When HyreCar filed Chapter 11 back in late 2023 and Holman scooped up the assets, a lot of us figured the rideshare rental market would quietly die. It didn't. It just got messier. Drivers got scattered across a handful of platforms, some good, some awful, and the prices went everywhere.
I rented through HyreCar for almost two years in the Bay Area. Hyundai Elantra, $289 a week, pretty forgettable experience — which was the best you could ask for. When the shutdown hit, I spent three months bouncing between replacement platforms before I settled on what I use now. This is what I learned.
Three things shifted.
First, the commercial insurance market got tighter. HyreCar had a custom policy with Y-Risk that covered the gap between personal auto and rideshare endorsement. When that disappeared, replacement platforms had to either build their own or punt the problem to owners. A lot punted.
Second, prices went up. Not a little — weekly rates in most major markets jumped 15-25%. That $289 Elantra is more like $355 now, and that's assuming you can find one.
Third, a real peer-to-peer market emerged. Before, HyreCar owned most of the inventory through fleet partners. Now you're often renting from another driver who's listing their second car. That's how RideshareRenter works, and it's why the pricing tends to be lower on comparable vehicles.
Here's what rideshare drivers are actually using in 2026:
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