Initial draft

Quick pitch

• An application that allows you to find people with similar commute routes as you and carpool with them
• Users that commute using a car can post their route (create a "commute group") and other users (with similar starting point) can join that route.
• Main goal: help people connect with other people to form car pool groups for their commutes
• Side goal: help people facilitate commute carpooling rides

Pros

• For drivers, economic benefit - split on fuel cost
• For passengers - more transportation options
• Ecological perspective - carpooling is encouraged, less cars

Cons

• Hard to ensure user safety
• Hard to monetize?

Important points

• Safety
• Good commute route matching algorithm

Actors

• Passengers - users that are looking to join someone for their commute
• Drivers - users that are looking for other users to join them in their commute

Functional requirements

• Create commute groups
• Find commute groups matching a user's preference
• Communication between commute group members about upcoming rides for a commute group
• Live rides (information about a currently happening ride)

Initial technical architecture