Supposeyoudon'tneedyourcartoday.Andsuppose,asithappens,thatastrangerinyourareadoesneedacar.Wouldyoubewillingtorentyoursout?Severalcar-sharingstart-ups,includingGetaround,RelayRidesandJustShareIt,areeager
Supposeyoudon'tneedyourcartoday.Andsuppose,asithappens,thatastrangerinyourareadoesneedacar.Wouldyoubewillingtorentyoursout?
Severalcar-sharingstart-ups,includingGetaround,RelayRidesandJustShareIt,areeagertoconnectcarownerswithrentersthisway.Thecompanieshavedifferentrules,butparticipating
ownersreceive,generallyspeaking,abouttwo-thirdsoftherentalearnings.RelayRidessaysanownerofamidsize,late-modelsedanwhorentsoutacarfor10hoursaweekcouldexpecttoclearabout$3,000ayear.
Peer-to-peercarsharingremainsinthetrialstage;itcanbefoundinSanFranciscoandafewotherplaces.IthasalongwaytogobeforeitbecomestheautoequivalentofAirbnb,thesurprisesuccessstoryforpeer-to-peersharingofspaceinapartmentsandhouses.
ShelbyClark,founderofRelayRides,sayspotentialinvestorsinhiscompanyhavebeenconcernedthatownerswillbeafraidtohandtheircarovertostrangers.Toaddressthat,hepointstoAirbnb,saying,"Lettingpeoplesleepinyourlivingroomismuchmoreofadisturbanceintoyourpersonalspacethanlettingsomeoneuseyourcar."
Allofthesecompaniesoffertheirowninsurancecoveragefortheirrenters,whicharesupposedtoputowners'mindsatease.Butonlytwostates-CaliforniaandOregon-havepassedlawstoclarifythatanownerwillnotsufferanyconsequencesshouldacar-sharingrenterhaveanaccident.
"Inalltheotherstates,legalambiguityremains,"ShelbyClarksays."Ifarentershouldbeinvolvedinaseriousaccidentinthosestates,thevictimcanbeexpectedtogoaftereverypartypossible,includingthecar'sowner."
Alsotoremovetheworriesofcarowners,thedrivingrecordsofrentersarecheckedforrecentseriousviolations.
36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sedan"inParagraph2probablyreferto?___
A.Akindofcar
B.Anownerofacar.
C.Arentingcompany.
D.Acar-sharingrenter.
37.WhichofthefollowingistrueofAirbnb?___
A.Itcareslittleaboutpersonalprivacy
B.Itdealswithhouse-sharingsuccessfully.
C.Itisaverypopularcar-sharingcompany