I've wanted to build a mobile app for a few years that you can use to scan in the license plates of all the cars around you as you drive, gradually building up a list of drivers who go the same route at around the same time, and then present a way to connect those folks together.
I dream about it, anyway, deadlocked in traffic. (Well I did, before I got my Vespa, anyway..)
So it seems we're getting closer to the reality that one day I can just pick up my phone and broadcast a virtual thumb into the sky, for anyone in the area who goes the same way to pick me up ..
I had actually looked into license plates for another startup idea about a year ago, but the smartphone camera technology is not there yet in terms of getting a good take on license plates for moving vehicles. It had to do with regular optics mechanics that I frankly dont understand well...
But RiderBee is a good way to broadcast your need for a ride to those going in the same direction
For safety, there is (1) profile verification using LinkedIn; (2) Gender matching, usually requested by females; and (3) User reviews, similar to eBay, with thumbs up or down
Good one on the payment flow. Right now, it is using paypal, so it's basically a "Pay with Paypal" button that does the usual mobile paypal flow
I dream about it, anyway, deadlocked in traffic. (Well I did, before I got my Vespa, anyway..)
So it seems we're getting closer to the reality that one day I can just pick up my phone and broadcast a virtual thumb into the sky, for anyone in the area who goes the same way to pick me up ..