If you're the first in, you are very likely to be the last out.įor example, let's say you were going to a location 10 miles away and it takes an average of 30 minutes to drive there. When you're in a Pool or Shared ride, the algorithm that calculates who to pick up and drop off is based almost strictly on distance. The $2 to $4 in savings on the majority of shared UberPool or Lyft Shared rides is 100% not worth it, especially if your drop-off is far. There may be other options based on different markets (like luxury cars, cars with extra legroom and headroom, cars with car seats, cars that allow pets, and cars with a rack for your ski equipment), but most markets simply offer a regular ride, an XL ride, and a carpool ride. Pool and Shared are generally the cheapest options, usually by a couple of dollars. Both companies offer co-riding services: UberPool and Lyft Shared. When a passenger requests a ride, they have a few options: They can take a regular car for up to four people, an XL ride for up to six people, or a shared ride, where one or two passengers per request can share a ride with other users. The ironic thing, though, is that it's actually best for the passenger if you don't share a ride with anyone else, unless you want to waste a ton of your precious time. The carpool features of Uber and Lyft were designed for multiple passengers to share a ride from near point A to point B. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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