Toyota teams up with Getaround to trial car-sharing service
Follow Viknesh Add to circleautomotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">Toyota Smart Key BoxMany within the industry are predicting a future where car sharing becomes more popular than actual ownership.Though this represents a threat to automakers, rather than ignore the trend most are looking at ways to profit from it.One strategy for automakers is launching their own car-sharing service.
Toyota to test car-sharing system that doesn't use keys
DETROIT (AP) — automotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">Toyota will test a new car-sharing system next year that lets users unlock doors and start cars with their smartphones.The Smart Key Box system eliminates the need for a physical key.Toyota will test the system in San Francisco with the Getaround car-sharing service starting in January.
Toyota to pilot BLE car-sharing device to unlock doors with mobile app • NFC World
Drivers may soon be able to lock and unlock automotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">car doors and start vehicle engines using their smartphone and a Smart Key Box (SKB) unveiled by Toyota that uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).The device is set to be piloted with US-based car-sharing company Getaround in January 2017.The SKB forms part of a new Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) that has been established by Toyota to "collaborate with various service providers, as well as telematics insurance" to support a range of mobility services including car sharing, allowing drivers to instantly access codes to unlock doors directly through a mobile app.