gRide, Genentech's Employee Transportation program, provides flexible and convenient services and incentives designed to support employees getting to and from work and around the Genentech campuses without having to drive alone or to even drive at all. By choosing gRide, employees can save time and money by sharing a ride and using carpool lanes and they can avoid stress and traffic by using public transit.

The following is an overview of the many programs and services we have to help employees discover a convenient commute option that fits their unique lifestyle:

• Comfortable, WiFi equipped GenenBus coach services to select neighborhoods throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area
• Convenient connections to public transportation in South San Francisco, Oceanside and Hillsborough
• The DNA shuttle in South San Francisco for reliable and quick intra-campus shuttle service
• gRide Rewards of $4 per day incentive for all South San Francisco employees who participate in commuter programs
• gRide Rewards for Drivers offering South San Francisco employees a $2 per passenger trip incentive for carpool and vanpool drivers up to a maximum of $32 / day or eight passenger round-trips
• gRide Hotline for questions and customized commute planning assistance for South San Francisco employees
• Ride Planner to quickly and easily help you find convenient commute options based on where you live and where you work
• Rideshare, offering a new and innovative way to connect with coworkers who live in many neighborhood using a cell phone and simple text message commands
• Genentech's Guaranteed Ride Home program to get employees home quickly via a taxi should an emergency arise, such as a sick child at home or even an employee has to stay late at work unexpectedly
• The WageWorks program, allowing employees to purchase transit and parking passes with pre-tax dollars saving approximately 40% off transit pass purchases