Caltech Rideshare vs YesGo

The goal of Caltech's Rideshare Program is to reduce the total number of vehicle trips made to campus by Caltech faculty, staff and students. This goal serves the California clean-air effort and reduces congestion on campus and the surrounding community.

Let’s Share – Your Smart Carpool Companion Let’s Share is a community-driven carpooling app, designed to connect drivers and riders seamlessly. Users can choose their role from the home screen—either offer a ride or find one—while quick links provide access to issue reporting and support. Authentication & Payments Access is secured by Firebase Authentication. Verified users enter a tabbed experience wrapped in Stripe for in-app payments and driver payouts. Each login registers the device for push notifications, enabling real-time ride updates and payment alerts. Driver Experience Drivers create detailed profiles including vehicle info, seat capacity, parking options, and Stripe payout setup. Once verified, they can publish single or round trips with address autocomplete, distance and cost sharing, and summarized itineraries. Published routes appear in a driver dashboard with pending request badges, earnings, and route statuses, allowing easy management. Rider Experience Riders search by start time, distance, and destination to find matching routes. Each match displays price, match accuracy, and route details. After sending a request, riders can monitor status updates, timestamps, and pricing from their personal dashboard. Matching & Notifications A built-in matching engine pairs riders and drivers by location and time proximity. Push notifications instantly inform both sides of new matches, cancellations, or route updates. Payments & Safety Integrated with Stripe Connect, all payments are processed securely. Rides only proceed once the driver’s payout account is active. Cancellation and completion events are synchronized with in-app and push alerts to ensure transparency.