A Social Gaming App to Promote Meaningful
Interactions During the Pandemic
Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive”) (TSXV: FD), a Canadian
“people-and-planet-first” tech business ecosystem, is pleased to
announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, HiRide Share Ltd.
(“HiRide”), the first-of-its-kind long-distance, socially
responsible ridesharing and car-pooling business, has launched
“HiQ”, a social gaming application.
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HiQ serves as an organic addition to “HiRide Social”, HiRide’s
recently introduced and virally growing socializing app. Both of
these apps have been developed in the wake of the COVID-19
pandemic, distinctly manifesting HiRide’s and Facedrive’s
determination to help young Canadians cope with negative effects of
social isolation.
HiQ is designed to encourage people to socialize, make new
connections, and keep their minds stimulated by competing in
various trivia games. The app’s algorithm is built to match users
that have similar interests, thus offering an environment conducive
to the creation of meaningful peer-to-peer connections from the
comfort of users’ homes. Moreover, users will have the opportunity
to win cash prizes, as well as merchandise and incentives by
HiRide’s and Facedrive’s corporate partners, for competing in
weekly trivia challenges.
The first round of trivia challenges on the HiQ platform will
commence on June 21, 2020, at 12:00 am (EST). Users will compete
and collect points until June 27, 2020, at 11:59 pm (EST), when the
top ten winners based on the highest number of points collected
will be announced. Each subsequent round will run for seven days
starting at 12:00 am (EST) every Sunday, and end at 11:59 pm (EST)
the following Saturday.
The trivia questions are divided into several categories for
users to be able to compete in the areas of knowledge in which they
are most interested. This gives users the opportunity to improve
their proficiency in various fields and demonstrate it in
entertaining, fun-filled competition with peers.
HiQ is currently available for download on both the Apple App
Store and the Google Play Store. Some of the avenues of
distribution of HiQ are expected to be through partnerships with
colleges and universities, such as University of Waterloo and
Wilfrid Laurier University. HiRide expects that in the next 90
days, additional features including voice and video chat options
will be added within the HiQ app to further increase user
engagement.
“At HiRide, we are committed to helping people foster a
community and build a sense of belonging. HiQ is our newest
initiative to encourage building connections and practice social
distancing”, said Akshat Soni, CEO of HiRide. “Our company has been
founded on the principles of driving human connection, and the need
for this has become even more apparent during these unprecedented
times”, added Soni.
HiRide’s continued efforts to bring about positive social change
resonates strongly with the vision and mission of Facedrive. Driven
by commitments to the causes of social and environmental
responsibility, both companies prioritize the needs of people and
the environment in every community that they serve, and are
dedicated to keeping these commitments as they expand throughout
Canada and internationally.
About HiRide
HiRide is an evolution in car-pooling. HiRide is an innovative,
first-of-its-kind long-distance travel car-pooling app that seeks
to change the face of transportation for commuters. HiRide’s
mission is to transport students and professionals all across the
globe to their desired destinations while reducing the negative
impact of the ridesharing segment on the environment. HiRide is an
entirely new, people powered global transport network that connects
drivers with empty seats to passengers looking for a ride. HiRide’s
goal is to make travel and social life efficient as well as more
affordable for its members worldwide. This is achieved through its
offering of an innovative platform, dedicated customer service, and
a fast-growing community of users.
For more about HiRide, visit www.hiride.ca.
About Facedrive
Facedrive is a multi-faceted “people-and-planet first” platform
offering socially-responsible services to local communities with a
strong commitment to doing business fairly, equitably and
sustainably. Facedrive rideshare was the first to offer green
transportation solutions in the TaaS space, planting thousands of
trees and giving users a choice between EVs, hybrids and
conventional vehicles. Facedrive Marketplace offers curated
merchandise created from sustainably sourced materials. Facedrive
Foods offers contactless deliveries of healthy foods right to
consumers’ doorsteps. Facedrive Health develops innovative
technological solutions to the most acute health challenges of the
day. Facedrive is changing the ridesharing, food delivery,
e-commerce and health tech narratives for the better, for
everyone.
For more about Facedrive, visit www.facedrive.com.
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Media Contact: Sana Srithas | sana@facedrive.com
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