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eleven-year-old kaya is getting picked up from school but not by her parents higher higher her mom is busy at work so she's sent a driver from shuttle a subscription car service for kids parents need to schedule a ride at least a day in advance through the app while kids need their own cell phone and must be eight or older rides typically cost around twelve dollars one time I had a child asked oh can I be dropped off at this location instead and we called the parent confirmed that that was okay and then dropped them off at the different location for pickup the driver and child confirm the predetermined password and can see a photo of each other on their phone meanwhile the parents can monitor the ride in real-time through the app every single ride is watched live at shuttle headquarters by full-time shuttle employees with software in the car called Zen Drive we can monitor driving behavior in real time if putting your child in a car with a stranger sounds dangerous shuttle says all their drivers have childcare experience and go through extensive background checks we use fingerprinting FBI database federal state and local criminal background check databases and social security number verification currently operating in the San Francisco Bay Area shuttle is carving out a new market alongside services like hop skip Drive in Los Angeles shuttle is also launching a carpool service busy parents like akemim ease are also turning to meal delivery apps like Monterey the service runs in San Francisco New York Seattle and Los Angeles with a rotating daily menu when you place an order it goes straight to the distribution center the food is already ready to go it's closest to you parents can order in advance through the website or even on the way home from school using the app complete meals are delivered cold and cost between 8 and 14 dollars each they like it the salmon because they can eat that they like the fruits and they like the almond milk from food delivery to kid delivery there's an app for that in San Francisco Lexus Avedis cnet.com for CBS News