Virtual carpooling

A method comprising:

• at a computing platform comprising at least one processor and at least one memory:
• receiving, by the at least one processor, from a first computing device associated with a first driver, a first request for the first driver to participate in conferencing;
• receiving, by the at least one processor, from the first computing device, first audio played in a vehicle driven by the first driver and detected by the first computing device;
• determining, by the at least one processor, first listening preferences of the first driver based on the first audio detected by the first computing device;
• based on one or more characteristics of the first driver and based on the first listening preferences of the first driver, assigning, by the at least one processor, the first driver to a conference;
• receiving, by the at least one processor, from a second computing device associated with a second driver different from the first driver, a second request for the second driver to participate in conferencing;
• determining, by the at least one processor, based on one or more characteristics of the second driver, that the second driver has at least one characteristic that matches at least one characteristic of the one or more characteristics of the first driver;
• receiving, by the at least one processor, from the second computing device, second audio played in a vehicle driven by the second driver and detected by the second computing device;
• determining, by the at least one processor, second listening preferences of the second driver based on the second audio detected by the second computing device;
• based on determining the first listening preferences of the first driver and the second listening preferences of the second driver, determining, by the at least one processor, that the first driver and the second driver have at least one shared listening preference;
• based on determining that the second driver has at least one characteristic that matches at least one characteristic of the one or more characteristics of the first driver and based on determining that the first driver and the second driver have at least one shared listening preference, assigning, by the at least one processor, the second driver to the conference with the first driver;
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• bridging, by the at least one processor, the first computing device operated by the first driver and the second computing device operated by the second driver in the conference.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a computing platform comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, cause the computing platform to:

• receive, from a first computing device associated with a first driver, a first request for the first driver to participate in conferencing;
• receive, from the first computing device, first audio played in a vehicle driven by the first driver and detected by the first computing device;
• determine first listening preferences of the first driver based on the first audio detected by the first computing device;
• based on one or more characteristics of the first driver and based on the first listening preferences of the first driver, assign the first driver to a conference;
• receive, from a second computing device associated with a second driver different from the first driver, a second request for the second driver to participate in conferencing;
• determine, based on one or more characteristics of the second driver, that the second driver has at least one characteristic that matches at least one characteristic of the one or more characteristics of the first driver;
• receive, from the second computing device, second audio played in a vehicle driven by the second driver and detected by the second computing device;
• determine second listening preferences of the second driver based on the second audio detected by the second computing device;
• based on determining the first listening preferences of the first driver and the second listening preferences of the second driver, determine that the first driver and the second driver have at least one shared listening preference;
• based on determining that the second driver has at least one characteristic that matches at least one characteristic of the one or more characteristics of the first driver and based on determining that the first driver and the second driver have at least one shared listening preference, assign the second driver to the conference with the first driver;
• and
• bridge the first computing device operated by the first driver and the second computing device operated by the second driver in the conference.