Uber rolls out Group Rides, a new way to share rides with friends

Uber has announced the launch of ‘Group Rides’ in India, a new feature that allows sharing of rides with up to three friends when headed to a common destination. Group rides offer riders the option to save up to 30% of their fare, depending on the number of friends they split it with.

The feature allows riders to add their friends to their Uber ride by sharing details of the ride through messaging apps. Upon joining the journey, the friends would have the option to add their own pickup locations, which would get updated to the ride. The feature also aims to decongest roads by reducing the need for individual vehicles when groups of friends or colleagues or relatives are headed towards  the same destination.

Commenting on the launch of the new feature, Nitish Bhushan, Director of Central Operations, Uber India, said, “We are always innovating for our customers and looking at ways to make travel more affordable and seamless. With Group Rides we are offering customers the option to save more while they are riding with people they know. Not only do riders save money and arrive at the common destination together, they also do the good deed of reducing vehicles on the road by getting more butts in fewer cars.”