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I know a few friends that used it multiple times and they all had good experiences with it so I wouldn't say it's sketchy. Yea, i drive for them sometimes when I’m going to Austin or Houston anyways, it’s legit. Yea it’s legit and is actually one of those things that is approved by the university.
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- 701 Brazos St, Austin, 78701-3258, TX
- (469) 844-1551
Hitch Offers Private and Shared Ridesharing Between Cities. Easily Book Online or via the Mobile App. Door-to-door and Station-to-station Rides Available. Ride Drive Download Help Book Now
- An Uber-Like Option For City-To-City Travel
- Intercity Travel Inspiration
- How Hitch Rides Work
- First-Hand Driver Experience
- Building The Intercity Rideshare Model
- Pandemic Demand For Premium Services
- What About Autonomous Vehicles?
Singh’s idea was to connect these groups to each other, giving frequent commuters the opportunity to become registered and make money, while providing everyone else with a practical, comfortable, Uber-like option for longer distance travel. Singh started at UT Austin in 2017, where he met his future co-founders, three other student-entrepreneurs wi...
Inspired by the spirit of hitchhiking, the name Hitch was born. According to Singh, hitchhiking was actually one of the safest ways to travel in the 1900s, despite popular belief. “If you talk to the previous generation about their experiences with hitchhiking, there’s this entire romantic side to that, and the conversations and the people that you...
Through Hitch’s standard option, riders can share a ride by taking one of several cars departing from Texas cities every day, at prices as low as $15 per ride. Hitch Premier is where you can get access to private rides and a door-to-door experience, with prices starting at $79. These prices compare to Uber’s approximately $800 ride from Austin to D...
“The first app went live, and the driver was me,” Singh says. “It was me borrowing a friend’s car and doing about 20 to 30 thousand miles worth of trips myself, since we didn’t have any money to approve drivers at the time.” Pretending not to be the CEO of the company, Singh was learning about the drivers’ experience first hand. It quickly became c...
During his time as driver, Singh’s goal was to create demand, which he decided to do at college campuses, where students travel between cities and send packages to and from home while on tight budgets. As demand was slowly being built, Singh found local drivers to step in for him. And as demand picked up, the incentive for drivers to drive for Hitc...
Not only did the pandemic help Hitch grow, but it dramatically shifted demand towards Hitch Premium. The percentage of Hitch’s passengers using premium pre-pandemic was 10 percent and has since climbed to 60 percent, a trend that Singh says has remained consistent even as vaccination levels rise and COVID-19 cases drop. Most exciting are the transf...
Although he believes that autonomous vehicles will take longer to infiltrate the mainstream than people might think, he says that transportation services need to work with autonomous vehicles in mind. The increase in electric vehicles can also influence which business model to use, something he says Hitch is thinking about now. “It’s about building...
As a part-time driver, this company does not show any concern for its drivers, guys. The app has caused app issues, lost rides were accepted, bringing more luggage then can't fit, and I am not receiving support from Hitch. Ridesharing is like forgetting their support network, which was instrumental in their growth.
notthebeens. is hitch any good? I'm trying to travel back home some time this month and with the bus my only option would be an 8 hour Greyhound route (for a distance that should take half that time). I was looking into long distance ride sharing services and found Hitch, which would fit with my budget and my schedule.
Hitch has flexible options for every journey. Use our Hitch station service for our shared (most economical) or private rides (bring the whole crew along, or enjoy an entire car to yourself). Want to save a little money while being dropped off closer to home?
