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# Peer-To-Peer Carsharing
Relayrides Matches Car Owners & Those Who Want to Rent a Ride

By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-02-06 | Autos
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peer-to-peer-carsharing
References: [venturebeat](http://venturebeat.com/2009/12/01/relayrides-launches-first-peer-to-peer-carsharing-service/) & [relayrides](http://www.relayrides.com/home.html)

RelayRides is a person-to-person carsharing organization similar to ZipCar but with a difference: the cars are owned by private individuals. Once a car is registered with RelayRides, an insurance policy is established for rental periods and a mechanic installs a device into the privately owned car that allows authorized renters to [access it without a key hand-off](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rentnow). Car owners set the rental price and establish availability and pickup options.

The person-to-person carsharing service screens car renters’ diving records and guarantees against loss. [Car owners can also score renters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/good-driver-mutuality) after car use. RelayRides claims that car owners can earn up to $8K annually by renting their cars for 20 hours or about 400 miles per week. The scheme is a positive for both car owner and renter as well as the environment.

RelayRides has launched in Baltimore, Maryland and hopes to expand its model throughout the U.S.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.3/10
- Popularity: 4% | Activity: 87% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Person-to-person Carsharing:** Using privately owned cars for carsharing and rentals, thus disrupting the traditional car rental and sharing industry.
- **Keyless Access Technology:** Developing innovative and secure keyless access technology for cars to support person-to-person carsharing services.
- **Insurance Policy Innovation:** Creating new insurance models and policies to support the unique needs of person-to-person carsharing.

### Where This Applies

- **Transportation:** Peer-to-peer carsharing could disrupt traditional car rental companies and change the way people think about car ownership.
- **Technology:** Developing keyless access technology and insurance policy innovation offers opportunities for new startups and established tech companies to enter the carsharing market.
- **Insurance:** Creating new insurance models for peer-to-peer carsharing offers opportunities for innovation and growth in the insurance industry.

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