Topic: [ANN][RMC]Ride My Car / Ride Share / Carpooling - page 20. (Read 32072 times)

Carpooling is not only great for the environment but it really can safe you $$$

You realise that Uber posted a loss of $1.7 Billion on $1.2 Billion in revenue over the first 9 months of 2015.

That's a monumental burn rate, raising a few mill isn't the solution, if the solution is to spend it on loss leader acquisition of users.

It seems every day that some project raises millions, look at iconomi and firstblood. Sure they have larger teams, but what they're trying to do is not anymore valuable than what RMC is trying to do. I don't see why RMC couldn't raise a decent amount of funding and really compete in one major city.

It seems every day that some project raises millions, look at iconomi and firstblood. Sure they have larger teams, but what they're trying to do is not anymore valuable than what RMC is trying to do. I don't see why RMC couldn't raise a decent amount of funding and really compete in one major city.

a lot of references to uber but thats a taxi service this is more geared toward carpooling.

Wiki Snag...

Carpooling (also car-sharing, ride-sharing, lift-sharing and covoiturage) is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car.

By having more people using one vehicle, carpooling reduces each person's travel costs such as fuel costs, tolls, and the stress of driving. Carpooling is also a more environmentally friendly and sustainable way to travel as sharing journeys reduces carbon emissions, traffic congestion on the roads, and the need for parking spaces. Authorities often encourage carpooling, especially during periods of high pollution or high fuel prices.

In 2009, carpooling represented 43.5% of all trips in the United States and 10% of commute trips. The majority of carpool commutes (over 60%) are "fam-pools" with family members.

Carpool commuting is more popular for people who work in places with more jobs nearby, and who live in places with higher residential densities. Carpooling is significantly correlated with transport operating costs, including gas prices and commute length, and with measures of social capital, such as time spent with others, time spent eating and drinking, and being unmarried. However, carpooling is significantly less likely among people who spend more time at work, older workers, and homeowners.

They had carpooling in world war 2? I did not know that, that's quite interesting. I imagine not many people had cars back then, probably would have been upper class people exclusively. Why would they want to carpool ?

A poster used to promote carpooling in the U.S. as a way to ration gasoline during World War II

Hey noob let me post that for you...

A poster used to promote carpooling in the U.S. as a way to ration gasoline during World War II