Waze Shuts Down Carpooling App Citing A Covid-Related Decline In The Practice | Carscoops carscoops
Starting in September, many people looking to share a ride to work will have to find a new way to do it, because Google-owned Waze is shutting down its carpooling service.
The company will start winding down the service starting next month after six years in operation. It cited changing travel behaviors related to“While Waze was predominantly a commuting app pre-COVID, today the proportion of errands and travel drives have surpassed commutes,” Waze told . “This means we have an opportunity to find even more impactful ways to bring together a global community to share real-time insights and help each other outsmart traffic — this is what has always made Waze truly special.”First launched in 2016 in San Francisco, Waze Carpool was different than carpool services offered by other companies like Uber and Lyft, because it allowed non-professional drivers to offer rides to people traveling along a similar route as them for a nominal fee.
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