Turo Car Rentals to be Featured on Uber App

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass"><span class&equals;"xn-location">SAN FRANCISCO<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; Turo&comma; Inc&period; the world&&num;8217&semi;s largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace&comma; announced a multi-year deal with Uber Technologies which will allow Uber customers to rent from Turo&&num;8217&semi;s wide- ranging selection of vehicles directly from the Uber app across key global markets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Uber will bring Turo&&num;8217&semi;s selection of over 1&comma;600 makes and models to the Uber Rent platform&comma; beginning in early 2025&period; The partnership aims to unlock more opportunities for Turo hosts to turbocharge entrepreneurship&comma; while enabling millions of Uber customers in the US&comma; UK&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Canada<&sol;span>&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Australia<&sol;span> and <span class&equals;"xn-location">France<&sol;span> to get behind the wheel of some of the newest and buzziest vehicles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our partnership with Uber unlocks a huge opportunity to utilize the Uber Rent platform to turbocharge growth and further cement our position as the world&&num;8217&semi;s largest peer-to-peer car sharing platform&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Turo<&sol;span> Vice President&comma; Business Development&comma; Andro Vrdoljak&period; &&num;8220&semi;By joining forces with Uber&comma; Turo is well positioned to penetrate a massive <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;150B<&sol;span>-plus total addressable market&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We see flexible access to shared vehicles as a critical part of the future of transportation &&num;8211&semi; and partnerships such as this with Turo are a key part of getting there while continuing to offer the best experience for riders&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Niraj Patel<&sol;span>&comma; Global Head of Consumer Vehicles at Uber&period; &&num;8220&semi;By working together&comma; we can further our shared goals of reducing private car ownership and putting the cars that are on the road to better use&comma; all while giving Uber Rent customers more choice to pick the ideal car for their next errand or weekend getaway&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Turo is the world&&num;8217&semi;s largest car sharing marketplace&comma; with hosts across the US&comma; UK&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Canada<&sol;span>&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Australia<&sol;span>&comma; and <span class&equals;"xn-location">France<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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