Your Ride. Your Money.
A zero-commission auto-rickshaw ride platform for Chennai. Passengers pay drivers directly via UPI. No booking fee — and Zride takes no cut of the fare either.
Other apps take 20–30% from the driver. Zride takes 0%. The passenger pays the driver directly via UPI. Zride charges passengers no booking fee at all — we're funded by a small daily driver subscription.
Every registered driver subscribes to insurance (starting ₹50/day) — vehicle cover, personal accident cover, family health, legal support, and a zero-interest emergency earning advance programme.
Base fare ₹50 + per-km as per the Tamil Nadu RTO tariff. Peak hour surcharge is applied during high-demand windows and shown on the booking screen before you confirm — no hidden charges, no after-the-fact surge.
Drivers who opt in get help with their children's school books, uniforms and fees. Care calls every two weeks to check in on driver wellbeing.
Send small packages across the city using the same fleet. OTP-verified pickup and delivery. Live tracking link for the receiver.
In-app SOS, accident-scene legal aid, and a document-renewal service for FC, permit, DL and insurance — Zride's team handles the paperwork for a flat ₹500 fee.
If your child shines in sports or academics — sports academy selection, state-level competition, top ranks — Zride sponsors their coaching, academy fees, competition travel or tuition.
Clean record unlocks badges — Safe → Trusted → Star → Champion. Rewards scale from priority matching to ₹500–₹2,000 monthly bonus, and at Champion tier Zride covers your entire insurance premium.
Real humans call every driver every two weeks — to check in on you, your family, and anything going on. Because a driver is never just a device ID to us.
Two-way rating protects drivers from abusive passengers just as much as it protects passengers from rude drivers. Behaviour tags feed into automatic platform enforcement.
A women passenger can request a women auto driver with a single tap at booking time. Same fare, same platform fee — just extra peace of mind. Women drivers get a full suite of safety tools on their side of the app.
Women passengers see a SheRide toggle on the booking screen. Enable it, declare the passenger count, and Zride routes only to women drivers nearby.
SheRide costs exactly the same as a regular ride. No surcharge, no "safety tax". Safety should never be something women have to pay extra for.
If no women drivers are available nearby, the booking fails cleanly with a refund — we never silently match you to a male driver without your consent.
Each woman driver picks her operating hours (e.g. 6 AM – 8 PM). Ride requests outside her window don't even reach her phone.
Every SheRide driver has her live ride location shared with her registered emergency contacts — mandatory, never optional.
Care calls and SOS responses for women drivers are handled exclusively by Zride's women care agents. Because some conversations need the right listener.
Zride is currently in driver onboarding and pilot testing across Chennai, Chengalpattu and Tambaram. Passenger app goes live very soon.