Gig is also promising to be particularly helpful if you're fond of mass transit. There will be at least two parking spots near every BART train station, as well as a drop-off point inside Oakland International Airport. This isn't exactly a large-scale debut (Gig is still aiming for an expansion to San Francisco), but it illustrates just how eager car-related companies are to get into transportation services. AAA, like other firms, no doubt sees personal car ownership on the decline in the long run. Gig lets it diversify beyond roadside assistance and other products built on the assumption that you own what you're driving. AAA may still have to grapple with self-driving cars (why rent when cars can always show up on demand?), but this is at least a step in the right direction.
The venture wing of the American Automobile Association has launched app-based car-sharing service Gig in the cities of Oakland and Berkeley. Although the deployment is small, Gig offers users the extra benefit of being able to leave the vehicle at any metered parking space or public car park, while drop-off points will be located at Oakland Airport and near every Bart train station. Gig plans to expand its service to San Francisco.