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'''Rideshare''' systems can be used as an alternative to real [[hitchhiking]].
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'''Ride sharing''' is different from hitchhiking. Hitchhiking is done on the roadside (or gas stations) without organising rides beforehand, while ride sharing is typically agreed via websites and mobile apps. Travellers are usually paying for the ride either for driver's profit or to share the gas expenses.
  
== One Time Ridesharing Projects ==
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Read more about ride sharing [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ride_sharing at Wikivoyage]
* [http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de mitfahrgelegenheit.de] <small>[[Germany]] - [[Europe]]</small>
 
* [http://hitchhikers.org Hitchhikers.org] <small>[[Netherlands]]- [[Europe]]</small>
 
* [http://ride4cents.org/ Ride4Cents.org] <small>[[Europe]]</small>
 
* [http://www.samakning.se Samåkning.se] <small>[[Sweden]]- [[Northern Europe]]</small>
 
* [http://www.vaziuojam.lt Važiuojam.lt] <small>[[Lithuania]]</small>
 
* [http://netranzuok.lt Netranzuok.lt] <small>[[Lithuania]]</small>
 
* [http://www.gomore.dk/ Gomore.dk] <small>[[Denmark]]</small>
 
* [http://www.envoiture.fr Covoiturage envoiture.fr] <small>[[France]] - [[Europe]]</small>
 
* [http://ridemarketplace.com/ Ride Marketplace] <small>[[World]]</small>
 
* [http://www.ridehack.com/ Ridehack] <small>[[World]]</small>
 
  
== Structural Car-Pooling based ==
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== Links ==
* [http://www.erideshare.com eRideshare]
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Please link only non-profit or open source ridesharing here.
* [http://www.ridester.com Redester]
 
* [http://www.carpoolworld.com Carpoolworld]
 
* [http://crashatmine.org/wiki/Survey_of_carpool_services A survey of carpool services]
 
  
== How to name this? ==
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* [http://libretaxi.org/ Libretaxi]
* [http://www.myoto.be Myoto] is a system in [[Belgium]] with special cards for hitchhikers. Drivers can then easily recognize the hitchhiker as part of this service. <small>See also this [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=12&post=1842856 discussion]</small>
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* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hitchhiker Hitchhiker Carpooling] or visit [https://www.facebook.com/hitchhikercarpooling Hitchhiker Carpooling] Facebook page
 
 
== Rideshare applications ==
 
* At [http://crashatmine.org/wiki/Rideshare Crash at Mine] there are plans to create a free open API for rideshare websites and a system for RSS streams based on this. There's also a [http://crashatmine.org/wiki/Survey_of_carpool_services nice survey of carpool services].
 
* [http://carticipate.com/about Carticate] is an application for the iphone that allows you to connect with other drivers. It is a 'location based mobile social network for ride sharing, ride combining, and car pooling', or also 'carticipation.' Launched in August 2008.
 
* [http://www.avego.com Avego] is an application that runs on mobile devices and matches drivers and passengers who are going the same way. "Avego Stops", the best places to pick up and drop off riders. It also wants to connect it with a social networking website. Launched in September 2008.
 
* [http://zimride.com/home.php Zimride] combines the technology of Google Maps with the social networking power of Facebook to find rides for people at 25 public and private institutions across the [[United States]]. Zimride is now taking their rideshare algorithm to Zipcar to make hitching a ride even more efficient ''[http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009760.html source]''.
 
 
 
== News ==
 
* ''12 November 2008''. The ridesharing website PickupPal was struck down by a Canadian court in a case brought against them by bus giant Trentway-Wagar. The company took PickupPal to the Highway Transport Board complaining that it was against the law. [http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/12/canada-fines-company-for-advocating-carpooling/ link]
 
* ''17 December 2008''. The [[US]] based company Dell started a ride-share experiment for their employees. In cooperation with the Rideshare website Ridesnearme.com they set up an application which is basically a mash-up of Google maps with employees submitting their home locations. Employees can use this to better figure out which coworkers to commute with and the most efficient routes. [http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/archive/2008/12/17/dell-s-mashup-experiment-green-employees-google-maps-carpooling.aspx link]
 
* Although still evolving as a real resource for riders, Twitter is being touted in some circles as the next big thing in realtime ridesharing. Known to fans as twitchhiking, this form of ride-sharing asks travelers to rely on the social networking site's popularity as well as the kindness of fellow tweeters. ''From: Product Service Systems: The Future of Mobility Services'' [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009760.html link]
 
 
 
See also the [[Future of hitchhiking|Future of Hitchhiking]]
 
  
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== See also ==
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* [[Future of hitchhiking|Future of Hitchhiking]]
  
 
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Revision as of 13:25, 26 December 2021

Ride sharing is different from hitchhiking. Hitchhiking is done on the roadside (or gas stations) without organising rides beforehand, while ride sharing is typically agreed via websites and mobile apps. Travellers are usually paying for the ride either for driver's profit or to share the gas expenses.

Read more about ride sharing at Wikivoyage

Links

Please link only non-profit or open source ridesharing here.

See also