Carpooling.com, Booming In Europe, Eyes A U.S. Launch

Carpooling–going strong overseas–may be finally rev up here thanks to the domestic launch of Europe’s incredibly successful ridesharing program. Carpooling–which has has never really taken off in the U.S.–is about to get a little help from a European invasion. Carpooling.com , launched as an MBA class project in Germany six years ago, is now a continent-wide phenomenon that has cracked what it takes to get millions of people to open their doors to relative strangers: safety, convenience, and a little cash.