Today’s Solutions: May 17, 2026

Car ownership is dying. The number of 19-year-olds who possess driver’s licenses has declined 69% since 1983, according to a report by the University of Michigan. A similar decline has also been witnessed for other age groups as well.  It’s a trend that has led industry leaders like Lyft’s president John Zimmer to state that car ownership will more or less disappear in the next 10 years. A Netherlands-based start-up is looking to grab hold of this trend…

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