Chariot (company)
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| Slogan | Solving your commute, one neighborhood at a time. |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco |
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| Service type | Vanpool |
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| Chief executive | Ali Vahabzadeh |
| Website | www |
Chariot is a commuter shuttle service owned by the privately held firm Chariot Transit Inc. The company's mobile-phone application allows passengers to ride a shuttle between home and work during commuting hours. Chariot currently operates in several neighborhoods of San Francisco, and plans to expand rapidly to other cities in the United States. New routes are determined based on demographic information and crowdsourced data.[1][2]
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History
In March 2014, co-founder Ali Vahabzadeh established Chariot after leaving a job at a real-estate start-up. After a summer in the nonprofit Tumml incubator, Chariot graduated from the program and expanded San Francisco coverage to the Marina, Financial District, SoMa, and Pacific Heights.[3]
Operation
The company operates 15-seat passenger vans along specific routes, operating during morning and evening commute hours only, Monday through Friday. As of September 2015, the company operated seven routes.[4]
A commuter can access Chariot via a mobile web browser or its iPhone or Android mobile app's. After signing up and purchasing Chariot credits, he or she uses the map to find a pickup stop. The commuter's boarding pass is displayed in the app in the form of a QR code.
As of January 2015, passengers had the option of pay-as-you-go; multi-ride packs of rides, such as 12-ride pack for $47; or a monthly pass for $93.[5]
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