Uber launches a new service to share expenses and ride with strangers
The private transport service Uber continues to expand into new territories and expand its possibilities. Thus, after starting to operate in Asia just a few days ago, a new function is now known that seeks to further reduce the costs for the user who decides to use Uber instead of the taxi. It is called UberPool and raises the possibility of share a ride and therefore costs with strangers also users of the application.One more step in the direction of the collaborative economy.
That yes, UberPool has begun as a pilot project in the bay area of the North American city of San Francisco At the moment it is a private beta that will go public on August 15th if the project going well. A new way of using the transport of Uber looking for the maximum possible reduction in price when sharing a journey with someone going to the same destination. An intelligent way to travel but, again, puts the rest of the transport on a war footing.
The operation of this new function is really simple. Simply order a car Uber as usual. The app then automatically takes care of showing a notification if it has found another user's request nearby.In this way it is possible to get in touch and pick up the stranger to be able to make the journey and divide the price of the race between both of them. The good thing is that Uber takes care of doing all the work, and if there is no encounter with a stranger, it even offers a discount to the user willing to share his career.
At the moment it is only the experiment of an idea that is little or nothing new in concept, but that continues to revolutionize the field of this transport service through applications A service supported by Google, whose workers will be among the first to try the service UberPool, according to the media outlet TechCrunch And they claim to share the same mission as Uberto avoid traffic congestion, pollution and, ultimately, support energy efficiency.
At Uber they know that this new service is more than a way to save. And it is that their web page comes to call it social experiment They want to find out what the client thinks to find themselves sharing a vehicle with a complete stranger in order to reduce up to 40 percent the price of their trip. Something they say they feel excited about.
For now we will have to wait to see if this experiment turns out well before expanding it to other cities where it already operates UberWe will also have to see the reaction of the users and the taxi sector And it is that they continue to defend their business by force of arms against an alternative that is sold ascheaper, modern and comfortable, although in Spain she has already begun to be persecuted for not respecting passenger transportation laws.
