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Choose your destination
Speak into the mobile app, type an address or choose a saved place.
Preparing to launch in Huntington Beach
Your destination.
Your voice.
Your DESI ride.
Say where you want to go, review the route and upfront fare, then confirm. A DESI driver picks you up in the driver’s own car.
Public rides are not available yet. Launch timing depends on funding, operating authority and appropriate insurance.
A familiar place, a simpler request
“Take me
to work.”
Home, Work or a place you’ve saved.
Check the address and price before you confirm.
DESI Rides
A ride in the driver’s car
Voice booking or typing. The choice is yours.
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Review your ride
Check pickup, destination and upfront price. Edit anything that needs changing.
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Confirm when ready
Nothing books just because you speak. You explicitly confirm the booking.
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Meet your driver
After launch, your assigned driver picks you up in their vehicle.
Places you know
Home. Work. Mom’s house.
Save an address with a name that makes sense to you. Say “Take me home” or select it with one tap. DESI can suggest saving a destination you visit often, and you decide whether to save it.
Saved-place nicknames stay private to you. Your driver receives the resolved street address.
For drivers
Drive for DESI in your own vehicle
Join our driver interest list while we prepare the local launch.
Your vehicle and documents
Provide vehicle information and required documents for review. Eligibility depends on current documents and approval.
Screening and onboarding
Complete the required screening and ride-specific onboarding before approval to accept rides.
Earnings before acceptance
The current app shows proposed earnings on each offer. We do not promise a fixed hourly income or a minimum number of trips.
Join driver updates
Driver interest does not mean approval or immediate work. Vehicle operating expenses matter when assessing earnings.
Future services
More ways to use DESI, later
Separate services with separate readiness requirements.
Monthly outings
Passenger rides for errands, appointments and everyday trips in the driver’s vehicle. Older adults are an important audience, and anyone can use the service.
Plan prices, benefits and compensation for agreed waiting remain under review. Subscriptions are not on sale.
Join DESI launch updatesDrive My Car Home
A DESI driver takes you home in your own vehicle. This remains part of DESI, with a separate launch after legal, insurance and operational review.
DESI Rides uses the driver’s car. Drive My Car Home uses yours. No launch date is committed for either service.
Ask about Drive My Car HomeLocal connections
For businesses and community partners
Interested in helping people discover DESI when it launches? We’d like to hear from local organizations and businesses.
For investors
A working app. A focused local launch.
DESI is preparing passenger rides with voice booking, saved destinations and upfront fares. The iPhone app is in private TestFlight testing. Installed test payments remain simulated.
$750K
Working pre-seed target
Huntington Beach
Proposed first market
Private testing
Public service has not launched
Readiness first
Authority and current insurance required
Funding supports launch readiness, driver onboarding and a measured local pilot. The final budget depends on current insurance terms. Financing terms remain open.
View the revised pitch deckInvestor informationHear when DESI is ready
Join launch updates for Huntington Beach. No booking, payment or driver approval happens here.