What's carpooling (= ridesharing)?

Carpooling, also known as ridesharing, refers to the formation of private carpools for a journey that is already taking place. The journey is made in a private vehicle and arranged either via a platform (e.g. app or website) or bilaterally.

The person driving determines the start and destination of the journey. Car pools can be formed both regularly (e.g. commuting) and occasionally (e.g. attending an event).

Characteristics

• Carpooling is not a commercial service, but a private ride-sharing service.
• The costs for the trip can be shared between the participants (cost sharing).
• The trip is carried out in a private vehicle.
• The person driving determines the start and destination of the journey.
• Carpooling can take place both regularly and occasionally.

Value proposition

Carpooling enables passengers to ride in private vehicles and creates social interaction. For companies and municipalities, the focus is on the higher occupancy rate and thus the avoidance of journeys.

Is farpool = carpool?

Fahroppl is in fact a play on words from the german word «Fahrgemeinschaft» and Carpool. However, Fahrpool stands for the website on which you can organize car pools to a specific event.