Built in South Africa 🇿🇦

The seat was
empty anyway.

OMW! connects South Africans sharing the same daily route — split the cost, cut the traffic, travel safely. Every payment is protected by TradeSafe escrow, and every driver is ID-verified.

🔒 Escrow-protected
🪪 Verified drivers
📍 Live tracking
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Afternoon, Lerato 👋 Pretoria · ✓ Verified
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Post a ride
Share your route
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Get a lift
Find a route
🛣️ Posted
You're driving
🎒 My Lifts
You're riding
🏠Home
🤝Circles
🚗Rides
💬Chat
👤Account
🔒 TradeSafe Escrow
🪪 Smile ID Verified
📍 Live GPS Tracking
🆘 Emergency SOS
Two-way Ratings
How it works

Simple, safe, and fair

From posting a ride to getting paid — every step is built for trust between people sharing a car.

1

Driver posts a ride

List your route, departure time, available seats, and your fare per seat — in under a minute.

2

Rider requests a seat

Passengers browse rides heading their way and request to join. The driver accepts or declines.

3

Payment held in escrow

Once accepted, the rider pays. Funds go straight into TradeSafe escrow — held safely until boarding.

4

PIN / QR boarding

At pickup, the rider shows a unique 4-digit PIN. The driver confirms to verify the right person boarded.

5

Driver gets paid

The moment boarding is confirmed, the driver's fare is released straight to their bank account.

6

Protected both ways

Driver no-show or cancellation? The rider gets a full automatic refund. No awkward chasing money.

Payments

Nobody touches the money until you've boarded

OMW! uses TradeSafe escrow on every single trip. No pooled accounts, no commingled funds — each booking is its own protected transaction.

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Rider pays at booking

Collected via card, EFT, or OMW Wallet and placed into TradeSafe escrow instantly.

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Funds held safely

TradeSafe holds the full amount. The driver cannot access a cent of it yet.

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Boarding confirmed

The driver verifies the rider's 4-digit PIN — proving the right passenger got in the car.

Instant release

On confirmed boarding, the driver's fare is released to their bank account.

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Refund protection

Driver no-show → full rider refund. Rider no-show → fair 50/50 split. Always automatic.

Transparent pricing

Example — a R350 seat
Driver's listed fareR350.00
OMW! platform fee (10%)R35.00
Rider paysR385.00
Driver receivesR350.00
The driver always nets their full fare. Our 10% is added on top for the rider — never deducted from what the driver earns.
Safety

Built for strangers who trust each other

Safety isn't a feature — it's the foundation every other feature stands on.

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ID-verified drivers

Every driver completes facial recognition and South African ID verification via Smile ID before they can post a ride.

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Live GPS tracking

Share a real-time tracking link with anyone you trust. Your location is broadcast for the whole trip.

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Emergency SOS

One tap alerts your saved emergency contacts with your live location and full ride details.

Two-way ratings

Drivers and riders rate each other after every trip, so the community stays accountable and trustworthy.

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Trusted Circles

Create private groups for your office, campus, or neighbourhood — ride only with people you already know.

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Secure boarding

Encrypted, single-use boarding PINs ensure the person who paid is the person who gets in the car.

Your commute, shared.

OMW! is launching soon on iOS and Android. Get ready to turn empty seats into shared journeys.

About

On My Way Carpool (Pty) Ltd

A South African technology company building the infrastructure for safe, fair, peer-to-peer carpooling — starting with the daily commuter.

Registered name
On My Way Carpool (Pty) Ltd
Registration number
2026/426010/07
Country
Republic of South Africa
Business model
10% platform fee, added on top of the driver's fare
Payments & escrow
TradeSafe (Pty) Ltd
Identity verification
Smile Identity
Contact

Get in touch

Questions, partnerships, or support — we respond within one business day.