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05-05-2017, 03:18 AM
UberPOOL just got way safer and less stressful
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UberPOOL, the ride-hailing app's carpool option, is great — until three other people pile into the backseat. At that point your ride just got at least 20 minutes longer and it doesn't help that one person needs to get dropped off on a small side street in the middle of downtown at rush hour.
SEE ALSO: Uber is (finally) making it easier to see your rider rating (http://mashable.com/2017/04/26/uber-ratings-update/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Uber has apparently **ticed that these inconvenient drop-offs are wasting everyone's time, so they introduced a new feature. Instead of just telling your driver you can get out a block before the traffic hell-hole in front of your destination, the app will offer up that option and **tify you and your driver. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/04/uberpool-rideshare-dropoffs-feature/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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UberPOOL, the ride-hailing app's carpool option, is great — until three other people pile into the backseat. At that point your ride just got at least 20 minutes longer and it doesn't help that one person needs to get dropped off on a small side street in the middle of downtown at rush hour.
SEE ALSO: Uber is (finally) making it easier to see your rider rating (http://mashable.com/2017/04/26/uber-ratings-update/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Uber has apparently **ticed that these inconvenient drop-offs are wasting everyone's time, so they introduced a new feature. Instead of just telling your driver you can get out a block before the traffic hell-hole in front of your destination, the app will offer up that option and **tify you and your driver. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/04/uberpool-rideshare-dropoffs-feature/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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