Team from Harvard, IIT, Peking University, Princeton Launches a Revolutionary New Way to Search for Used Cars Online
Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 24, 2008 -- An experienced team of PhDs, software engineers, and former entrepreneurs, hailing from top universities throughout the world such as Harvard, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Peking University, and Princeton, has launched the public beta version of iSeeCars.com after having it in alpha for several months for testing and user feedback. iSeeCars.com is a revolutionary new Web2.0 search engine for used cars that gives consumers a powerful way to search for cars for sale across the Web and to discover and find the right car at the right price more easily, quickly and smartly. iSeeCars.com automates many of the manual, time-consuming steps that a consumer typically goes through today in the online search process.
iSeeCars Used Car Search Engine
"With just one click, users of iSeeCars.com will be able to see used car listings from thousands of websites such as car classifieds sites like Craigslist, Cars.com, and Google; newspaper sites like New York Times and Boston Globe; and auction sites like eBay along with many local dealership websites," said Jim Lee, a Co-Founder. "Think of iSeeCars.com as the Google for car classifieds. We conceived of and developed iSeeCars.com as a result of our personal frustrations with our own experiences in having to go through the tedious effort of performing multiple searches on multiple websites such as Craigslist, Cars.com, Autotrader and in having to spend an enormous amount of time manually combing through the car classified listings looking for the right car deal."
Not only does iSeeCars.com provide a simple one-click search, but it also gives consumers relevant, insightful guidance, tools, and information to more easily and quickly discover a potential car deal through its innovative, proprietary ACAR (Automated Car Analysis and Ranking) technology. For example, when a consumer performs a cars for sale search on iSeeCars.com, the search results of car listings are automatically and impartially sorted based on the extent to which the car may be a "potential deal," with the car listings displayed at the top more likely to be a potential deal than the ones towards the bottom. Thus, automating for consumers what they would have to do manually today to find a car deal, saving them much time, effort and frustration. iSeeCars.com's technology algorithmically determines the extent to which the car is a "potential deal" based on a number of factors such as:
- how the asking price compares with the market
- whether the car has a clean car history
- whether the seller has maintenance records/receipts
- whether the car still has a warranty
- whether the seller is moving, in which case the seller maybe more willing to negotiate
- whether the car is a non-smoker's car
- whether the seller is the original or second owner of the car
- whether the car has had new or replaced parts like tires, brakes, etc
Another way iSeeCars.com is transforming the way consumers look for used cars is by providing "Listing Insight" for each car classified ad summarizing the key features and selling points depicted in the seller's listing description about the car's condition (how well has the car been maintained, was it garaged, etc), history (has it been in an accident), ownership, warranty, negotiability, among other things. The functionality effectively lets users preview the listing in an easily comprehensible manner in order to more quickly determine which listing maybe worthwhile learning more and contacting the seller about. Often times, the seller's descriptions are presented in an unstructured way and can take some time for a consumer to read through it and understand the key points made. iSeeCars.com's unique technology automates this step by analyzing each car classified description, detecting the key selling points, and presenting them in a standard, structured summary.
When a consumer discovers a car that is of interest, the consumer may also desire to find out if there are similar cars for sale that maybe a better deal. iSeeCars.com's one of a kind "Compare Prices with Similar Cars" tool allows users to graphically see the prices of other cars of the same make, model, year and within a similar mileage range. "If there are similar cars with a lower price, it's a great tool for the consumer to easily look up those car listings in case there might be a better car for a better deal," added Lee.
"Since the launch of the alpha version several months ago, we have received very positive feedback from consumers." One consumer from Boston commented, "iSeeCars is REALLY useful! The search functionality is a huge leap forward than what exists today, and the scroll-over data analysis tool is a really nice feature. I am impressed!! It reminded me a little of how kayak.com has really improved on flight searching (over Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia, etc.)." Another user emailed us saying, "The Listing Insight is an excellent feature...the Price comparison tool is awesome for price-sensitive people like me to look for good deals."
The functionalities described are just some of the many on iSeeCars.com. "We will continue to add more helpful features and tools, search more websites beyond the thousands of sites we currently crawl, and launch the service in more and more cities," said Lee. The best feature of all is that iSeeCars.com is free for consumers to use.
Currently, the iSeeCars.com service is available for searching for used cars in the following city metros: used cars Boston, used cars New York, used cars San Francisco, used cars Los Angeles, used cars Philadelphia, used cars Dallas, used cars Houston, used cars Phoenix, used cars Seattle, and used cars Atlanta.
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