Poparide
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Formerly | HitchWhistler (2010-2015) HitchPlanet (2015-2016) |
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| Privately held company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | |
| Founded 📆 | 2010 |
| Founder 👔 | Flo Devellennes, CEO |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Area served 🗺️ | Canada |
| Products 📟 | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.poparide.com/ |
| 📇 Address | |
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Poparide is an online marketplace for carpooling in Canada. Its website and mobile app connect drivers and passengers wishing to travel together between cities and share the cost of travel.
Poparide is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Concept
The service is a crowdsourced community that connects people who need rides with drivers that are already traveling on the same routes using the extra supply of seats that are on the road. Poparide operates as a carpool service where drivers receive compensation for gas and mileage from passengers but are not able to turn a profit, unlike ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft.[1]
Service is accessed via a website and mobile app. Once registered, members are given an online identity and develop a reputation by leaving reviews for other members.
History
Founded by Flo Devellennes in 2010 under the name HitchWhistler, the company originally provided a carpooling service along the Sea-to-Sky corridor. By January 2015, the company had grown to 10,000 members and changed its name to HitchPlanet, serving sixty destinations.[2]
HitchPlanet acquired Maritime Rideshare and its 8,000 members in April 2016.[3]
By August 2016, the company reached one million kilometres of shared travel and 36,000 members.[4]
Competition
Poparide competes directly in the city-to-city carpooling business with Amigo Express in Quebec.
Impact on bus travel
In July 2018, Greyhound Canada announced that it would end all passenger and freight service in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba,[5] citing Poparide and numerous ridesharing services as reasons for its demise.[6]
Legal
In June 2019, a Poparide driver lost a bid to claim civil and moral damages caused by passengers accusing him of being late and ill-equipped to deal with winter conditions. The British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal dismissed the claim, concluding that Poparide had not breached its agreement with the driver and found no improper motive behind Poparide’s clear discretion to suspend a member’s account.[7]
References
- ↑ Kurjata, Andrew (March 28, 2018). "Vancouver-based carpool app makes pitch to replace Greyhound in northern B.C." CBC.
- ↑ "Vancouver's HitchPlanet expands long-distance ride-sharing platform to 60 locations | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly". The Georgia Straight. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ Ross, Shane (April 23, 2016). "HitchPlanet gives P.E.I. ridesharing new life". CBC News. Retrieved April 23, 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "HitchPlanet drives past one million kilometre milestone, announces expansion | BetaKit". 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ "Greyhound Canada to end routes in Prairies, B.C. | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ↑ "Greyhound fingers ridesharing as a factor in its demise in Western Canada - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ↑ Proctor, Jason (June 17, 2019). "Rideshare driver loses claim for 'moral damages' caused by passenger complaints". CBC.
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