E-hailing startups given green light by NY Court of Appeals

New York's Mayor Bloomberg announced that New York's highest court unanimously upholds the state law authorizing "street hail livery service." This means that startups like Uber, Lyft, SideCar, Hailo, Relay Rides, and Instacab are allowed to operate.

Car-sharing startup RelayRides halts NYC service after cease and desist

Sometimes regulation puts the brakes on innovation. Now car-sharing startup RelayRides has suspended its service in New York City after being served with a cease-and-desist letter.

RelayRides acquires Wheelz to zoom ahead in car-sharing race

Today, car sharing startup RelayRides announced that it has acquired competitor Wheelz to accelerate its growth.

RelayRides and GM team up, now you can rent a stranger’s car via smartphone

General Motors’ OnStar subscribers, all 6 million of them, can now rent out their cars to RelayRides users for a couple of hours from their smartphone and pocket a few hundred dollars in the process.

RelayRides, a car-sharing service that …

CrunchFund invests in Getaround’s $3.4M seed round

Car sharing website Getaround announced a large seed round of $3.4 million today from a number of investors including the recently publicized CrunchFund.

People are loving the “what’s mine is yours” mentality stemming out of popular companies like HomeAway, Airbnb, …

Google Ventures funds RelayRides, again

Car sharing startup RelayRides has raised $3.6 million in a round of funding only five months after its last, according to a form D filed with the SEC. Involved in the round are Google Ventures, August Capital.

RelayRides takes advantage …