iSchool Capstone

QuickTrip: the hassle-free way to rent a car from your friends

Project tags:

community engagement & outreach

equity & inclusion

mobile or web development

Both transportation and car production generate a large share of greenhouse gas emissions, leading to negative environmental impacts. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a shortage of vehicles for rentals, reducing college students’ access to vehicles when they need them. QuickTrip aims to solve this problem through a marketplace model. QuickTrip is a mobile car-sharing platform that allows students at the University of Washington in need of a car to rent a car from their friends, making the benefits of point-to-point transportation accessible to a larger audience.

Project participants:

Ryan Lee

Informatics

Dana Rin

Informatics

Vanessa Sugiharto

Informatics

Alex Taylor

Informatics