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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>UBER Technologies Inc said yesterday, it was resuming shared rides, which were scrapped during the pandemic, detailing a revamped offer aimed at reducing the previously high losses in the pooled rides segment.<\/p>\n

Uber said the new shared rides option, which allows strangers to split a car travelling in the same direction, started piloting in Miami yesterday, with no firm plans yet for a US expansion.<\/p>\n

Previously known as Uber Pool, the new UberX Share offers a 5% upfront discount compared to a regular ride, Uber said on its website. That is a more modest price reduction than Uber Pool rides, which in the past offered rides at as much as half the fare of a private ride.<\/p>\n

Passengers booking a shared ride can now earn additional discounts in Uber credit, not cash, if another rider joins their trip. They receive a minimum of $2 (R31) and up to 30% of the price in Uber credit if a co-rider joins.<\/p>\n

Previously, passengers paid a pool rate regardless of whether they ended up sharing the ride. This allowed many passengers to book a discounted ride without ever having to actually share the trip.<\/p>\n

Chicago city data showed that some 25% to 40% of all requested shared trips did not end up being shared pre-pandemic. Shared rides only made up a small percentage of pre-pandemic rides and Uber in the past, said it was losing \u201csignificant sums\u201d due to heavy shared ride discounts.<\/p>\n

Smaller US rival Lyft Inc resumed its shared rides offer in July. Both companies halted the option in March last year, to curb the spread of the Covid-19 and both require drivers and customers to wear masks.<\/p>\n

They also limit shared rides to a total of two passengers who are requested to sit in the back seat. Reuters \u2013 reporting by Tina Bellon in Austin, Texas; editing by Alistair Bell<\/p>\n

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