Redmond Commuters Find New Carpooling Options with their Smartphone.

Scoop and Waze Carpooling have both come to Redmond-giving commuters a carpooling solution that has caught up to today's technology.

Both apps work in fundamentally the same way making the trips you are already taking more efficient by filling empty seats in the car.

How Carpooling Apps Work

  1. Users request or offer a ride
    • Able to set different times for different days - as frequently or infrequently as you need
    • Offer to drive or ride depending on your schedule
  2. Meet your carpool at the designated time and location
    • Carpoolers are a community of colleagues and neighbors
    • You'll ride together to your destination
    • Can choose your home, central meeting place, or other locations (like the gym, school, or daycare) for potential pick up and drop off places
  3. Pay (or receive payment) through the app
    • Estimate of the cost is available before booking the ride
    • Amount is not enough to become a source of income for the driver 
  4. Get to work and rate the driver or rider!

While they are essentially the same, there are a few differences between Waze Carpooling and Scoop:

 

Waze Carpooling

Scoop

Scheduling Trips

Can schedule up to a week out

Morning Commute: 9pm night before

Afternoon Commute: 3 pm day of

Choose Carpool Partner

Yes: can choose between matches, or restrict to co-workers or people of the same gender.

Partner chosen for you based on route.

Safety Features

Rate the driver and rider.

Verified workplace.

Social Profile links of driver and rider.

 

Rate the driver and rider.

Photo of driver or rider

Driver verification with DOL

 

Cost for Rider

Variable: see an estimate before you leave.

 

Up to $0.54/mile

Variable: see an estimate before you leave.

 

Estimate to be $0.54/mile

Driver Earnings

Variable: see an estimate before you leave. But can expect to be paid up to $0.54/mile.
 

The amount will cover part of the cost of driving, without becoming a source of taxable income.

Variable: see an estimate before you leave. But can expect to be paid up to $0.54/mile.
 

The amount will cover part of the cost of driving, without becoming a source of taxable income.

Guaranteed Ride Home

Not through the app, but Emergency Ride Home available through King County Metro “Just One Trip” program

Yes, in the app for people who are not matched with someone for a return trip.

 

Emergency Ride Home available through King County Metro “Just One Trip” program

3+ person carpools

Not at this time

Yes

     

 

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