Private CarPools for teams, school, and trusted families

Carpools without the group text chaos.

Create private CarPools for teams and activities, invite families you trust, and get notified when someone accepts the ride.

Mutual parent approval
Child-level permissions
iPhone + Android notifications

The UX has two layers: CarPools and Trusted Families.

CarPools organize teams and activities. Trusted Families handle the real-world overlap when the same friends help each other across baseball, basketball, school, and neighborhood backup.

CarPools

Activity-based groups like Hawks Baseball CarPool, 2nd Grade CarPool, or Neighborhood Backup CarPool. Requests notify approved members only.

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Trusted Families

Reusable family relationships that carry across CarPools. One family can be trusted directly and also belong to multiple team CarPools.

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Mutual approval

No child, family, or pickup relationship goes live until both parents approve. Invites are requests, not automatic adds.

Trust is the product.

The interface should always make clear who is connected, who can see a request, and who is actually approved to drive a child.

The trust handshake

1
Invite a familyInvite another parent by email or phone. They are not added until they approve.
2
Approve the connectionBoth sides confirm they know each other and want to coordinate rides.
3
Set child permissionsApprove the specific kids, adults, activities, and time window.
4
Use across CarPoolsOnce approved, the relationship can support baseball, school pickup, or backup rides.

Approval Center

2 pending
Lee Family inviteWaiting

You invited the Lee family to connect as a Trusted Family and join the Hawks Baseball CarPool.

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Mason Lee · Baseball + Basketball
Garcia Family acceptedApproved

Ava Garcia can see Hawks Baseball requests and is approved to pick up Ethan for baseball only.

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Ava Garcia · 2 seats open
Neighborhood BackupNeeds review

Three families are in this CarPool, but one still needs child-level pickup permissions.

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Permission gaps

Onboarding starts with a CarPool, then invites families.

The first action should feel easy: name the team, add the default location, and invite the first family. The receiving parent reviews and approves before anything becomes active.

Create Hawks Baseball CarPool

Step 1: set up the team and invite a trusted family.

Hawks Baseball CarPool
Baseball
Spring 2026
Hawks Baseball Field
Lee family · parent@example.com
Mason Lee
What this invite asks the Lee family to approve
Connect our families on CarpoolCrew
Add Mason to the Hawks Baseball CarPool
Allow ride coordination with Ethan Carter
Review pickup permissions before any ride is confirmed

Email invite preview

Simple email onboarding, then everything else happens in the app.

From: CarpoolCrewApproval request

The Carter family invited you to Hawks Baseball

The Carter family would like to connect with your family on CarpoolCrew so the kids can coordinate rides for Hawks Baseball and other shared activities.

This does not approve rides automatically. You choose what your family is comfortable with.

Connect familiesRequired
Add Mason to Hawks Baseball CarPoolReview
Allow ride coordination with EthanReview
Approve pickup permissionsOptional

CarPools are for groups. Families are for trust.

A family can sit inside multiple CarPools, but the trust relationship does not need to be recreated every time. That is what makes the product feel smart.

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Team CarPools

For practices, games, rehearsals, clubs, and school activities. Great for broadcasting "can anyone help?" to approved parents.

Favorite families

For the families you coordinate with constantly, even when the activity changes. They surface as recommended helpers.

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Smart notifications

Parents get notified when relevant requests are opened, offered, accepted, confirmed, picked up, and dropped off.

The ride flow starts with one question: who should see this?

A parent can ask a CarPool, a trusted family, or a specific approved parent. The app recommends the best audience based on the route and prior behavior.

1

Who needs a ride?

Select Ethan, Olivia, or a child you are approved to coordinate with.

Selected: Ethan Carter
2

Where and when?

Use saved school, home, and field locations. Add pickup time and notes.

School → Hawks Field · 4:00 PM
3

Who should see it?

Choose a CarPool, a Trusted Family, or a specific parent.

Recommended: Lee family + Hawks CarPool
4

Confirm the driver

Approved drivers can offer. You get a notification, review, and confirm.

Marcus Lee accepted · confirm?

CarpoolCrew is the private coordination layer for kid logistics.

Start with CarPools, email invites, mutual approval, and push-based ride requests. Then add recurring schedules, calendar sync, rotations, and multi-kid ride bundles.

Preview onboarding →