Answers to standard questions about the principle of "Smart dating in taxi".

- Ridesharing has happened before. Making it a dating experience will never work. What a terrible way to meet someone. Either create a dating app or a cost-sharing app... although I would personally avoid both (of course, a dating app is not an option).

I'd be surprised if any lady thought this was a good idea. Whatever is ready, the craziest thing will happen once you try it and launch it.

- Thank you for your answer, I like talking to you. It's great that you think and express objections, which is very important. Yes, you are right, shared rides have already been tried and did not work. The problem was not with the passengers. The drivers did not want to serve passengers during shared rides. This is not profitable for the drivers.

Since I opened and became the owner of my own taxi service from scratch, my own fleet, dispatchers, drivers and passengers, I know exactly what drivers and passengers need.

Now I have groups on Telegram, Facebook, Viber where tens of thousands of people should travel together right now because it's cheaper, and there are both men and women in them. I don't even need to mention BlaBlaCar, where men and women travel together too.

The name "taxi dating" is the first thing that came to my mind, it's just a marketing ploy.

The main goal is drivers and creating conditions for them to earn more.

Passengers will naturally ride together because it is cheaper and faster because the driver always wants more money. Fellow travelers always pay more than singles. There is a feature where a fellow traveler can pay for another person's ride with tokens that he earns for his rides. Any man who passed the test, can invite a woman for a ride by paying for her fare if he wants to ride with her, if he needs to.

Also remember that taxis are used by people of a certain social level. And if a woman or a man calls a taxi, these people obviously love themselves. They  take care of themselves and strive to travel by taxi cheaper in order to meet someone of the same social level. Such people avoid using public transport. The material basis for meeting a decent man or woman who also uses a taxi is just a pretext, it is a very convenient, reasonable way to offer or agree to a joint trip with a person you like. 

That's why the app has a rating system and you can find mutual friends through social networks. You really rate and understand who you can share a ride with.

Plus, there are private and public virtual rooms where you can message that person later and suggest another ride. If, for example, you ride to and from work at the same time and you feel comfortable together, you'll continue to do so.

Passengers use the app, men and women use it specifically to meet a man or a woman, and women expect the man to pay for their ride as well. It's all just psychology (cultural economics).

I'm more interested in drivers, that's more important. When a driver realizes that he'll make more money by with two, three, four passengers, he'll make people ride together. People will have no choice but to save 40% and ride with a decent passenger. Because a driver won't take just one passenger; he won't be interested; he'll take two, three, or four.

Honestly, I would go with you to discuss my problem. So, I would offer you a trip, you would see what I wrote about myself. And you would agree to talk, because now we are communicating, because you agreed to communicate with me.

Well, we could ride together in the same car, each of us would pay 40% less, and we could talk in the car instead of texting.

I think there will be women who will agree to go with you, sharing professional interests, and not necessarily for personal reasons.

I repeat, this is what ratings are for, if someone allows himself something extra, then he gets a rating, and his rating is lowered by passengers and no one will travel with him for 40% cheaper. He will travel alone in proud solitude at full cost, instead of 60% he will pay 100% for the rest of his life. Normal people will travel for 60%.

Plus, you can earn passively from your rides as the stock value grows as riders invest in those rides.

And I remind you that there are many LGBT minorities, millions of people, 8% of the Earth's population are ready to travel together, because in their case, meeting a tolerant person is a problem. Such drivers exist too.

- I think you may have the same issue as dating apps. With people society deems as “ugly” not getting picked and the top 10% getting picked endlessly. So this ends up helping the 1% same as most tech that uses visual representation

Thank you for raising this important concern about the potential for biases in selection processes, especially regarding visual representation in technology platforms. Here's how Smart Dating in a Taxi addresses this issue:

 Two-Stage Selection Process:
1. Category Selection:
   - The first stage of selection is based purely on category preferences: Men, Women, or All. This step allows users to narrow down their options based on their gender preference, without any influence from physical appearance.

2. Glow Rating Selection:
   - The second stage involves selecting based on a "glow" rating, which represents a combination of various factors such as communication skills, behavior, and overall adequacy. This rating is visually represented by a color-coded marker, which helps users make decisions based on qualities that matter more than just physical appearance.

 Importance of Adequacy Rating:
- Face Visibility: Users only see the face of their potential ride companion after they have chosen based on gender and glow rating. This ensures that the decision to ride together is influenced more by the person's behavior and communication skills rather than just their looks.
  
- Marker-Based Selection: When unfamiliar passengers offer a ride, the only thing visible to others is the glow marker, not their face. This shifts the focus from appearance to the quality of interactions and personal conduct.

 Social Networks and Community Building:
- Fellow Travelers: In cases where users add each other as fellow travelers, they gain access to each other's social networks. This allows them to build trust and familiarity over time, rather than making snap judgments based on appearance.
  
- Pre-Trip Communication: There is also a preliminary chat feature during the ride confirmation process, allowing passengers to discuss any concerns, such as special needs or preferences, further emphasizing communication over visual judgment.

 Encouraging Positive Interactions:
- Psychological Settings: The platform encourages users to make decisions based on psychological comfort and interpersonal compatibility, rather than superficial traits. This approach aims to create a more inclusive and fair system where individuals are valued for who they are, not just how they look.
In summary, Smart Dating in a Taxi strives to reduce the emphasis on physical appearance by prioritizing ratings based on communication skills, behavior, and mutual respect.

This two-stage selection process is designed to create a more balanced and fair experience for all users, ensuring that everyone, regardless of how society may judge their appearance, has an equal opportunity to participate in this innovative ride-sharing community.