Uber Applied sciences Inc. stated it plans to make UberX Share obtainable in 5 extra U.S. cities within the coming weeks. UberX Share offers customers a reduction for sharing their experience with others.
The service will quickly be obtainable in Baltimore, Miami, Nashville, Philadelphia and Washington., the corporate stated in a press release Wednesday.
UberX Share launched in New York, Los Angeles and different main cities throughout the U.S. and Canada in 2022 after a pause in shared experience availability because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier than the pandemic, Uber’s shared experience service was referred to as Uber Pool, which launched in 2014. Shared rides are sometimes cheaper than these beneath UberX, the corporate’s normal single-user service.
“Getting extra butts in seats of fewer automobiles will assist obtain our aim of zero-emissions,” Uber stated within the assertion. The aim of UberX Share is “to encourage fewer automobiles on the street and fewer impression to the planet.”
Uber stated it plans to develop UberX Share to different U.S. cities quickly.