Waze Carpool first launched in 2016.
to all 50 states in the US as well as Brazil and Waze’s country of origin, Israel. The service was different from carpooling services offered by Uber and Lyft insofar as it let nonprofessional drivers offer rides to people traveling on a similar route for a nominal fee. In 2018, the company launched its own standalone carpool app.
The impetus, at least originally, was to get more people sharing rides in the interest of reducing the number of single-occupancy vehicles on the road. Waze said it would use its “superior routing technology” to help commuters fill empty seats in their cars and, in the process, hopefully reduce the number of cars on the road.
Waze insisted it wasn’t in the business to make money. Even so, the company relied on partnerships with big employers who could then encourage workers to use the service. At one point, Waze sent teams of employees to WeWork locations bearing tacos and other free goodies to persuade young professionals to download the app.
Carpooling has been on the decline over the last several decades. In the 1970s, in the midst of a gas crisis, around 20 percent of Americans shared rides on the way to work; now, that number is around 9 percent. Both Uber and Lyft have tried to get their respective customers to share rides with varying degrees of success.But if carpooling was starting to regain some modest momentum, COVID basically stopped it in its tracks.
Waze said it will continue to work with cities on their mobility challenges. “We are proud of what we accomplished through Waze Carpool, and are grateful to the Carpool community for sharing drives and working together to take cars off the road,” the company added.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
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