AI-Powered Carpooling App (K12)
Project scope
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UI design Software development Machine learning Artificial intelligenceSkills
accounting artificial intelligenceWe are looking to leverage AI in our existing web and mobile apps that allow parents of students in K12 to meet and collaborate organizing carpools or their kids walking, biking or taking public transit together. This will involve several different steps for the students, including:
- Analyzing our existing dataset of users, trips, and reviews.
- Developing an AI-powered matching algorithm.
- Optimizing software runtime performance and assessing areas for improvement.
- Researching other variables that can improve the quality of matches.
- Accounting for additional variables in the matching algorithm.
- Testing the developed software and making improvements based on additional data.
By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:
- Understanding of our existing dataset of users, user behaviors following finding matches, whether users create trips, and/or abandon the create trip process.
- Understanding of variables that affect the quality of matches
- Identification of areas for future improvement of the software to increase sticky user behavior
Bonus steps would include:
- Testing the developed software with users and accounting for additional parameters
Final deliverables should include
- All source code.
- A written report explaining the design process and outcomes.
We will provide two project leads to support the team. The team will also have access to the Customer Success Leader, who will do walkthroughs of today's functionality and what the customer's desired behavior. The team will do regular sprints to provide updates, answer questions, get feedback, and more. The team will have hands-on access to demo accounts to simulate and test. They will have access to advising CTO for deeper dive into design and build of features.
Supported causes
The global challenges this project addresses, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more about all 17 SDGs here.
About the company
Every school district in North America is barreling toward a transportation cliff. The crisis is here: bus driver shortages are permanent, costs are skyrocketing, and electrification—while essential—doesn’t solve the core problem. There is no second wave of drivers. And without a new approach, kids won’t get to school—and districts will pay the price in attendance, funding, and community trust.
Go Together is the breakthrough. We’re transforming how students get to and from school—faster, safer, and at 50% the cost of traditional transportation. Our platform activates the power already in every school community: parents, caregivers, neighbors—people who want kids to succeed but need the tools to show up.
Founded by Charles King and me, Go Together isn’t waiting for the system to fix itself. We’re already partnering with school districts and individual schools to modernize how students move—by enabling vetted, community-based carpooling, walking, biking, and even public transit options through a digital platform built for scale.
This is a mission-critical moment. Every day a child misses school due to transportation is a lost opportunity—and a data point pushing a district further behind. Go Together is ready. The market is demanding it. The time is now.