Queen's University, in Kingston, is seen as a valuable potential destination for a new intercity ride-sharing service, OpenRide, which operates in the U.S. and Europe but is keen to set up in the GTA. ( Dreamstime )Queen’s University students driving back to Kingston this September from the Toronto area could be among the first to participate in ride-sharing along largely untouched real estate for ride-share startups — 400-series highways and country roads. Some offer a lift for less than $20, while others seek $300 or more to drive a rider across the country. OpenRide isn’t operating in the GTA quite yet but considers it to be one of North America’s most lucrative regions for ride-sharing companies. He said that part of the difficulty now is the “the ambiguity of the regulation not existing” for companies like his.

Source: thestar August 21, 2016 23:26 UTC