In August 2008, nine leading North American carsharing organizations adopted a code of ethics to guide and strengthen this emerging industry. The main aim of the code is to enable the public to distinguish between a concept that is based on public interest, whether privately operated or not, from other commercial enterprises.
The first signatories are PhillyCarShare (Philadelphia, PA), Communauto (Montreal and Quebec City, QC), Vrtucar (Ottawa, ON), AutoShare (Toronto, ON), City CarShare (San Francisco, CA), CityWheels (Cleveland, OH), Ithaca Carshare (Ithaca, NY), I-GO Car Sharing (Chicago, IL) and Co-operative Auto Network (Vancouver, BC).
