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Where heading out -- -- right -- from our affiliate studios there we have DM CEO and -- nosy.
Joining us to the director of the -- -- correct.
Correct and the CEO be right thank you Lauren hi there -- -- are exactly director Imus -- -- -- No problem.
What is do you ride for people who I hadn't heard of it that are looking to that's what is your right.
Yes act excellent I don't know if like me you've ever experienced -- -- -- -- you're just sitting in gridlock traffic watching minutes tick by watching hours take I.
Wondering if there could be a different solution in the there is and that's solution has the right.
I view right brings together commuters.
Into car pools or BM pools allowing them to do three things.
Save time save money all the while -- the environment it's really.
-- -- one of a kind fantastic service and -- sent out.
You could you write that column you basically start -- The route that you take every day from into and out view right does all the heavy lifting for you it finds people that live in a similar area -- that could meet at a local market right so on and so forth and then work in a similar area.
And connects -- together.
I had the benefit for people -- sign up for the services on average.
-- right commuter scene 5000 dollars a year.
And not in in the state of not the current economy.
That's not an insignificant amount of money and our -- you figure 5000 a year is that.
Taking out their car like every China -- -- this instead of a car this is -- -- saved.
You know holes and gas bills.
That's a great question learning noticed supposed to keep your car so let's dreamy I want you -- -- That's a lot of money it's made up while I nearly fuel some clearance -- -- -- car and then anything like poll like tolls and parking and the other friend that perhaps all gradient top.
That's and then while you're riding and one of the use services imagine being able to use the time instead of gripping the steering wheel.
Getting ready for a morning meeting catching up -- your email or even not.
Taking a much needed now.
All the while.
Saving the environment.
How we did not set out to be a green company we set out to out fulfill -- need that commuters have what we found instead is.
On average every one of our -- pools two weeks nine cars off the road.
That's nine cars less polluting the environment nine cars less stuck -- gridlock and most importantly -- cars less requiring parking when they get there.
And the long term goal right here is to get one million cars off the road every day.
Between now and the end of next year.
Correct so our goal is right now we have approximately 50000 people using our service we have put out a campaign.
-- don't be -- eat don't be a single occupancy vehicle.
Is that great encouraging.
One million people to I get off the road stop being Nestle the end values that you -- service -- -- right dot com companies cities and states are eland.
We have 45 regional offices and a candidly covering every major metro area he can think of around the -- Okay now fat and he's at 50000 people.
50000 people use -- service every day today that's that's pretty astonishing that's a lot of money and time -- Welles saved right.
Yes sweeping -- we -- so you read is a fantastic service and that's why we're out -- -- getting the word out so that out people would know what's out there and use it -- -- save money saving the environment I Anderson US army uses your services as well.
Yes across the United States we have quit a few lot interesting customers so -- basically the fortune 100 to 500 companies use our services -- benefit they offer.
I as well as every single branch of the US military uses our services while.
Now and I know you have a background in addition to being CEO view -- in the background died in the auto industry you've worked for some of the automakers there in Detroit right.
I have as well -- I spend about two years look forward and then now Chrysler after that.
What -- they have to say about this program because basically it.
My -- hinders some of their -- right.
That's a great question so.
In fact our service as a complement to their service so in fact all of our out.
Financial incentives are including you still owning their car and and we buy all the bands.
From the auto manufacturers so it's an actual added revenue source for them as being successful OK great and we think -- -- macro question -- -- the auto industry overall.
I think it's need huge strides but it's got a long way to -- meeting.
Before we can clean complete victory we need a lot more successes on -- about OK all right -- And that anything you -- anything about electric vehicles are fuel saving technology that you you use -- know you see you obviously are considered to the economy -- so many people together but.
He's acknowledging the vehicles -- easing they want talk about more.
We are hugely excited about technologies around the corner I have sold we are always open to see how we can see our.
Be writers are -- universe more and more money.
Before that technology is ready for the masses so we're in the here -- now ready to offer of -- simple very quick very.
Very easy and fast solution.
And founder -- thank you so much for coming on CEO president and director for -- -- ride based in Troy Michigan thank you so much for your time this morning grant program we really appreciate it.
