From San Francisco this week came good news for area Zipcar members: Apple's Worldwide Developers' Conference was where Zipcar announced it would be introducing an application for iPhones that allows all Zipcar members to do all sorts of cool things, like:
- locate an available Zipcar near you using GPS and Google Maps technology;
- reserve said car;
and, best of all,
- have your reserved Zipcar honk at you if you can't find it.
You can sign up to learn about updates and find out when the app is available. I've heard rumors that the app might have other features by the time it comes out; what else would you like them to add before the launch this fall?
Melissa Esposito is the Car-Sharing and Bike-Sharing Program Coordinator for Arlington County.
My apologies! You're right; in fact, I used it this morning to extend a reservation, and it worked like a charm.
Posted by: Melissa Esposito | June 12, 2009 at 04:07 PM
Also not to be missed is ZipCar's new 2-way text messaging: ie, when Zip sends you a text to tell you your car is due, you can text back to extend the time.
Posted by: Kevin Beekman | June 12, 2009 at 04:05 PM
Woohoo!!! Downloading it now. Greater Greater Washington has been reviewing transit info iPhone apps this week too. Very happy about all of this.
Posted by: Kevin Beekman | June 12, 2009 at 04:02 PM