Poolr

What it does

Poolr is a mobile app that makes school car pooling simple and safe. Parents register once with their contact, student and vehicle details. Poolr uses this to match compatible car pool groups based on how close families live, school schedules and common routes.

Drivers see their riders, confirm requests and start or end each trip. Parents follow the ride live on a map, and everyone gets real-time notifications about schedule changes and school announcements. Driver background checks, emergency response features and secure in-app messaging keep the whole group safe.

The problem

Car pooling by hand means coordinating many family schedules, worrying about who is driving, reacting to last-minute changes and planning routes manually. Messages and details end up scattered across different people and apps, so nobody has a clear view of who is picking up whom.

The benefits

• Enhanced safety and security: Checked drivers, live tracking and emergency features.
• Stronger community: Parents get to know and rely on families nearby.
• Data insights: Ride and route data in one place, ready for analysis.
• Less congestion: Shared rides mean fewer cars around schools.

Key capabilities

• Parent profiles with contact, student and vehicle details
• Smart group matching by proximity, schedule and route
• Scheduling algorithms that plan rotations across many families
• Intelligent routing that adapts to changes in stops and timings
• Driver background checks
• Real-time GPS tracking for every ride
• Emergency response features
• Secure in-app messaging and real-time notifications

Engineering challenges we solved

• Complex scheduling algorithms
• Security framework development
• Dynamic route optimisation
• Real-time communication infrastructure
• Data integration and centralisation
• Scalability and performance