If youre a passenger, declare the pick up location and destination. Then enter the amount you are willing to pay for that trip. If there are no takers, you can increase the price until a driver accepts the offer.
A passenger also has the option of putting a future date on a ride, which could be a long road trip for example. If she is planning to travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles in two days, she can offer an amount thats equivalent to her share of fuel costs ($30 for instance). Then a driver headed that way during the same day might just take that offer.
If youre a driver, turn on the app as soon as you get into your car. If you get a notice that there is a passenger that needs a ride from your starting vicinity to any location along your route, click on "Accept" if you agree with the price offered. As long as you accept before others drivers do, you get to pick up the passenger. A driver can also check future dates if hes planning a long drive and theres a passenger that has the same trip and date in mind.
The FLEXRYDE app might include a feature that will always ask the passenger if she requires being the only passenger on the trip. There will be occasions when a driver is traveling with his family or a friend but is willing to pick up a passenger along the way. We will give the passenger the option of declining a ride if the vehicle already has a passenger in it. We understand that for safety reasons, a passenger will be more at ease if the the driver is the only other person in the vehicle during the entire trip.