Maven Car Sharing

Launched in 2016 maven started out as a zipcar competitor but it grew to allow peer to peer car sharing as well.

Maven car sharing. Jessica lynn walker walker maven general motors launched a brand new division in 2016 called maven meant to rival the car sharing giants of the world. The owner then leaves the keys in a lockbox. The mobility division initially launched as a car sharing service akin to. But gm pulled maven from eight of its 17 cities in 2019 and now it says it s.

Maven provides a more connected seamless car sharing experience. Maven was a car sharing service launched by general motors gm in 2016. When a maven customer reserves the vehicle the car owner drops the car off at a designated location. A sign for general motors co.

We should start by saying that unlike some competing car sharing services such as zipcar maven does not charge a monthly or annual membership fee. It provided services such as carsharing and peer to peer car sharing for personal use and also rented to drivers of gig economy professions such as uber and lyft it operated in select cities in the united states and canada and had been described as an airbnb for cars. Maven car sharing for owners allows car owners with gm models 2015 or newer to list their cars for short term rentals. Maven s closure reflects the reality that at the moment the longer term outlook for car sharing services looks bleak not only due to the current lockdowns but from the standpoint of using cars.

Car sharing operation maven hangs on the facade of the new york stock exchange nyse in new york u s may 15 2017. When maven first launched in 2016 it helped bring and expand several of gm s existing test programs under one brand. It shut down operations in 2020. Download the maven app today.