Say you’re at the store and realize you need a bigger car to move the furniture you just bought. Or you just found out that you have to pick up a client for dinner tonight. Zipcar will you help you find a bigger or swankier or whatever else kind of car you need anytime, anywhere. Even if your plans are last minute, you can make or cancel reservations right from your iPhone or iPod touch.
Zipcar members, now you can use your iPhone or iPod touch to quickly and easily find and reserve a Zipcar around the corner or across the globe. You can also honk the horn, and even lock and unlock the doors. The streamlined interface makes for a very smooth ride.
We know you’ve been itchin’ to use this app and we hope you dig it. As we hear more about what you like and don’t like, we’ll keep working to make it better and better and filled with more of the features you want to see.
10 COOL THINGS MEMBERS CAN DO WITH THE ZIPCAR APP:
1) Find available Zipcars on a map using your current location, a favorite location or any location
2) Reserve a Zipcar any time, 24/7
3) Sort cars by time available, car type and model
4) View upcoming reservations
5) Easily locate your reserved Zipcar by honking its horn
6) Unlock and lock your Zipcar after scanning your Zipcard at the start of each reservation
7) Get directions to your Zipcar
Tap to contact Zipcar if help is needed during a reservation
9) Extend or cancel reservations on the go
10) Play around with the virtual key fob and make sounds even when you’re not in a reservation
NOT A MEMBER?
Download the app and kick the tires. See which Zipcars live near you, make fun sounds with the virtual key fob and learn what being a Zipster is all about. Join Zipcar and the app gets even cooler, because then you can reserve, honk and unlock Zipcars with your iPhone. To hear what current members are saying, find us on Facebook. To learn more about Zipcar or to sign up, visit zipcar.com.
FOR EVERYBODY:
This app requires OS 3.0. You don’t need to upgrade to the latest iPhone (3GS), but you will need to update your software if you haven’t already. The OS 3.0 software, and the Zipcar App, will run on any existing iPhone or iPod touch.
Get the free download now. If you’re a fan, tell a friend and rate us. If you think there’s a way we can make it better, visit zipcar.com/iphone/contact and tell us what you think.
MORE COOL STUFF COMING SOON:
- Visual snapshot of car availability (similar to zipcar.com)
- Greater flexibility to change your reservation time at any point during the booking process (similar to zipcar.com)
- Detailed directions to your Zipcar’s parking spot
What’s new
We got rid of these pesky critters:
* Fixed bugs
* Addressed known crash issues
* Enabled “Call Zipcar” button for the UK
* Added a "Done" button to the ‘Find Cars By’ screen
* Fixed "Available Until" display on the ‘Extend reservation’ screen
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