SAN FRANCISCO
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Thousands of drivers are borrowing cars from newfound friends for an
hourly fee — and companies, both big and small, want in on the trend.
Google and General Motors have followed venture-capital firms in investing in the burgeoning peer-to-peer car-sharing movement, where start-up firms such as Getaround and RelayRides — the two most popular services — are changing the way consumers rent cars.