Taxi app Uber is allowing customers to save cash and cleave traffic by sharing rides with strangers – a system already working in New York and Paris. We sent our writer on a testIt’s Friday night and not only am I ready for the weekend,I’m ready for the future. Unfortunately, I soon realise, and the future is not fairly ready for me.
It’s the first day of UberPool in London,the urban taxi service’s new shared-cab facility, in which passengers save 25% of the normal fare by selecting the “pool” option on their Uber phone app. It means a journey can be shared by up to three passengers going in the same direction, and thus cutting not just the price but also,in theory, congestion.
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Source: theguardian.com