Help Build DRVU (pronounced "drive-you") — A Fairer Rideshare for Everyone

DRVU™ started with a simple idea:

What if rideshare could actually be fair for everyone involved?

Fair for the passenger paying for the ride.

Fair for the driver doing the work.

Fair for the businesses trying to serve their customers.

And sustainable enough to keep improving without putting profits ahead of people.

That idea has grown into something real.

DRVU is being built as another rideshare option with a different philosophy from the beginning:

Passengers Pay Less, Drivers Earn More.

I’ve personally funded practically all of DRVU’s development and operational expenses to this point. I’ve done that because I believe strongly in what DRVU can become, and because I want to protect the principles it was built around.

But there is still a lot of work ahead, and bringing a rideshare and delivery platform to the public comes with significant ongoing operational costs.

That is why I’m asking the community for help.

Why community funding matters

I do not want DRVU to become dependent on investors whose primary goal is maximizing profits, increasing market share, or eventually squeezing more money out of every ride and delivery.

Because when profitability becomes the only priority, someone usually ends up paying for it.

Passengers pay more.

Drivers earn less.

Businesses get charged more fees.

That is not what I want DRVU to become.

I would rather DRVU receive support from the passengers, drivers, businesses, families, and communities that could ultimately benefit from having another choice.

What makes DRVU different

DRVU is being designed around transparency and fairness.

No surge pricing.

Passengers should not have to wonder whether their fare suddenly doubled simply because they happened to need a ride at the wrong time.

Drivers can earn from 60% up to 85% of the pre-tax fare.

DRVU’s driver model is designed to reward drivers as they continue completing trips and building their history on the platform.

That also means DRVU’s normal service share can decrease from 40% down to just 15% as a Driver progresses through the earning structure.

Passengers and Drivers will both see the numbers.

DRVU is being built so both sides can see the fare, DRVU service charges, applicable GET, and the Driver’s pre-tax payout from the fare.

Why show the Driver’s payout to the Passenger?

Because transparency creates accountability.

I want passengers and drivers to be able to see that DRVU is not secretly changing percentages, manipulating the split, or taking more from a ride than what we say we are taking.

Businesses deserve fairness too

Delivery platforms commonly charge businesses a service fee for using their platform while also charging the customer a delivery fee.

Those costs can add up quickly, especially for local and independent businesses already operating on tight margins.

DRVU wants to take a different approach.

Rather than charging businesses an additional platform service fee and then also collecting a separate delivery charge from the customer, DRVU applies its normal service structure to the delivery.

That service share starts at 40% and can decrease all the way to 15% as the Driver earns up to an 85% share.

In other words, DRVU does not want to create another layer of fees simply because a business is involved.

The goal is to help businesses reach their customers while keeping the model straightforward, transparent, and sustainable for everyone involved.

Why I’m asking now

DRVU has come a long way, but there is still much more that needs to be completed before this vision can operate at the level I want it to.

Technology, infrastructure, compliance, operations, testing, safety, services, and the many pieces required to run a real transportation and delivery platform all carry costs.

Until now, practically all of those costs have been coming directly out of my pocket.

I’m committed to continuing.

But if DRVU is going to remain independent and stay true to the principles it was created around, community support can make an enormous difference.

This fundraiser is not about making DRVU into the next giant corporation.

It is about giving DRVU the opportunity to become another choice.

Another choice for a passenger trying to save money.

Another choice for a driver who deserves a larger share of what their work earns.

Another choice for a local business that is already dealing with enough fees.

And another example that maybe a company does not have to squeeze every possible dollar out of the people using it in order to succeed.

Help us build something different

If you believe passengers deserve fairer fares…

If you believe drivers deserve to keep more of what they earn…

If you believe businesses deserve relief from excessive platform fees…

Or if you simply believe people deserve another option…

Please consider supporting DRVU.

Every contribution helps us continue building, testing, improving, and moving closer to bringing DRVU to the community.

And if you are unable to contribute, sharing this fundraiser can help just as much by introducing DRVU to someone who believes in what we are trying to build.

DRVU is still growing.

There is still a lot of work ahead.

But the mission will remain the same:

Passengers Pay Less, Drivers Earn More.

Thank you for believing that rideshare can be done differently.

DRVU™

Passengers Pay Less, Drivers Earn More.

Join the pilot today!

https://www.DRVU.now