Up until now, this e-update has discussed carsharing organised by professional operators. Another rapidly growing trend is for private individuals to share a car within a carsharing group or to hire out their own car to others. It is called private, personal or peer-to-peer carsharing. The momo website features a fact sheet on private carsharing. In Belgium, the Flemish centre for private carsharing Autopia (NL) allows individuals to subscribe and receive support to start a private carsharing group. Once the group is formed, Autopia offers services like an online reservation calendar, a specialised insurance policy, templates for contracts and regulations, calculation tools to determine prices, etc. Some cities support Autopia members by offering free parking spaces, free parking cards or free Autopia membership. In the UK, Whipcar is an online platform for hiring out or renting a privately owned car. In the USA, peer-to-peer (p2p) carsharing is rapidly emerging too, with the establishment of services like RelayRides. Read more about private carsharing in this blogpost.