Formerly known as RelayRides, Turo is an online peer-to-peer car rental service. Private car owners can use the Turo app or the website to rent out their cars to other individuals. The company screens its users for trust and safety purposes. Turo car rental services is available in more than 2,500 cities and 300 airports in the US, Canada, and the UK. In 2015, the company made Forbes list of 14 “hottest on-demand startups”.
Alternatives to Turo
Relayrides
Company: Turo | Founder: Shelby Clark | CEO: Andre Haddad | Since: 2009
RelayRides, now known as Turo, is an online car-sharing network in the US, Canada, and the UK. With over a thousand cars to choose from, they cover over 4,700 cities. Users can choose which car to use and decide the…
Uber
Company: Uber Technologies, Inc. | Founder: Travis Kalanick Garrett Camp | CEO: Dara Khosrowshahi | Since: 2009
Uber is a ride-sharing private company headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. Operating in over 633 countries, it allows private car owners to rent their cars to the public. Since its launch in 2009, it has since launched UberX, where…
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