Lyft Line, the company's main ridesharing service that allows commuters to carpool in order save money by splitting the bill to their shared destination, is expanding to six new cities.
The company announced on Tuesday that Lyft Line will start to roll out in Newark, Philadelphia, Denver, Seattle, San Diego and Silicon Valley starting next week, and will be available in these new cities by April 15.
Lyft previously introduced Line back in 2014 in San Francisco to make commuting more affordable for its users. Instead of just ordering a Lyft car to pick you up and drop you off, Line connects the traveler with someone else who is going the same way so that both riders pay less than what it would cost to take the ride solo. Think of it as carpooling with a stranger.
Not only does it help the rider's pocket, but we all know that carpooling is also good for the environment.
"Lyft's mission is to make our communities better by bringing positive change to transportation — Lyft Line is the heart of that movement," Logan Green, Lyft co-founder and CEO, said in a statement. "We are growing and scaling at an incredible pace, which means that we can offer Lyft Line in more markets. Today's news means that we now offer 25 percent of Americans the option to affordably share their rides through Lyft Line, which means fewer cars on the road across the U.S."
With this latest expansion, Lyft Line will soon be available in a total of 15 cities, which previously included New York, Washington, D.C, Boston, Chicago and Miami.
Coming to the six cities over the span of five days, Lyft Line will launch in Seattle on April 11, followed by the greater Newark, N.J. area and Denver on April 13, and Philadelphia on April 13. San Jose and San Diego will then get the service on the 14th and 15th.
To compare Line's availability with the company's other services, both Lyft's original ride services, which can be taken solo or with up to three friends, and Lyft Plus for six passengers, are offered nationwide.
Lyft revealed that Line makes up approximately 40 percent of total rides in the cities where it's offered.
The only downsides to the service is that one, you have to share the car with someone else, and two, it may take a little more time to reach your destination since you might have to make a stop to pick them up if you hop in first. Line still sounds like a pretty sweet deal if you want the convenience of being driven around without having to pay a hefty bill.
Source: Lyft
