Car Next Door

Car Next Door is an Australian company that facilitates peer-to-peer car rental, a system by which individuals may rent privately owned vehicles on an hourly or daily basis to other registered users of the service.[1][2] It currently operates in locations across Australia including Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Gold Coast,[3] Hobart,[4] Canberra, Adelaide and Perth[5] and announced (in 2016) plans to expand to other Australian cities and airports.[6] On 20 January 2022, the company was acquired by Uber for an undisclosed sum.[7]

Car Next Door
TypePrivate
IndustryTransportation
Founded2012 (2012)
Sydney, NSW, Australia
FounderWill Davies, David Trumbull, and Chloe Iliffe
HeadquartersSydney, NSW, Australia
Area served
Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Canberra, Gold Coast, Tasmania
Key people
Will Davies (Founder & CEO) & , Dave Trumbull (Founder & CTO), Chloe Iliffe (Founder), Merryn Clancy (COO)
ServicesPeer-to-peer carsharing
ParentUber
Websitewww.carnextdoor.com.au

How it works

The company addresses the lack of trust and lack of ease that would otherwise discourage people from sharing their cars with others,[8][9] by:

  • Providing an online forum where vehicle owners and borrowers are registered, vetted,[10] and approved;[11]
  • Providing a feedback system to allow vehicle condition and member behaviour to be rated and reported by other members;
  • Providing in-car technology that enables keyless access to the car, and an automated, web-based booking platform;[11]
  • Providing in-car GPS technology that tracks the car's location, reducing the risk of theft and misuse of the vehicle;
  • Providing insurance covering owners and borrowers;[11] and
  • Handling payments between owners and borrowers.

See also

References
  1. Sydney Morning Herald. ″Drive thy neighbour's car ... or just rent it″. Archived 10 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Nicole Hasham, October 6, 2012.
  2. Daily Telegraph. "Dollars drive car share scheme to be launched in Bondi and Paddington″. Shae McDonald, Sydney, August 8, 2012.
  3. "Neighbour to Neighbour Car Sharing Hits the Gold Coast | Car Next Door". Car Next Door. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. "Would you rent your personal car to a tourist? What if there was a $1,000 incentive?". www.abc.net.au. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. Juanola, Marta Pascual (15 August 2019). "Perth's motoring costs could plummet as 'Airbnb of cars' launches". WAtoday. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. "BRW". "Car Next Door seeks $1.8m ride to the airport." Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Jemima Whyte, 27 July 2015.
  7. Ross, David (20 January 2022). "Uber buys Australian car-sharing tech start up Car Next Door". The Australian. Retrieved 23 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Survey Finds Trust is #1 Barrier to Sharing". Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  9. Campbell Mithun and Carbonview Research. '″Collaborative Consumption: What Marketers Need to Know.″ Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine January 2012. www.campbell-mithun.com/talkinar. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  10. "Car Next Door goes 'Minority Report' on bad actors (not Tom Cruise)". Australian Financial Review. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. Steve Mills (producer), (9 October 2012). Breakfast Program [radio broadcast]. Perth, 6PR.
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