Video: Robin Chase, founder of Zipcar, GoLoco at AltWheels Boston 2007

Posted Oct 4th 2007 12:45PM by Lascelles Linton
Filed under: AutoblogGreen Q & A, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Boston AltWheels

At AltWheels Boston 2007, I had an interesting conversation with Robin Chase, co-founder of Zipcar and founder of GoLoco. In the video above, Robin talks about GoLoco, a Facebook web app that allows you to share rides and share the cost of travel with friends online. Robin says ride sharing reduces the cost of travel which, on average, makes up a fifth of a household budget.

Below the fold are two more videos of Robin. In the first video, Robin talks about mandatory GPS in cars. Robin thinks mandatory ~~GPS~~ wireless in cars is just 5 years away but that this is a good thing and it can be made private. In the second video below the fold, Robin talks about something she thinks the press is not reporting enough: We have to level off our carbon emissions with massive efforts before a "tipping point" of 2015.

Tags: alt wheels, AltWheels, altwheels boston 2007, AltwheelsBoston2007, climate change, ClimateChange, goloco, gps, ride share, RideShare, robin chase, RobinChase, video, zipcar

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1. He can have gps in his vehicle...but I can read a map and find my way around just fine.

Posted at 6:05PM on Oct 4th 2007 by Randy

2. Robin Chase, I will change it but I really don't think it makes a difference. A wireless system that encrypts location or a GPS system that does not relay location can both still have a back door for law enforcement. I can't think of any form of communication that the government cannot tap with a warrant. I don't see why this would be any different especially when it has so much potential for information gathering.

Posted at 11:08PM on Oct 4th 2007 by Lascelles Linton

3. Not a GPS in every car within 5 years, but a black box that will charge road user fees by the mile. GPS systems can track your location. I am totally opposed to the use of GPS systems for road pricing. We can preserve people's locational privacy if we use sophisticated software systems, and we must demand that this be the case. Zero knowledge proofs, also used in some voting machines, can enable accurate charges and not reveal a driver's location.

Posted at 8:39AM on Oct 8th 2007 by Robin Chase

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