A San Francisco-based car-sharing service is launching in Los Angeles on Thursday. 

Getaround gives people a chance to share their cars with strangers through a smartphone app. The on-demand service lets you search the app for the nearest car for rent, the user goes to the car and wirelessly unlocks it from the phone. Rental prices range from $5 to $8 an hour depending on the type of car. All cars are covered by Getaround’s $1 million insurance policy that covers liability, collision, property damage and theft.

Getaround launched in San Francisco in 2011 and now the service will be available in downtown Los Angeles, Silverlake, Hollywood, West Hollywood and the Westside. The company plans to serve San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys as well as Orange County, according to general manager James Correa. Apart from San Francisco, Getaround has already seen significant expansion with services in Austin, San Diego and Portland.

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Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle reporter covering business, tech and the on-demand economy; she tweets

James Correa, general manager for Getaround, a San Francisco-based car-sharing service