CoRide

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Inspiration

Every morning, millions of people drive alone to work wasting fuel, money, and time. We saw an opportunity to connect financial trust with sustainable mobility.

What if your bank could help you move smarter, reduce emissions, and strengthen community connections?

That question inspired CoRide a corporate carpool platform powered by Banorte’s secure financial ecosystem, designed to make shared rides safe, verified, and rewarding for everyone involved.

What it does

CoRide connects verified Banorte users to share rides safely between corporate campuses, neighborhoods, and key routes.

For drivers: Create and publish rides with start and end points, suggested stops, and available seats. For passengers: Discover nearby rides, book seats securely, and make instant payments through Banorte’s digital infrastructure. For Banorte (Admin): Track total revenue, CO₂ reduction, and detect anomalies through a smart dashboard that combines financial and environmental data.

By merging mobility, finance, and sustainability, CoRide transforms daily commutes into a collaborative, data-driven experience.

How we built it

We built CoRide as a full-stack progressive web application using the Next.js for speed, scalability, and type safety:

Frontend: Next.js + Tailwind CSS for a clean, responsive interface. Backend: tRPC with Prisma ORM and PostgreSQL (Neon) for data consistency. Authentication NextAuth v4 with OAuth Routing & Maps: Leaflet.js with OpenStreetMap to visualize rides and generated stops. Analytics Admin dashboard showing total revenue, active rides, occupancy, and emissions saved.

Mathematical models estimate distance, duration, and pricing dynamically.

Challenges we ran into

Integrating bank-grade authentication and user verification in a short time frame. Designing a secure payment flow that simulates Banorte’s infrastructure while protecting user data. Mapping and calculating routes with accurate geo-coordinates and dynamically generated stops. Balancing the system to serve both drivers and riders efficiently within one shared schema. Ensuring the app remained scalable and readable while connecting multiple modules through tRPC.

Accomplishments that we’re proud of

Built a fully functional end-to-end carpool platform with authentication, routing, and admin analytics in just a few days. Developed a transparent pricing and payment model that mirrors real-world financial flows. Created an impact dashboard that measures both economic and environmental metrics (CO₂ saved per trip). Proved that a bank can be part of the urban mobility solution, not just a financial intermediary.

What we learned

How to bridge banking APIs and smart city applications under one unified architecture. The importance of data integrity and user verification when handling mobility and payments. That small design decisions like route visualization or pricing formulas can drastically affect user trust. And most importantly, that tech for sustainability can be scalable, profitable, and socially impactful.

What's next for CoRide

Integration with Banorte’s API for real-time transactions and rewards for sustainable behavior. AI-driven route optimization to reduce detours and maximize ride occupancy. Corporate partnerships to expand carpool networks across Banorte’s clients. Gamified CO₂ tracking and carbon-credit incentives for eco-friendly commuters. Mobile app version for quick booking and push notifications.

CoRide aims to become the financial centerpiece of urban mobility, empowering Banorte to lead the transition toward cleaner, connected, and smarter cities.

Built With

• next
• node.js
• postgresql
• prisma
• trpc
• typescript