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Getaround is an online car sharing or peer-to-peer carsharing service that allows drivers to rent cars from private car owners, and owners to rent out their cars for payment.〔("Getaround Connects Car Owners and Renters with P2P Marketplace" ), Business Insider, June 7, 2011.〕 Owners set their rental prices and earn a 60% commission from their rental revenue.〔(How much can I earn if I rent my car through Getaround? ), Getaround.〕 Getaround launched to the public in May 2011 at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference. To date, it has received $19 million USD in seed funding.〔http://www.crunchbase.com/company/getaround〕 The company currently operates rentals in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Austin, Portland, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.〔("Getaround raises 13.9 Series A Led by Menlo Ventures" ), TechCrunch, August 8, 2012.〕 Similar to other car sharing services such as Zipcar, Getaround utilizes the economic principles of collaborative consumption. However, the peer-to-peer rental model doesn’t require the company to maintain a fleet of vehicles; rather, owners manage and maintain their own vehicles. ==How It Works== Owners create an online profile for their car and set hourly, daily or weekly rates. They can determine who they want to rent to, when they want to rent, and set personal standards for the “quality” of the driver.〔Bosker, Bianca.("Getaround: Make Money On Your Car When You Aren't Using It" ), The Huffington Post, June 9, 2011.〕 "Getaround’s founder Sam Zaid said the service uses a reputation management system with review and ratings so owners and renters can get a sense of who they’re dealing with."〔Kim, Ryan.("Neighborhood Car Sharing Goes Nationwide With Getaround" ), Gigaom, May 24, 2011.〕 Getaround renters and owners conduct rental transactions online or through their mobile phones via a web browser, smart phone (iPhone) application or SMS messaging. Renters can request up to five cars at a time for a single rental period. The rental is made with the first owner to approve the request. Owners can choose to install the "Getaround Connect" as an alternative to the standard key exchange before and after a rental. Using GPS, WiFi and keyless remote technology, the Connect allows renters and owners to open and lock the car using a web-enabled mobile phone.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Getaround」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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