tago

Someone's already going your way.

A carpool for students. See who’s driving from campus, and share the cost of the trip.

02The board

Say where you’re going.

Type where you’re going and when. You’ll see every trip on that route. Who’s driving, when they leave, how many seats, what a seat costs.

Offer a seatStudents · .edu verified

The app's search results for UC Davis to Pier 39: two example trips, one direct and one with a BART switch, each with a departure time, an estimated share and a request button.

In the app · example

03Going this month

Some have the car. Some have the ticket.

Some people have a car and nobody to go with. Others want to go and have no car. Tap the event and say you’re going. You’ll see who’s driving from campus and who needs a seat. The ride home is planned before you leave.

Going this month

See every event and place →

Example · not a real event

Has a car

AndreDriving from campus · 3 empty seatsGoing

Has a ticket

MayaNo car · needs a seat there and backGoing

PriyaNo car · needs a seat tooGoing

Same show. Same night.Everyone from campus, on one page.

Both tap Going. Maya asks Andre for a seat. There and back, cost shared.

04The driver

Your empty seats are going anyway.

Post the drive you’re already making. Riders chip in. They get off at a transit stop on your way. You choose the pickup spot. You rate them. They rate you.

Two in the car, carpool lane.: The HOV lane, with a passenger aboard.
Riders chip in.: For a trip you were making anyway. Capped at the IRS rate.
No detours.: Riders get off at a transit stop on your way. You set the pickup.
Rated both ways.: You rate riders. Riders rate you back.

Offer a seat

The app's drive-mode home screen: the Ride/Drive switch set to Drive, a search for where you're driving, riders near you, and a request waiting for review. Names shown are examples.

In the app · example

05The hand-off

The driver gets you close. Transit does the rest.

Trains and buses run on their schedule, not yours. Late at night, often nothing runs at all. So ride with a driver who’s going most of the way. They drop you in the city you need. Then take the local train or bus the last few miles. Davis to San Francisco with Maya, then BART to SFO.

Maya is driving Davis → San Francisco · you need SFOExample handoff

Leg 1 · carRide with Maya to El Cerrito del Norte1h 02m

Leg 2 · walkTo the platform3 min

Leg 3 · railBART to SFO — direct, every 15 min1h 05m

2h 10mtotal

With tago2h 10m

Transit aloneabout 3h

~5 minMaya’s detourEl Cerrito del Norte sits on I-80, already on her way. SFO never was.

06Who's in the car

.edu verified, rated both ways.

Everyone signs in with a university email. Riders rate drivers after every trip, and drivers rate riders. You see the rating before you ask. Live tracking lets someone you choose follow your trip.

ExamplePriyaUC Davis ’27 · ★ 4.9 · 14 tripsDrives Davis → SFO on Fridays“Left on time, easy to find at the MU.”rated by 11 riders

ExampleAndreUC Davis ’28 · ★ 5.0 · 6 tripsRides Davis → Sacramento“Ready at the pickup, good company.”rated by 4 drivers

A student in a blue rain jacket at a campus bus loop at dusk, phone at her side, looking up the road as headlights approach.

07The cost

Shared, not sold.

Riders chip in per seat. The driver was making the trip anyway. Your share is capped at the federal mileage rate. It drops as more riders join. We take 0%.

UC Davis → San Francisco International Airport · tago estimate, updated live

$25alone
$17with one more
$14with two more

Per rider, before the card fee. Capped at $0.76 a mile in total, whoever’s aboard.

How the cost is split, line by line →

08Questions

Things people ask before their first ride.

The five we hear most. The rest are on the help page.

Do I need a .edu email?

To ride or drive today, yes. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you the moment that changes.

How much does it cost?

Your share is capped at the federal mileage rate, and it drops as more riders join.

What if my driver cancels?

You'll know right away, and we'll look for another match on your route. Cancelling repeatedly affects a person's rating — that's part of why ratings exist.

Can I get a ride back?

For events and places, yes — the return is planned along with the trip out. For your own routes, post the trip back the same way you posted the first one.

What if nobody's going my way?

Post your trip. Drivers see it, and we'll keep looking after you close the app.

All questions →

09The closer

Free to join, post and search. No commission. No service fees. Ever.

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