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Car rental app Turo, which uses a risk algorithm to screen drivers, was used to book trucks in both fatal New Year's Day incidents in Las Vegas and New Orleans

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  • @quinnypig.com Corey Quinn on bluesky
    Some marketer at Turo wished to go viral on a monkey's paw.  [embedded post]
  • @birddroneone @birddroneone on threads
    Thanks to this change in policy, Turo better get ready for the mother of all lawsuits.  Like rideshare operators they've tried to pretend they just facilitate the connection between “hosts” and “guests” but this will make them fully liable for both victims and vehicle owners.
  • @hunterwalk @hunterwalk on threads
    i've seen more headlines about Turo than i have starting to ask what it means that both individuals came from the armed forces
  • @tolstoybb Rachel on x
    renting out your cybertruck on turo is hilarious, how broke are you bro
  • @turo @turo on x
    Here is our statement on today's horrific incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families as we partner with law enforcement on all of their investigations: https://turo.com/...
  • @_whitneywebb Whitney Webb on x
    just a suspicion but i have a feeling the alleged use of airbnb and the turo app by the alleged terrorists will be used to force an insane amount of KYC and probably biometrics on anyone who wants to use those or similar apps in the future, particularly if similar behavior occurs
  • @chrisegertkstp Chris Egert on x
    A point of clarification for those of you unfamiliar with how the Turo app works. It allows a person to rent *privately for very specific makes & models of vehicles that one might not generally be able to find with a traditional rental car agency. Also there's a streamlined [imag…
  • @katie_roof Katie Roof on x
    Car rental platform Turo has wanted to IPO for several years, but hasn't had good luck. First, the window closed for venture-backed IPOs in early '22, right as it was about to debut. Now it's dealing with a PR debacle from the use of its platform to rent the cars involved with
  • r/turo r on reddit
    Both trucks used in acts of terrorism were Turo rentals- owners are screwed
  • r/turo r on reddit
    Looks like the car used in New Orleans and the Tesla that blew up in flames in front of trump hotel in Vegas were both rented from turn. …