Community Cars: Vancouver city council weighing out peer-to-peer car sharing
Vancouver, British Columbia — A proposal currently in front of Vancouver city council looks like it would be enough to make Karl Marx blush, as the city is weighing out how to make the most of peer-to-peer car sharing in an urban centre. The city is currently looking for ways to support companies like Turo; […]
The Autonomous Report: Trains will feel the bite, big drop in auto insurance predicted and Lyft founder’s vision for the future
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 8, 2016 — It’s another week, and that means another slew of reports on autonomous vehicles (AVs). This week we look into how some of the big OEMs appear to be cooperating, rather than competing in the AV space, a report from bank Morgan Stanley outlines the case […]
Ontario approves commercial fleet insurance for ride-sharing
Toronto, Ontario — July 7, 2016 — Your next customer might be Uber or Lyft, regardless of who actually owns the vehicle. Ontario is changing the auto insurance system to allow for coverage of ride-sharing services. In short, the provincial government has approved a regulatory change under the Insurance Act to allow commercial fleet insurance […]
