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Swerve, Kaitlin A. Castillo, Cichasky A. Catherine
Swerve, Kaitlin A. Castillo, Cichasky A. Catherine
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Carpooling yields great benefits environmentally, socially, and economically for carpooling, however there is no easy to use, safe, and enjoyable application for people to connect with others who are both close in proximity and have schedules that match currently. By creating a database and visual mock ups, our senior project creates the basis for an application called Swerve that matches users by location and schedules and has social and economic incentives. Our research allowed us to further understand the social, environmental and economic benefits and incentives of carpooling. We also looked into current carpooling websites and applications and could not …