How HUM Works

Turn the Riders You Already Drive Into a Business That's Yours.

You already have everything it takes. Here's exactly how HUM turns the riders you drive today into clients who are yours to keep.

Currently active in California, Arizona, Idaho, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio, and Alabama.

The Idea in 30 Seconds

Riders Ask for Direct Rides All the Time. Now You Can Say Yes.

Until now, saying yes meant going off-app: uninsured, and in many places against local rules. HUM is the legal, insured way to say yes. You subscribe, log private rides in the app, set your own rate, and keep every dollar of it. No commission, ever.

Four Steps

From Your First App Ride to Your Own Client Base.

Enrollment takes about 5 minutes. We'll guide you through the rest.

1

Download and Enroll in the App

Download the HUM Driver app (iOS and Android). Verify your phone, enter your vehicle and city details, and upload a selfie. Enrollment takes about 5 minutes — and it's step one, not the finish line.

2

Subscribe

HUM runs on a flat monthly subscription based on your vehicle type. After you enroll, we'll text and email you your personal subscription link. Subscribing is what unlocks your coverage and your account.

3

Get Activated

Once you subscribe, our team activates your driver account and you'll get a confirmation the moment you're live.

4

Start Driving

Take your first private ride fully covered, and start turning the riders you already drive into clients that are yours.

Every HUM driver completes a standard background check and driving record review through our third-party provider, and provides license, registration, and proof-of-insurance documents. Passing is required to drive on HUM.

Once You're Driving

What Running Your Own Book Actually Looks Like.

Build Your Client List

Some of your riders already ask to book you directly. You know the ones. Those are your first clients, and now you can finally say yes. From there you grow the way any business does: let people know you're available as a private driver, hand out your card, and let word spread. That's how your book of business starts.

Log the Ride, and You're Covered

Start the trip in the HUM app. The moment you do, HUM's commercial policy activates, and you're covered for that trip. Your rider pays you directly, however you've agreed.

Keep Everything You Earn

No commission. No split. No algorithm deciding what your time is worth. You set the rate, and the full fare and every tip go straight to you. Your only cost is your flat monthly subscription.

Why It's Legal and Covered

Insured, Logged, and On the Record.

HUM carries the commercial insurance and operating authority that for-hire driving requires. Every trip logged in the app is insured, tracked, and on the record. Your personal auto policy covers you off the clock, and HUM's commercial policy covers you the moment you log a ride. No gray area.

See full coverage details

$51
Average per private ride
0%
Commission taken by HUM
100%
Of the rate you set is yours

What It Costs vs. Doing It Yourself

The Shortcut to Going Independent.

Going independent on your own means an LLC, a vehicle-for-hire permit (a TCP in California), and a full commercial policy billed around the clock whether you do one private ride a day or ten. HUM gives you insured private rides on a flat monthly subscription, covered for the periods you're actually driving, with no commercial policy of your own to buy.

See plans on our Start Driving page

You're Closer Than You Think.