[ANN][RMC]Ride My Car / Ride Share / Carpooling

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[Zawamiya]

Ride My Car Marketing Site

Lots of work has been done in the last few weeks and we're getting to a point where we can nearly launch a minimum viable product.

In the mean time we've put together a simple website which we will be adding to and making further updates to as well.

You can visit that at www.ridemycar.org

In the next few days we'll have some screenshots of the site and what will be available as beta, and a road map for what we'll be working on as the project continues.

We'll also have a crowd fund that will help us take us to the next level.  More details on that to follow.

[Melds]

Still alive I see, that's good.

I understand these things take time so its good you've put some time aside to make a landing page. I would suggest that you have a blog to keep us up to date there and also use that as a marketing page for when the platform is released. I've seen quite a few facebook promoted ads re:crypto in the last few months, it would also be helpful to include more information as you have it on that page.

[Zentuple]

Will there be a subsidy or stipend given to early adopters?
Uber has been subsidizing journey's to stay competitive, same as DiDi in China..
Perhaps some early bird bonus in the crowdfund you mention?

-Zentuple

[fuddudle]

It would be nice of the coin worked like Pokemon go does where is you must travel a distance to achieve earning coins. This would be cool. You wouldn't be able to cheat it would be impossible. You have a speed limit set to like 200km or even the max legal limit so trains will fail and airplanes too. Think about it. I think its a damn cool idea. Unless this is the plant in the first place ?

It could be cheated, Pokemon go has had its fair share of people gaming the system. It is a very good idea though, maybe something in the pipeline later on?

Back to pokemon for now

[tigerclub]

When will be real ANN, or ico? Fortunately you are still here, don't let us down, make everything is done first

[cryptor0th]

Just offering my 2 cents from a business POV

The success of this coin depends on a number of factors.
Lets break them down for the sake of constructive criticism and a mutual interest in economics.

Your coin will be able to attain scale only if individuals switch to using your monetary system as a means to accept and give payments for rides.
Existing players like uber, lyft, didi possess a massive monopoly in global markets and have been able to invest billions towards keeping away activities from unions and the likes. While ride sharing as a concept is fairly interesting - it includes changing the behavior of possible users. Now take into context the fact that uber is about to release self driving cars and we are increasingly moving towards machine to machine payments.

The total user base for your coin will rely on

-Those using crypto
-The fraction of people using crypto knowing your coin
-The fraction of people using crypto knowing your coin with other ride shares around / drivers willing to take the coin
-The fraction of people using the crypto knowing your coin with other ride shares around / drivers willing to take the coin with access to a wallet and coin of some value.

That, is a very small market. And unless and until you have atleast a couple million dollars to invest into acquiring users, those buying this token are going to end up sitting on another bunch of tokens that can neither be used for ride shares nor be traded.

Sorry, I do not mean to bash on you but do re think your strategy.
Feel free to PM me if you'd like to discuss this further.

[mattjack]

I think its important to test all aspects of crypto, and to this end, I really support this idea. Whether or not it becomes mainstream is not the point at all. There are very few beginnings in crypto that have resulted in mainstream adoption.

You got a +1 from me.

[CoinBateman]

Just offering my 2 cents from a business POV

The success of this coin depends on a number of factors.
Lets break them down for the sake of constructive criticism and a mutual interest in economics.

Your coin will be able to attain scale only if individuals switch to using your monetary system as a means to accept and give payments for rides.
Existing players like uber, lyft, didi possess a massive monopoly in global markets and have been able to invest billions towards keeping away activities from unions and the likes. While ride sharing as a concept is fairly interesting - it includes changing the behavior of possible users. Now take into context the fact that uber is about to release self driving cars and we are increasingly moving towards machine to machine payments.

The total user base for your coin will rely on

-Those using crypto
-The fraction of people using crypto knowing your coin
-The fraction of people using crypto knowing your coin with other ride shares around / drivers willing to take the coin
-The fraction of people using the crypto knowing your coin with other ride shares around / drivers willing to take the coin with access to a wallet and coin of some value.

That, is a very small market. And unless and until you have atleast a couple million dollars to invest into acquiring users, those buying this token are going to end up sitting on another bunch of tokens that can neither be used for ride shares nor be traded.

Sorry, I do not mean to bash on you but do re think your strategy.
Feel free to PM me if you'd like to discuss this further.

Good analysis, you have a good grasp of the economics of business.

It's scary to think that other rideshare businesses have basically been burning cash continuously in an effort to reach mass adoption. You do have very good points here..

[sulec70]

This project still running or cancelled?
No update since your make ANN

[Zawamiya]

This project still running or cancelled?
No update since your make ANN

Sorry if I wasn't clear in my previous post. The project is on-going and we're nearing the stage where we can start getting the coin moving. I'm sure you can understand that it was important for us to build a minimum viable product before actually moving forward with form of coin distribution.

[cryptor0th]

Just offering my 2 cents from a business POV

The success of this coin depends on a number of factors.
Lets break them down for the sake of constructive criticism and a mutual interest in economics.

Your coin will be able to attain scale only if individuals switch to using your monetary system as a means to accept and give payments for rides.
Existing players like uber, lyft, didi possess a massive monopoly in global markets and have been able to invest billions towards keeping away activities from unions and the likes. While ride sharing as a concept is fairly interesting - it includes changing the behavior of possible users. Now take into context the fact that uber is about to release self driving cars and we are increasingly moving towards machine to machine payments.

The total user base for your coin will rely on

-Those using crypto
-The fraction of people using crypto knowing your coin
-The fraction of people using crypto knowing your coin with other ride shares around / drivers willing to take the coin
-The fraction of people using the crypto knowing your coin with other ride shares around / drivers willing to take the coin with access to a wallet and coin of some value.

That, is a very small market. And unless and until you have atleast a couple million dollars to invest into acquiring users, those buying this token are going to end up sitting on another bunch of tokens that can neither be used for ride shares nor be traded.

Sorry, I do not mean to bash on you but do re think your strategy.
Feel free to PM me if you'd like to discuss this further.

Good analysis, you have a good grasp of the economics of business.

It's scary to think that other rideshare businesses have basically been burning cash continuously in an effort to reach mass adoption. You do have very good points here..

Thank you for the kind words Sir.
@OP - can you please explain what's going ?

[SteemBit]

ride share with crypto.... love it! looking forward to this project! I do have a lot of question but I will ask at a later date. All the best to RMC team

[SuchWowz]

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RIDE MY CAR

Ride Share Made Simple

What is Rideshare?

Rideshare is a phenomenon that has emerged as a result of innovative social networking platform design. The premise is to allow people making necessary journeys from a to b to give their spare seats to people also wishing to make the same journey. A small fee per seat will help pay towards the costs of the journey and both the driver and passenger can be in a mutually beneficial position as a result of this rideshare.

The driver will get a reimbursement for fuel costs, and the passenger will get a cheap ride.

This matching of a service to a need therefore forms a market of rides with no strict limitations.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

SAVE MONEY

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Passengers save money on otherwise less convenient public transport. Or, could even save on booking taxis for journeys at unsocial hours.

MEET NEW FRIENDS

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Whilst we have designed a platform which emphasises trust through crowdsourced rating and review system, sharing a ride with new faces is a great way to connect and form new friendships.

REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT

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Cut congestion and pollution by utilising the empty seats on cars making their journeys.

FRICTIONLESS & GLOBAL

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Because you will be paying with the accepted coin(s), your booking can be made no matter the local currency used. This means, rides offered in other parts of the world are now accessible at your fingertips.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

THE PLATFORM

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The platform will be a website that functions similarly to any pre-booked transport service website.
The landing page will offer the user the ability to search rides from start location to end location.

After specifying their journey, the search will return rides offered which can be listed and sorted by date, highest rating, cost per seat.
The passenger can view several things in each offered ride:

- Start and End point
- Date of journey
- The driver of the ride
- Vehicle
- Price per seat
- Other confirmed co-passengers

Each user whether a driver or passenger will have a history of every journey they have taken, and they will be rated after a completed journey. The driver will be rated by all the passengers, and the passengers can be rated by the driver and any of the other passengers.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

BOOKING PROCESS

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1

Specify your starting city and city you wish to go to

2

Find the ride that suits your requirements

3

Ensure you have sufficient funds in your wallet and confirm booking

The funds for the journey will then be held in escrow until completion of the journey.
The passenger will release the funds by confirming the journey is complete.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

COIN ECONOMY

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How the coin can derive value?

The in house coin serves as the primary payment method for the platform which will require all passengers wishing to book a ride to purchase this token either directly from the site, or from an exchange. As the platform gains traction, the eco-system will be supported by the constant purchase and settlement of these coins for each and every journey. Because the supply of this coin is finite, it means that the success of the platform is directly proportional to the value of each coin. This means aside from earning this coin for sharing seats, you may also hold it as a speculative asset that might appreciate in price as the platform becomes more used.

How the driver earns money?

The primary method of earning coins is through selling your unfilled seats to passengers wishing to make the same journey. Whilst most journeys are likely to be one-offs, it is completely viable to make a service of this, and use the platform as a way to escrow the payment. In addition to this, drivers are often able to receive tips from the passengers and this adds a second source of income to the driver.


How passengers can use the coin?

Passengers can obtain the coin through purchasing directly on the website, or purchasing from an exchange. If the coin was bought from an exchange, the passenger is able to send these coins from the exchange, to their personal coin wallet on the website, and spend these directly. The coin primary function is to pay for ride bookings, however, as the coin inherently has a fixed % interest in yearly earning, this would mean that the passenger could subsidize or even get free rides through a process called staking?

Why use RIDE instead of BTC or regular fiat payments?

Customers who transact in RIDE are able to participate in a truly decentralised currency which requires no trust from middle parties. Your funds are held in your own wallet and you will retain 100% control of these funds. Furthermore, you can take advantage of moving these funds across the world with no need to exchange your funds to the local currency.

RIDE Coins can also be staked?which is a process involving holding your funds in your wallet for a period time to mature. Once mature, you are able to receive interest payments on your funds meaning you can earn more just by staking!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

SAFETY

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How does the platform build trust for both drivers and passengers?

Each journey completed will prompt all passengers as well as drivers to rate the users and comment. Each vehicle will need to be registered and identity verified for the driver.
Together with the rating and review system, this becomes the core of the trust system for the platform.


How are funds stored and transacted?

When the passenger purchases a seat for a ride, the Coin is put into a multi-signature wallet and held in escrow until the release condition is met. The funds are then transferred from the multi-signature wallet to the driver.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

MOVING FORWARD

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Further improvements to the platform will involve the development and release of an accompanying native mobile app which can help users find rides on the go. This mobile app will retain all the features of the website, but provide this in a streamlined user-interface designed specifically for smaller devices.

The mobile app release would be the first stage towards integrating live ride-sharing which would leverage the use of geo-location hardware on the mobile devices. Live ride-share would open the doors to booking rides real-time when you need a trip on-the-fly.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

TOKEN SPECS

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How long till this platform goes live?

[cryptocentric]

I must say if this project goes live then Kudos. To many coins out there are talk and no functionality just a clone of a clone. Nice to see a team trying to actually produce!

[hunnaryb]

I actually have an arrangement with a friend who takes the same journey every day to a mutual destination. I'm sure there are other people who are like me. It's a-lot easier when its with someone you know, I don't like how impersonal uber ride share is, and not to mention it's still more pricey than I would like.

[VroomZ]

I guess it was only a matter of time before we saw decentralized travel. proof of journey neat concept. hope to see some updates soon!

[mattjack]

looking for to the release of this coin. Any updates would be great. thanks!

[VroomZ]

Ride My Car Marketing Site

Lots of work has been done in the last few weeks and we're getting to a point where we can nearly launch a minimum viable product.

In the mean time we've put together a simple website which we will be adding to and making further updates to as well.

You can visit that at www.ridemycar.org

In the next few days we'll have some screenshots of the site and what will be available as beta, and a road map for what we'll be working on as the project continues.

We'll also have a crowd fund that will help us take us to the next level.  More details on that to follow.

I missed this update I guess I should take a little more time reading thread. Thanks Dev!

[fuddudle]

Will I be use this in different territories?

Perhaps it would be better to focus on getting adoption in a city, and then that respective country to get a larger user base before expanding abroad.
This way, the marketing can be focused on getting a decent number of users.