NIEAR Promises Smarter Car Sharing in 30 Days

Changing how transportation is shared by connecting car owners with drivers, and promising to be easier and better than others in the market.

30 Days and we are live. That's what new car sharing company Co-Founder & CEO Louis Oyeleye said this week. Adding to the lineup of peer to peer car sharing services already around. NIEAR on its website (www.niear.com) promises to change how transportation is shared by connecting car owners with drivers, and promising to be easier and better than others in the market.

With a very cool looking interface, a tap, tap access feature, it looks to intimidate everyone else. Its platform is built based on a proximity, time availability and filter match. NIEARs mobile application comes packed with features that will make you rethink car sharing. Booking when you need it, leaving it where you want, maybe we can call it the “Airbnb of Car Sharing.”

Our user will be able to book a car without even meeting the owner with our free Telematics system which allows for the ability to unlock and lock the car from the mobile device its CEO mentioned. With insurance and roadside assistance included in the very low flat fee and major partnerships in place, they seem to have it down packed.

NIEARs platform allows for key exchange with its owners or telematics option for those who don\'t have the time to meet up. A one-time Driver’s License verification is although required in other to book a vehicle while car owners are able to track vehicle location, speed and even driving behavior of their cars. They thought about just everything, the platform is also built to allow unlimited car uploads from a single user.

With three different vehicle options to choose from, (Drive, Lux and Move) ranging from 2000 over cars, owners can set time availabilities. Car owners can set features of their car and what is allowed in the car. “You can be at work and still be earning money and have your car back before you go home.” “We aim to save our users money and reduce the cost of vehicle ownership.” Louis said.

Remaining to keep everything private, it was hard to review even the most recent update to its user interface while testing out a private beta in Los Angeles. NIEAR might just have it all, but one thing we can definitely tell is that its beta car owners are happy and loving it. They are Uber, Lyft and Sidecar drivers who, when not driving, turn their cars over to NIEAR for the rest of the day.

Though NIEAR is still on its early funding stage it’s already stirring up the California market, ready to take on the competitions like Getaround, Relayride and even Zipcar. They are set to launch in Los Angeles this fall, and with all this cool features, we are looking forward to day 30.