After Getaround: Options for New York Hosts and Drivers

In February 2025, Getaround shut down its car-sharing operations in the United States with almost no notice, as TechCrunch reported. New York City was one of its markets. Getaround cars sat in dedicated curbside spaces across the city through the NYC Department of Transportation's carshare program. If you hosted a car on Getaround, or used it to grab a nearby car for a few hours, this guide covers what changed and the realistic options now.

A note on timing: Levy is a peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace for New York. Hosts can create a draft listing today, and drivers can join early access. Bookings open when the marketplace launches in your area.

What happened

• The wind-down. Getaround's board approved an orderly wind-down of US operations on February 7, 2025. Customers were told the company would support rentals, including insurance coverage, only until the end of Wednesday, February 12, and the company laid off its US employees, according to TechCrunch.

• HyreCar closed too. Getaround had bought HyreCar, a car-rental marketplace for gig drivers, in 2023. It closed as part of the same shutdown.

• The reason given. Getaround's interim CEO pointed to an ongoing lack of liquidity that made US operations no longer viable, according to TechCrunch.

• Europe continued, then was sold. Getaround kept operating in six European countries after the US shutdown. It sold its European business to GoMore in April 2026, and in June 2026 its board approved dissolving the company, according to a June 2026 SEC filing.

• The New York footprint. In April 2023, Getaround expanded its part of the NYC DOT carshare program to about 111 curbside locations, each with two parking spaces, in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, according to Government Fleet. The US shutdown ended that service.

What changed for New York hosts

Getaround's model was built around instant, contactless access. Guests found a nearby car in the app and unlocked it with their phone through an in-car device, Getaround Connect, so hosts didn't have to meet anyone. When the US service ended, New York hosts lost more than a booking channel:

• Their access system. The unlock-by-phone workflow depended on Getaround's hardware and app. Without them, hosts had to go back to meeting guests, lockboxes, or a different keyless setup.

• Their demand. Repeat guests, listing history, and reviews lived inside Getaround's platform.

• Their trip records. Tolls, parking tickets, and camera tickets can arrive weeks after a trip. Hosts needed their own records of who had the car and when to match late charges to trips.

If a Getaround Connect device is still installed in your car, have a qualified installer remove it before you add another access system, and confirm afterward that the car locks, unlocks, and starts normally.

What changed for New York drivers

For drivers, Getaround filled a specific niche: short, on-demand trips in a nearby car, booked and unlocked from a phone, often for a few hours. Drivers who relied on it for errands, IKEA runs, or quick trips out of the city had to find another way to get the same flexibility.

Options for hosts now

List on another peer-to-peer marketplace

Turo operates peer-to-peer car sharing across New York. The state's peer-to-peer car-sharing law, S6715, was signed in December 2021, and Turo opened to New York guests on June 27, 2022, according to TechCrunch. On Turo, hosts set their own prices, availability, delivery options, and handoff method.

Whichever marketplace you choose, compare the host share, the fees the platform adds to what drivers pay, the protection plans offered to hosts, how the platform handles tolls and tickets, and how handoff works.

If you're weighing platforms, read Turo alternatives for New York hosts. If you already host on Turo and want to add a second channel, adding a second marketplace to your Turo fleet covers calendars, pricing, and avoiding double bookings.

Keep keyless handoff with a platform-independent tool

If you chose Getaround because you never had to meet guests, that doesn't have to end with it. Many newer cars can be locked and unlocked through the manufacturer's connected-car service, and tools like Levy Guestpass send guests a time-limited unlock link, with fallback instructions and a record of each lock and unlock. Because the access layer isn't tied to one marketplace, it keeps working if you change or add platforms. Read more in keyless car sharing handoff.

Be careful with private, off-platform rentals

It can be tempting to rent to people you know directly. Before you do, talk to your insurer. Many personal auto policies exclude renting a car out for money, and without a platform you also give up its verification, payment handling, and damage process. New York regulates peer-to-peer car-sharing programs under General Business Law Article 40, which sets out rules that apply when a platform facilitates the sharing.

Join Levy's New York marketplace before launch

Levy is a peer-to-peer marketplace for New York State, with keyless handoff on supported connected cars, automatic toll handling, and host control over price and availability. Drivers pay your price plus tax with no Levy fees added, and you keep 70%, 80%, or 90% of the trip price, depending on the protection plan you choose. You can start your listing now: create an account, add your car, photos, price, and availability, and save it as a draft. Your listing goes live when the marketplace launches in your area. See how much your car could earn in New York and earn money sharing your car in New York for the host side.

Options for drivers now

• Zipcar still operates in New York City, according to its NYC page. It's a membership: you book by the hour or the day, gas and at least 180 miles per trip are included, and you return the car to its designated spot, according to Zipcar. New York residents can join at 18, according to Zipcar's eligibility page. It covers short, app-booked trips, though the cars live at fixed Zipcar locations rather than wherever an owner parks.

• Turo offers peer-to-peer rentals across New York, usually by the day, with pickup and delivery options set by each host.

• Rental companies at airports and neighborhood branches work well for one-way trips and airport arrivals. Our comparison of car sharing and traditional rentals in New York goes through the trade-offs.

• Local car-share programs upstate. In the Capital Region, CDTA runs an electric car-share service called DRIVE, according to CDTA. See car sharing upstate for more.

• Levy. Levy is a statewide peer-to-peer marketplace with keyless pickup on supported connected cars, so you can unlock the car from your phone without meeting the host, plus automatic toll handling. Get early access to hear when cars are available near you.

A checklist for hosts moving platforms

• Close out old trips. Keep records of every past trip, including dates, times, and the driver, for tolls and tickets that arrive late.

• Check your E-ZPass setup. If a tag stays in the car, make sure the new platform's toll process can match charges to trips.

• Review your insurance. Tell your insurer how the car will be used, and read the protection terms of any new platform.

• Check for open recalls by VIN at NHTSA before you list, and see car-sharing safety recalls for hosts.

• Refresh your listing. New photos, a clear description, pickup instructions, parking details, and rules.

• Set up handoff. Decide between in-person handoff, a lockbox, or connected-car keyless access.

• Prepare the car. See preparing your car for car-sharing guests.

What to learn from the shutdown

The main lesson for hosts is not to depend on a single platform for everything. Keep your own trip records. Use access tools that work across marketplaces. If you list on more than one platform, keep one calendar as the source of truth so you don't double-book.

For drivers, the lesson is simpler: keep more than one option. A peer-to-peer app, a car-sharing membership, and a nearby rental branch each cover different trips.

Get started

• Hosts: Start your listing. Your draft goes live when the marketplace launches. Or read about hosting in New York.

• Drivers: Get early access, and we'll tell you when cars are available near you.

Bookings open when the marketplace launches.