TECHNOLOGY and convenient car rental service — right from Didi Chuxing ’ s mobile application . Registered users can book Avis and Budget rentals at airports and neighborhood locations around the globe .

It has also partnered with RocketSpace , a leading technology campus for start-ups and corporate innovators , to identify market opportunities and fuel crossindustry innovation , while investing in artificial intelligence capabilities . In North America , Avis Car Rental is now integrated with Amazon Alexa and Google Home so that travelers have another easy and convenient way to reserve a car .

In addition , it has teamed up with Uber . Avis Budget Group is supplying Uber ’ s driver partners in Boston , and those who want to make money driving with Uber , with cars through Zipcar .

Avis Budget Group has also teamed

up with Waymo to provide fleet support and maintenance services for their vehicles . This partnership paves the way for Avis Budget to use its existing services and expertise to expand into serving the nascent selfdriving car industry . “ By working with Waymo , we will gain important insights and hands-on experience in servicing self-driving cars and developing best practices ,” says Sunners .

He adds : “ In terms of fleet management , there are very few companies in the world that can manage mega fleets – and we are one of them . With approximately 580,000 vehicles in our fleet , we are a premier provider of fleet support and supply chain services . We know how to purchase cars , register them , maintain them , and ultimately sell them – all this at scale .

“ We move our fleet to accommodate demand – business and leisure , on-airport and off-airport – so , whether

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