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Re:BMW to Let Car Owners Rent Out Vehicles Like `Airbnb on W... by x5n1 on Monday April 25, 2016 @07:14PM (#11568161)
Very easy to fix. Monitor the driver's behavior in terms of the way they use the vehicle (accelerate, brake, etc), and charge them accordingly. Let them know ahead of time that you will do doing this, and that they could be liable for thousands of dollars if they don't drive well. Same goes for the interior, make them liable perhaps via insurance.
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Re:BMW to Let Car Owners Rent Out Vehicles Like `Airbnb on W... by mschuster91 on Monday April 25, 2016 @08:40PM (#11568568)
> Very easy to fix. Monitor the driver's behavior in terms of the way they use the vehicle (accelerate, brake, etc), and charge them accordingly.

Car2go (Smart) does exactly this... only they disguise it as eco-score (there's some trees on your dashboard and according to your driving style they grow or shrink). Given my last car was an 1994 BMW 318is, it took some time until I managed to get my driving style under control until I got my license yanked away (but that's another, totally unrelated story...)

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