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uberCOMMUTE - More People in Fewer Cars

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Today, we're excited to announce uberCOMMUTE, an entirely new product for drivers.  It will launch in Chengdu, China — our number one city in the world.  uberCOMMUTE enables drivers who commute longer distances to share the cost of the trip.  It's carpooling at the press of a button.

Drivers sign into the app and tell Uber where they are going.  We then show them requests from riders who are traveling in the same direction as well as the payment they will receive for the trip.  The driver can then decide whether to accept the request or not.  For riders, it's Uber as usual.  They simply select People's Uber+ (our Chinese UberPOOL service), input their destination and then our systems match them with a driver going the same way.   

We've chosen China to pilot uberCOMMUTE — the first time we've launched a new global product outside the United States — because of the tremendous appetite amongst Chinese drivers and riders for creative new ways to get from A to B, affordably and reliably.  Over time we hope to adapt uberCOMMUTE for other cities around the world so that more people can carpool, helping reduce costs for everyone while also cutting congestion.  


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