How is surge pricing calculated?

The platform divides the city into hexagonal zones. Every 5 minutes it calculates the ratio of available drivers to active ride requests in each zone. When the ratio drops below a configurable threshold (e.g., 0.7), a surge multiplier (1.2x–3x) is applied to base fares in that zone.

How are drivers verified?

During onboarding drivers upload their license, vehicle registration, insurance, and a selfie. These documents are stored securely. An admin reviews and approves each document. Until all documents are approved the driver cannot go online.

How are fares calculated?

Fare = base_fare + (per_km_rate × distance) + (per_minute_rate × duration). Surge multiplier is then applied. The estimated fare is shown to the passenger before confirming. The actual fare is calculated on trip completion using the real route distance and duration.

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The Challenge

Why building a Ride Hailing from scratch is hard

Building a Ride-Hailing App Platform from scratch requires months of development time and significant engineering resources. Teams struggle to coordinate frontend, backend, database, and authentication while managing ride hailing-specific business logic, integrations, and role-based access rules.

What's Included

Everything your Ride Hailing needs

ProjectCode generates a production-ready Ride Hailing with all the modules your team needs from day one.

Passenger app with real-time driver tracking and ETA

Driver app with route navigation and earnings dashboard

Dynamic surge pricing engine based on supply/demand

Trip booking: scheduled and on-demand rides

In-app payments with digital wallet and card

Driver onboarding with document verification

Rating system for both drivers and passengers

Admin dashboard: trips, revenue, driver management

Architecture

How it's built

The generated Ride Hailing follows production-grade architecture patterns.

React 18 + TypeScript frontend with role-based dashboards tailored for ride hailing workflows

NestJS REST API with dedicated ride hailing modules, DTOs, validators, and service layer

PostgreSQL relational schema with normalized tables for all ride hailing entities

JWT + Google OAuth authentication with granular permission gates per role

Real-time Socket.IO events for live ride hailing status updates and notifications

Managed hosting with one-click deploy, custom domain, and auto-SSL

Database

PostgreSQL schema designed for Ride Hailing

ProjectCode generates a normalized, indexed PostgreSQL schema with the right tables and relationships for your use case. You own the schema and can evolve it freely.

rides (id, passenger_id, driver_id, origin jsonb, destination jsonb, distance_km, fare, surge_multiplier, status, pickup_at, dropoff_at, workspace_id)
drivers (id, user_id, vehicle jsonb, license_number, status, rating, total_trips, earnings_balance, is_verified)
wallets (id, user_id, balance, currency, last_transaction_at)
surge_zones (id, zone_polygon jsonb, multiplier, start_at, end_at, demand_factor)

schema.sql (preview)

-- Generated by ProjectCode
-- Ride-Hailing App Platform schema

CREATE TABLE rides__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE drivers__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE wallets__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE surge_zones__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

Tech Stack

Production-ready from day one

Every generated app uses a battle-tested stack you can deploy anywhere and own completely.

Frontend

React 18 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS

Backend

NestJS 10 + Node.js + TypeScript

Database

PostgreSQL (managed or Supabase)

Auth

Email OTP · Google OAuth · GitHub OAuth

Deployment

Managed hosting · Custom domain · Auto-SSL

AI Models

Claude Sonnet · Claude Opus · Kimi

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ProjectCode prompt

Build a ride-hailing platform for a city of 2 million people. Include passenger and driver mobile apps (React Native), real-time driver location on a map, fare estimation before booking, dynamic surge pricing triggered when driver supply drops below 70% of demand, trip lifecycle management (request → accept → pickup → drop-off → complete), in-app payment with wallet top-up via Stripe, driver earnings dashboard with daily/weekly payouts, document-based driver onboarding with admin approval, and a city-level analytics dashboard showing trips by zone and peak hours.

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Deployment

Deploy your Ride Hailing anywhere

Managed hosting

One-click deploy to a live URL managed by ProjectCode.

Custom domain

Connect your own domain with auto-provisioned SSL via Cloudflare.

GitHub export

Push to your GitHub repo and self-host or deploy via Vercel, Railway, or AWS.

Docker ready

Export a Dockerfile and docker-compose for any containerized environment.

Pricing

Start free, scale as you grow

No per-seat fees. No vendor lock-in. Token-based pricing that scales with your usage.

Free

Start building your first app. Live preview, managed hosting, and full code export included.

Token Packs

From $5

Purchase token packs that roll over every month. Build more, pay only for what you use.

Enterprise

Custom

Custom models, SLA, SSO, and private cloud deployment for large teams.

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FAQ

Common questions about building a Ride Hailing

Drivers emit their GPS coordinates every 3 seconds over a Socket.IO WebSocket. The server stores the last known position and pushes it to any passengers with an active ride with that driver. The passenger's map updates the driver marker in real time.

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