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Nothing like a little rental income to help make the monthly payment on the Caddy, huh?
General Motors, which said last fall that it reached an agreement with RelayRides to make people's personal vehicles available for car sharing, is doing just that. Tuesday, GM said that owners of cars equipped with the automaker's OnStar navigation service can rent out the vehicles to RelayRides subscribers. Through the service, RelayRides members can now use their smartphones to unlock participating GM vehicles. Subscribers can also get access to the cars by replying to certain text messages. GM says its vehicle owners may be able to earn "hundreds of dollars per month from their idle vehicles."
RelayRides debuted its peer-to-peer car-sharing service in Boston two years ago and took the service nationwide earlier this year. GM reached its agreement with RelayRides last fall, saying at the time that all GM vehicles built after 2010 and equipped with OnStar would be ready for the service.
Continue reading OnStar vehicles now ready for car-sharing through RelayRides
OnStar vehicles now ready for car-sharing through RelayRides originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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