Rideshare apps are becoming ever more popular as millennials move toward on-demand lifestyles. There are a lot of popular apps out there for ride sharing, but GoKid founder Stefanie Lemcke noticed a big gap in the kids rideshare market. Why were so many parents stuck in traffic next to neighbors as they all drove to the same place to pick up and drop off their children?
GoKid was built to meet this need. One of the first rideshare apps to target families and operate without hired drivers, GoKid helps families keep up with busy lifestyles while also living in a more environmentally friendly way.
Read our blog posts about rideshare apps and carpooling apps.
As a parent, you know the importance of practicing car seat safety. Yet, when it comes to ridesharing, studies are finding many parents don’t use car seats. Likewise, an undercover news investigation discovered that some rideshare drivers do not follow state car seat laws. Why is this the case? Not only are car seats bulky […] Read more
GoKid was recently mentioned in this article on Forbes, along with rides-for-kids companies Zūm, HopSkipDrive, and Kango. It’s exciting to see that there are so many new options when it comes to kids transportation, and we’re thrilled that GoKid is a part of this space. When it comes to finding the right transportation solution for […] Read more
Our transportation industry is changing. With the emergence of technologies such as Uber, autonomous vehicles, and even car sharing, we’re in an exciting time that’s full of possibilities. Car sharing in particular has the potential to transform our transportation industry – but will we see carshare businesses grow? Benefits of Car Sharing It’s no surprise […] Read more
City traffic and congestion is an issue that’s only getting worse. Even with the presence of public transportation systems, vehicles remain necessary, and in many cases, a city’s infrastructure just can’t keep up with the volume of vehicles. If you’ve ever tried to travel through a city during rush hour, you know the frustration of […] Read more
After several months of hard work from the GoKid team, we are excited to announce that this month, we will be launching GoKid 3.0 and GoKid for web! What’s New We spoke to designers and user experience experts, listened to what our users had to say, and made a lot of changes to our app. […] Read more
Pew Research Center recently released a study on the sharing economy and the ways it is being adopted by Americans. The study found that while 72% of Americans have used some type of shared or on-demand online service, the types of services used vary widely according to age. Ride-hailing apps in particular were very much slanted toward a younger […] Read more
This week we were tagged in a video by Mobility Lab about the future of mobility titled Filling up seats in cars: The future of driving in which the main theme was “moving people instead of just cars.” The theme of the video was related to my question in last week’s blog: Can the slate […] Read more
This week I came across an interesting article questioning if new startups in the carpooling and ridesharing space would convince Americans to carpool. The article compared the European carpooling market for long to mid-distance carpooling with the American market and came to the conclusion that for Americans sharing their car was still an afterthought—mainly because […] Read more
After being part of so many carpools, the GoKid team feels that adopting a few simple rules for yourself—and setting some ground rules for the kids—can make carpooling a much better experience. While a lot of these rules are common sense, it can’t hurt to remind yourself (and the kids!) of the rules once in […] Read more
Yesterday the GoKid team was invited to talk about our carpooling app in front of New Haven’s Parent Teacher Organizations (PTOs) representing 35 New Haven schools. We were invited by New Haven’s Transportation, Traffic, and Parking Department to speak about GoKid; while there, we had the pleasure of learning some interesting facts about New Haven and […] Read more
This week I had the honor of speaking at the the “Move Together” National Shared Mobility Summit in Chicago hosted by the Shared-Use Mobility Center. The organization was launched one year ago to brainstorm ways that bike-share, car-share, ride-share, and other new mobility tools can become a major force for increasing transportation access, fighting congestion, and improving air […] Read more
I have lived in the US for the past ten years, and a big part of of my job is looking at the US technology scene for the latest and best start ups in fields like retail, media, food, hospitality, sustainable and mobile solutions. When it comes to the environment and mobility solutions though, my […] Read more
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