ride sharing
Splitting transportation costs
Ride sharing is the practice of multiple passengers traveling together in a single vehicle, typically arranged through a digital platform.
The term covers both carpooling—where drivers and passengers split costs for a shared destination—and commercial services like Uber or Lyft, where drivers provide on-demand transportation for a fee: I use ride sharing to get to work.
- UberApp-summoned car service
- vanpoolingShared commute by vehicle
- passenger seatFront seat for non-drivers
- microtransitFlexible shared-ride service
- street cornerWhere two roads intersect
Lyft · commute · GPS tracking · mobile apps · shared experiences · shuttle services · fuel efficiency · carbon footprint reduction · community building · driver rating · green transportation · rating · surge · pool · payment gateways · split · pickup · dropoff
- mutual aidteamwork, helping, lending, cooperation, solidarity
- online servicesweb services, cloud services, SaaS, web hosting, e-commerce
- conveniencesdishwasher, microwave, washing machine, refrigerator, air conditioning
- extra incomeside hustle, side job, freelancing, gig work, moonlighting
- modern lifesmartphone, apps, social media, streaming, online shopping
- sharinggiving, lending, borrowing, donating, swapping
ride sharingpublic transit
Shared community vehicle system
mass transit · bus · subway · train · walking