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Real-time ride-sharing platform with driver matching, GPS tracking, surge pricing, and payments.

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Features (10)

Real-time GPS tracking

Driver-rider matching algorithm

Surge pricing engine

In-app payments (Stripe)

Rating and review system

Push notifications

Trip history

ETA calculation

Driver onboarding

Admin dashboard

User Stories (5)

As a rider, I can request a ride and see nearby drivers on a map

As a driver, I can accept/decline ride requests with fare estimates

As a rider, I can track my driver in real-time

As a rider, I can pay automatically via saved payment method

As an admin, I can monitor active rides and driver metrics

Suggested Tech Stack

React NativeNode.jsPostgreSQLRedisKafkaWebSocketGoogle Maps APIStripeFirebase Push

Non-Functional Requirements

Category	Requirement	Target
Performance	Ride matching latency	< 3 seconds from request to driver assignment
Performance	Location update frequency	Every 3s while trip is active (WebSocket)
Scalability	Concurrent rides	Support 100K+ concurrent active trips
Scalability	Peak load handling	3x surge capacity without degradation
Availability	Uptime SLA	99.99% — ride service is safety-critical
Security	Payment data	PCI-DSS Level 1 compliance, tokenized cards
Security	User data	GDPR compliant, encrypted at rest (AES-256)
Observability	Monitoring	Real-time dashboards for active rides, driver supply, surge zones

Release Milestones

MVPCore Ride Flow

Rider requests rideDriver matching (nearest)Basic GPS trackingCash payment

v1.0Payments & Rating

Stripe card paymentsRating systemTrip historyPush notificationsETA calculation

v2.0Growth & Optimization

Surge pricingDriver onboarding portalAnalytics dashboardRide schedulingMulti-stop trips

Acceptance Criteria

Rider can see at least 5 nearby drivers within 2km on the map

Driver receives ride request with pickup address, destination, and estimated fare

Trip fare is calculated using distance + time + surge multiplier

Payment is charged only after trip completion with breakdown receipt

Both rider and driver can rate each other (1-5 stars) after trip

Constraints

Must work offline-first for GPS tracking (queue location updates)

Driver matching must consider driver rating, distance, and acceptance rate

Surge pricing must be transparent to rider before confirming

Cannot store raw credit card numbers — use Stripe tokenization

Success Metrics

Average time to match: < 60 seconds in urban areas

Trip completion rate: > 95%

Driver acceptance rate: > 80%

App crash rate: < 0.1%

Customer satisfaction (CSAT): > 4.5/5

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