RideNest is a premium child transportation service in San Diego for kids ages 8 to 18. You book the ride ahead, and an FBI and DOJ background-checked Nest Driver gets your child to school, sports, and activities with live GPS tracking and a PIN-verified drop-off.
RideNest works in three steps. You book ahead, we match a vetted Nest Driver, and your child gets there safely with live tracking.
Schedule a one-off or recurring ride in the app. RideNest is prearranged, so there are no on-demand strangers and no surprises.
Your ride is assigned to a Nest Driver cleared by an FBI and DOJ background check, with $1M insurance on every trip.
You watch the ride on live GPS, updated every 10 seconds, and the trip ends with a PIN-verified drop-off so you know your child arrived.
RideNest keeps your child safe with FBI and DOJ background-checked Nest Drivers, live GPS tracking, PIN-verified drop-offs, and $1M insurance on every ride.
Every Nest Driver clears FBI and DOJ background screening before their first ride, plus a clean driving record with no major violations in the past 5 years.
Follow the whole ride from your phone. The GPS location updates every 10 seconds so you always know where your child is.
Each ride ends with a unique PIN, so your child is only released to the right person at the right place. No guesswork.
Every RideNest trip carries $1 million in insurance coverage and a vehicle that passed a 19-point safety inspection.
RideNest is prearranged, not on-demand. You schedule each ride yourself, so your child never gets in the car with a stranger.
Recurring rides mean your child rides with a Nest Driver they know, week after week. See the full safety standard.
RideNest covers the runs San Diego families repeat every week: school pickups, sports and activities, appointments, and recurring weekly rides for kids ages 8 to 18.
Reliable rides to and from school across San Diego, every school day.
On-time rides to practices, lessons, rehearsals, and after-school programs.
Doctor and dentist visits, after-school care, and other scheduled runs.
A standing plan for the same routes your family drives every week.
RideNest was founded by Raquel Franco, a San Diego native and working mom with 26 years of corporate leadership. She built RideNest because she could not find a child-focused transportation service with the safety, reliability, and transparency parents need. So she created it: FBI and DOJ background-checked Nest Drivers, rides you book ahead, live GPS, and PIN-verified drop-offs, all built around one promise. Get the kids there safely.
The first 50 San Diego families to join get founding-member perks: $20 off your first 3 rides, priority access at launch, and a spot in our first month. RideNest launches in 2026. See pricing for details.
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