Verizon Enters the Sharing Economy with Verizon Auto Share

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This new mobile solution from Verizon allows enterprises to enhance rental and vehicle sharing for drivers. With Verizon Auto Share, drivers can use an app on their smartphone to scan a QR-code on a car, validate their identity, pay for their rental and unlock the car – virtually anywhere, anytime, within minutes and without stepping foot into a rental agency.

According to VentureBeat:

Auto Share, which is being shown this week at the ITS World Congress in Detroit, allows a smartphone app to scan a QR code on a car’s windshield and capture the vehicle’s unique ID number. Once validated, the smartphone user remotely receives the capability to unlock and start the compatible vehicle. A key fob for operating the vehicle will be stored inside. Auto Share will be available by the end of this year, and promotional offers and expansion into ride-sharing are in Verizon’s plans.