Carpool Project The Carpool Project is a platform designed to streamline both car rental and car sharing services, making transportation accessible, efficient, and community-driven. Users can rent vehicles for solo use or share rides with others heading in the same direction, saving costs and supporting eco-friendly travel.

Features Car Rental: Reserve vehicles for personal use, choose from available cars, and manage bookings with an easy-to-use interface.

Car Sharing: Post routes, join others traveling the same way, split costs, schedule pickups, and manage shared journeys securely.

User Profiles: Maintain trip history, payment details, preferences, verified identity, and messaging with other users.

Real-time Availability: View up-to-date listings of available cars, active carpool trips, and nearby options.

Payment Integration: Secure and flexible payment processing for rentals and shared rides, supporting multiple methods.

Getting Started Clone the repository

bash git clone https://github.com/your-username/carpool-project.git cd carpool-project Install dependencies

bash npm install Start the development server

bash npm start Technologies Used Frontend: React, HTML5, CSS3

Backend: Node.js, Express

Database: MongoDB

Authentication: JWT, OAuth

Payment: Stripe or Razorpay integration

Live Link Live Demo https://dsn-2-bjda.onrender.com

Contributing Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repo and submit a pull request with your suggestions or bug fixes.

License This project is licensed under the MIT License.

If customization or more technical details are required (env setup, API endpoints, sample data), those can be added to meet team or reviewer needs.

References: All features and sections are based on standard practices for sharing economy platforms and carpool apps.