Lyft is slowly however certainly bringing again shared rides in additional cities. Users in San Francisco, San Jose, Denver, Las Vegas and Atlanta will as soon as extra be capable of take shared rides.
That choice was suspended quickly after the COVID-19 pandemic took maintain in March 2020. Lyft began providing shared rides once more final summer time in choose cities comparable to Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia. The firm plans to carry the characteristic again to extra markets within the coming months.
Users can get monetary savings by taking a shared experience, since they’re going to be splitting the fee with another person. Ride requests are at present restricted to 1 individual. These rides can have a most of two passengers, although one can sit within the entrance if the driving force’s okay with it.
The firm additionally says that drivers can decide out of shared rides with out penalty by way of 2022. Last month, Lyft dropped its requirement for drivers and passengers to put on masks, which are actually non-compulsory for shared rides too (relying on native guidelines).
Lyft’s restoration from the pandemic has been slower than rival Uber’s, and better availability of shared rides might present a lift to enterprise. This week, the corporate stated it will have to spend extra on incentives to entice drivers again to its platform.