For the last six months, BMW’s car-sharing service ReachNow has been testing out a new service called Ride that will compete with Uber and Lyft by letting customers hail rides within the… Read More
BMW’s car-sharing service, ReachNow, today unveiled the first of more than 100 “Light and Charge” electric vehicle chargers coming to Seattle. The technology, developed by BMW, turns street lamps and… Read More
ReachNow users who own an Alexa-enabled device can now find out information about nearby vehicles using just their voice. BMW’s car-sharing service, available in Seattle, Portland, and Brooklyn, today launched… 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
A decade ago, if you were trying to get around in a city without a personal vehicle, there were a few options. You could utilize public transportation like a bus… 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
BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service on Tuesday launched its first “Corporate Fleet” service at Seattle’s 8th and Olive office tower. Starting today, about 1,000 employees who work in the building will be able to… Read More
ReachNow is expanding in Portland. BMW’s car-sharing service, which first launched in Seattle last year, is now available in Portland’s St. John’s neighborhood and around the Portland Community College Sylvania campus.… Read More
Seattleites have yet another way to get around town thanks to technology. San Francisco-based startup Scoop just launched its carpooling service in Seattle this week, bringing another transportation option to… Read More
Seattleites looking to drop in on the Capitol Hill neighborhood for a Friday night show have a new way to avoid surge-priced ride-hailing services or the battle for street parking.… Read More
BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service this week announced a new flat-rate pricing plan that aims to make trips more affordable for users. Instead of being charged $0.41 each minute that the car… Read More
Talk about an upgrade. Car2go, traditionally known for its smaller two-seat Smart cars, is adding hundreds of new Mercedes-Benz vehicles to its fleet in seven cities across North America. The car-sharing… Read More
As the headquarters for BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service, Seattle will be one of the first places people get to try out BMW autonomous vehicles. Steve Banfield, CEO of ReachNow, said Thursday… Read More
ReachNow is off to a rough start in Brooklyn. BMW has temporarily suspended its car-sharing service in the New York City borough less than a month after launching there. ReachNow, which… Read More
Lyft, the on-demand ride app famous for its chatty drivers and bright pink branding, says its service brought an additional $35.1 million into the Seattle economy this year. The finding… Read More
ReachNow is expanding in the Northwest. BMW’s car-sharing service today announced the addition of more vehicles and an expansion of the “Home Area” in both Seattle and Portland. In Seattle,… Read More
Seattleites will have yet another mode of transportation available starting early next month. Uber and Lyft also now have a new competitor. BMW’s ReachNow service today made several announcements — including its Brooklyn launch… Read More
Seattle tech vet and talent expert Kerry Van Voris has left her position as director of talent at Madrona Venture Group, GeekWire has learned. Van Voris came to the position in… Read More
Amplero, a Seattle-based machine learning marketing platform, added marketing veteran Santo Criscuolo as vice president of sales this week. Criscuolo comes to Amplero from a position on the TV media management team… Read More
Uber, Lyft, and now … BMW? The German car-maker is gearing up to launch an Uber and Lyft competitor through its ReachNow platform in Seattle. ReachNow is a free-floating car-sharing… Read More
ReachNow is expanding its service offering in Seattle. BMW’s car-sharing program recently rolled out new long-term rates for customers that want to rent one of 520 free-floating vehicles for up to… Read More
BMW will launch its ReachNow car-sharing service in Portland on Sept. 19, the car-maker announced today. Earlier this month, BMW said it would bring ReachNow to Portland, but today the company… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: BMW’s ReachNow car sharing program added service to Seattle’s SeaTac Airport this week. For an additional $5 on their trip, users can now… Read More
BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service expanded to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this week, providing another new option to travelers, in addition to the arrival of ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft at the Seattle airport earlier… Read More
Seattleites heading to and from the airport now have a new transportation option, thanks to BMW. The carmaker on Wednesday will open a new parking lot adjacent to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.… Read More
An AT&T connectivity issue caused serious problems for BMW’s car-sharing service this past holiday weekend, forcing the car-maker to hand out $10 gift credits to more than 13,000 users in… Read More
BMW’s car-sharing service continues to grow in Seattle. The car-maker announced today that ReachNow is both expanding to additional neighborhoods and adding an extra 150 vehicles to its fleet. This past… Read More
Steve Banfield was perfectly happy with his job and colleagues at INRIX, heading up the marketing team at the Kirkland-based traffic data analytics company he joined more than one year ago. But when a BMW… Read More