New York Post

Google could spark a ride ‘hail’ storm

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Google is set to expand a San Francisco carpooling program that could morph into a showdown with its onetime ally, the popular ride-hailing service Uber.

The plans will build upon a test service that Google’s navigation app Waze launched three months ago in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The program allows anyone using the Waze app to offer a ride to a limited pool of people trying to get to work or home.

Now, only people working at six companies, including Google, Walmart and Adobe Systems, can request rides. Waze says anyone with its app will be able to request a ride within the next few months.

Riders reimburse the drivers in the program for gas and wear on their vehicles.

Google was an early investor in Uber.

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