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Mar 2022
1h 23m

Would you let a stranger drive your car ...

DUBAI EYE 103.8
About this episode

05 March 2022. We put the question to Vilhelm Hedberg who is the founder of car rental platform ekar. 
The company has just launched a P2P platform that is dubbed as the Airbnb of cars.

Plus, Salman Hussain of Fuse tells us how he managed to convert an old Volkwagen Beetle into an electric car.

How will motorists react to driverless vehicles? Traffic psychologist Britta Lang tell us.

And do we Fix it or Flip It? Matthew Davidson, head of pricing at Algodriven, gives us essential car advice. 

Damien also catches up with Noel on the latest car news. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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