January 16th, 2013

A First Look At Silvercar, The Future Of Airport Car Rentals

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I’ve had high hopes for Silvercar to provide an alternative to the typical horrible experience of airport car rental. It sounds like a great idea. But it’s difficult to judge the quality of a service without actually trying it out, right? So I took a trip down to DFW for the day and demoed the Silvercar experience for myself. → Read More

December 27th, 2012

Silvercar Launches Its Simplified Vehicle Rental Service At Dallas/Fort Worth

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Silvercar has announced that its airport-based car rental service will debut on January 14, 2013 for travelers visiting Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, with advance reservations now available. Some of the Austin-based company’s signature silver 2013 Audis A4s will be available in soft-launch mode over the next two weeks. → Read More

October 10th, 2012

Silvercar Lands $11.5M From CrunchFund, Dave Morin & Others To Reinvent Airport Car Rental

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One piece of the car puzzle that is often left out of discussions about the new generation of car rental, ridesharing and taxi businesses: The pain in the ass that is the airport car rental experience. That’s where Silvercar comes in. The Austin-based startup, which will launch officially this winter, announced today that it has raised $11.5 million in series A financing to help it fuel a… → Read More