” pilot in Seattle, but the company continues to explore new ways to expand its ReachNow car-sharing service to enterprise clients. ReachNow launched its… 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
Update, 8:25 p.m.: ReachNow published a blog post on Tuesday evening, noting that “in the short term while we are testing a solution, we recommend that you avoid bringing cars onto the… Read More
Update: State ferry system advises drivers to avoid driving BMW ReachNow cars aboard until technical issue is resolved Original story: Be careful the next time you take a BMW ReachNow vehicle on… Read More