Uber Carshare

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Uber Carshare
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryTransportation
Founded2012;12 years ago (2012), in Sydney, NSW, Australia
FounderWill Davies, David Trumbull, and Chloe Iliffe
HeadquartersSydney, NSW, Australia
Area served
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Tasmania, Canberra, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Newcastle
Key people
Will Davies (Founder & CEO) & , Dave Trumbull (Founder & CTO), Chloe Iliffe (Founder), Merryn Clancy (COO)
Services Peer-to-peer carsharing
Parent Uber
Website www.ubercarshare.com

Uber Carshare is an Australian company that facilitates peer-to-peer car rental, a system by which individuals may rent privately owned vehicles [1] on an hourly or daily basis to other registered users of the service. [2] [3] [4] Established in 2012 as Car Next Door, [5] it currently operates in all Australian capital cities as well as the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Newcastle. [6] [7] [8]

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The founders appeared on season 2 of the Australian Shark Tank TV show in 2016 and secured an investment from 'shark' Steve Baxter. [9] The startup also secured a A$2.5 million investment from Caltex Australia (later Ampol) the same year. [10]

Hyundai invested in the company in 2019, [11] and listed a number of its electric Ioniq vehicles for sharing through the platform.

On 20 January 2022, the company was acquired by Uber for an undisclosed sum. [12] [13] [14] This was Uber's first Australian acquisition. The company continued operating independently following Uber's takeover with co-founder Will Davies as the chief executive until November 2022 when it was rebranded as Uber Carshare. [15]

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, [16] [17] by:

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