AAA Gets Into The Car Sharing Business With ‘Gig’

If you own a car in America, there is a chance that you might also be subscribed to AAA, which in case you’re unfamiliar is the American Automobile Association which offers its members emergency roadside assistance. However the organization’s interest in cars doesn’t end there as they have launched their own car-sharing startup business called “Gig”.

Gig will be similar in terms of other services like Enterprise CarShare and Zipcar, where users can rent cars via an accompanying app. The rates start at $2.50 per mile, $15 per hour, or if you want a car for long-term, you will be paying up to $85 per day. However the difference n Gig’s model is that you won’t have to return the car to a designated spot.

Instead what has happened is that Gig has made a deal with the host cities that it operates in where users can drop off their cars at any metered parking spots or public parking spaces, which means that you won’t need to make a detour when you end your trip. The service will be launching in Berkeley and Oakland with plans to eventually expand to San Francisco. For those who are interested you can head on over to Gig’s website for the details and download the app.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Transportation
Tags: gig, Lyft, Uber