If something isn't answered here, tell us — your question is probably a question we need to answer for the next hundred people too.
No. True cost-sharing carpooling — where reimbursement doesn't exceed the IRS mileage rate and there's no profit motive — is structurally different from ride-hailing. California has an explicit carve-out for it under Public Utilities Code § 5353(h). The model itself is well-established.
Not from your ride. That's the whole point. Long-term, Nubly will be funded by the people who benefit when commutes get shorter and parking lots get smaller — transit agencies, cities, and employers. Traffic congestion costs billions annually; those who can measure that cost will pay to reduce it. We'll tell you if the model ever changes.
Personal auto policies vary in how they treat carpooling. Most standard policies include a "shared-expense car pool" carve-out from the for-hire exclusion — meaning true cost-sharing (no profit motive, contributions capped at the IRS mileage rate) is typically covered. Before your first ride, confirm shared-expense coverage with your own insurer. We recommend liability coverage of at least $100K/$300K bodily injury and $50K property damage. See the Terms for details.
You'll go on a waitlist. The app will notify you the moment someone along your route goes online. Density grows as more professionals sign up — especially via LinkedIn networks, which tend to cluster geographically around major employers and Bay Area corridors. Invite a colleague; you'll both match faster.
Our payment processor (Stripe) handles every dollar. The rider's card is charged at drop-off and credited in full to the driver's account. Every receipt shows the exact math: IRS rate × miles shared ÷ number of occupants, plus the rider's share of tolls, plus the processor fee (which the rider absorbs so the driver's reimbursement stays honest to the IRS rate).
The full math, including worked examples for different commute profiles, lives on the Math page.
Built to align with CCPA, CPRA, and GDPR requirements. We collect only what's needed to match you — your sign-in identity from LinkedIn, your role (rider/driver), and the intersection-level pickup and drop-off points you select for each trip. We don't store your home or office address. Your trip location is shared with your matched counterparty only after the match is confirmed, and only for the pickup-to-drop-off window. We don't sell data. The full Privacy Policy is published.
Three steps. Sign up with your email and commute, and verify with the code we email you. When enough commuters along your route have joined, we send a link to download Nubly from the App Store or Google Play. Once your corridor has the density to match reliably, it goes live — you drive and ride for real, matched along your route, contributing or getting reimbursed at the IRS rate.
Yes — via the Join the Pilot form. When enough commuters along your route have joined, we'll email you a link to download Nubly from the App Store or Google Play.
Email us at [email protected] or message the founder directly on LinkedIn. At pilot scale, every question gets read by the person who built the platform. Your question is probably one we need to answer for others, too.
The easiest way to find out is to add your commute. The more neighbors, friends, and colleagues who sign up, the sooner corridors go live — and everyone's commute gets quicker.