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October 28, 2011 06:27 pm GMT
Looking to take a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles without putting a major dent in your wallet? RideJoy, a YC-backed startup that's launching today, might have exactly what you're looking for. The service allows drivers who are already planning to take a roadtrip to 'sell' their extra seats to other users. The net result: drivers earn money on trips they were planning on taking anyway, and RideJoy passengers get a lift for significantly less than they'd pay for a bus fare.You may have seen RideJoy before, at least in an early form: it did a one-off trial for Burning Man this year with BurningmanRides.com a site that helped people coordinate their trips out to the Nevada desert. 1600 people signed up, 1150 rides were posted, and 400 rides were completed over a three-week span. In a neat twist, five pilots offered rides-by-air, completing a total of ten plane trips.
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YC-Funded RideJoy: Hitch A Ride On The Cheap (Or Make Some Dough On Your Next Roadtrip)
Looking to take a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles without putting a major dent in your wallet? RideJoy, a YC-backed startup that's launching today, might have exactly what you're looking for. The service allows drivers who are already planning to take a roadtrip to 'sell' their extra seats to other users. The net result: drivers earn money on trips they were planning on taking anyway, and RideJoy passengers get a lift for significantly less than they'd pay for a bus fare.You may have seen RideJoy before, at least in an early form: it did a one-off trial for Burning Man this year with BurningmanRides.com a site that helped people coordinate their trips out to the Nevada desert. 1600 people signed up, 1150 rides were posted, and 400 rides were completed over a three-week span. In a neat twist, five pilots offered rides-by-air, completing a total of ten plane trips.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/AoMSEq3a4Tk/
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