Gig Car Share

Gig Car Share
Subsidiary
Founded April 30, 2017[1]
Area served
 Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, and Alameda
Services Carsharing
Parent A3 Ventures
Website gigcarshare.com

Gig is a carsharing service in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, created by the A3 Ventures (a division of the American Automobile Association).[2] The company operates using only Toyota Prius Hybrid vehicles with roof-top bike racks and features one-way point-to-point rentals.[3] The cars are unlocked and locked using a key fob or the companion app.[4] Members are charged by the mile, hour or day.[5] At launch in April 2017, the company's fleet consisted of 250 vehicles across Berkeley and Oakland.[6] Between November 23, 2017 and December 31, 2017, the company temporarily expanded its service zone to include the San Francisco International Airport to accommodate holiday travelers.[7] On January 29, 2018, Gig announced an expansion from 250 to 500 vehicles.[8] In 2018, Gig expanded to Albany and Alameda[9].


References

  1. ↑ Buhr, Sarah (30 April 2017). "AAA officially launches its car sharing startup Gig with a giant, sober dance party in Oakland". TechCrunch. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Peters, Adele (17 April 2017). "AAA Is Planning For A Future Where We Don't Own Cars–Starting With A Car-Share". Fast Company. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "AAA launches car-sharing service 'Gig' in Oakland, Berkeley". The Mercury News. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Beth Quirk, Mary (1 May 2017). "AAA Takes On Zipcar With New 'Gig' Car-Sharing Business". Consumerist. Consumer Reports. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Edelstein, Stephen (17 April 2017). "AAA Launches Gig, a One-Way Car-Sharing Service". The Drive. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Said, Carolyn (17 April 2017). "AAA to offer one-way hourly car rentals in East Bay". SF Gate. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Siu, Antoinette (20 November 2017). "AAA's car-sharing service expands to SFO for holiday travelers". San Francisco Business Journal. Advance Publications. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Wirtschafter, Eli. "'One-way' car sharing grows in the East Bay". Retrieved 2018-04-17. . In 2018, Gig expanded to both Alabany and Alameda.
  9. ↑ eikeme (2018-05-22). "One-Way Car Share Launched". Alameda Sun. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
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