Ride the

network

Rides, cars, stays and loads — arranged person to person.

Nobody is broadcasting here yet. This map only ever shows real people — post your ride below and you'll be the first pin on it.

Fair Fare — Ride Finder

Always free — no fees, no cut.
Guest → Verified to transact

Pickup

Drop-off

Post to network

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Connecting to the network…

No-data lifeline

Trust spark

Brand-new node. Attach one proof and peers can see you immediately.

Wallet you control · proven signature adds trust

People nearby

Nobody is broadcasting in range right now. Post your ride below and any driver who comes online sees it instantly — or switch to Drive and be the first one out here.

How ZEM works differently

Every mechanism below exists to remove a middleman without removing the protection the middleman used to sell.

Settlement

Paid in stages as you go: Half the fare releases when the map confirms the route midpoint, the rest at drop-off — neither side is ever exposed for more than half a ride.
Two-key terms lock: Both sides sign a digest of the same route, fare, rail and time. Neither side can change the price after the lock.
Pay in the app you already use: Money moves peer-to-peer on rails you already use — PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, M-Pesa, bank or in your crypto wallet. ZEM never holds a balance.
Proof of funds, not a hold: Your own rail attests that the fare is covered. No card number, no pre-authorisation, no frozen money.

Trust

Trust Wall: Browsing is open to anyone. Verification is asked for at the moment of transacting, not at the door.
Trust Spark: A new peer starts from verifiable signals they can produce today — wallet, document, rail, continuity — capped below the score earned by completed rides.
Symmetric disclosure: Know your driver and know your rider show the same fields to both sides. A network hides nothing from either side.
Co-signed waivers: Liability terms are hashed and timestamped by both sides, so a dispute starts from a record rather than a claim.

Network

Presence, not a people database: Discovery runs on live presence: a rotating peer id and a coarse location that vanish when the tab closes.
Rider beacons: Riders post the trip they want and drivers bid into it — demand is broadcast, not routed by a dispatcher.
Network Lifeline: When bandwidth collapses the app degrades to low-data mode and SMS, so a peer in a dead zone still reaches the network.
Data Oracle: Aggregated movement, speed and pricing signals with no peer id or route pair attached — the network's own market data.

Intelligence & safety

Fair Finder: AI prices a route from live traffic and distance into an open band you can counter-offer inside. No surge decided for you.
Zemi.ai: One conversational dispatcher across riding, driving, staying and freight — it routes each question to the model best suited to it.
Sentiment-triggered recording: Zem Cam and the dual dash cam stay idle until distress is detected or a peer starts them. Footage stays on the device.
AI-mediated resolution: Disputes are read against the signed pact and release history, and the outcome is a recommendation to peers — not a verdict imposed on them.