GM launches shared-ride service

Losing no time after deals involving Lyft and Sidecar, General Motors announced Thursday it would create a new car-sharing service called Maven.

The unit, which already has 40 employees, will test in Ann Arbor, Mich.

“With the launch of our car-sharing service through Maven, the strategic alliance with ride-sharing company Lyft, and building on our decades of leadership in vehicle connectivity through OnStar, we are uniquely positioned to provide the personalized mobility services our customers expect today and in the future,” said GM President Dan Ammann.

GM also announced this week it acquired some assets and would hire some employees from Sidecar, a defunct San Francisco-based ride-sharing service that halted operations at the end of 2015.

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