Just a few days after providing free rides to SXSW attendees in Austin, ride-sharing startup SideCar is announcing plans to continue expansion into new markets. The company, which previously launched in a number of major cities throughout the U.S., is moving east — making ride shares available in Boston, Chicago, and Brooklyn, NY. SideCar operates a service that connects passengers looking for a ride with drivers who have a car and some spare time on their hands. The whole thing is orchestrated through mobile apps that try to find the nearest available driver and sends them to pick a passenger up. Those passengers then pay a “donation” for the ride. It’s been a whirlwind couple of months for SideCar, which launched in San Francisco last summer and expanded to Seattle in the fall.
SideCar, Which Offers Passengers Free Rides, is Expanding to Eastern Cities
on 3.15.13
Author: Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).
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