The Driver Era is an American alternative music band/musical duo composed of former R5 band members Rocky and Ross Lynch. It was officially formed on March 1, 2018.

On March 1, 2018, R5’s social networks had their name changed to The Driver Era and all posts deleted. On March 2, it was confirmed that The Driver Era was a new band consisting of Ross and Rocky. On the same day, promotional videos were released for their first single, “Preacher Man”, to be released on March 16th.