SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Ride-share services Uber and Lyft announced the launch of independent carpooling services that will match users with drivers headed in the same direction.
Uber's service will be called UberPool and Lyft started Lyft Line, which allows users tho share a car when they have a common destination or similar route. The move is seen as an attempt by the two services to take on public transportation systems.