Lyft is bringing back shared rides to San Francisco, San Jose, Denver, Las Vegas and Atlanta this May, the company announced on Thursday, noting that the popular reduced fare service will be expanding to other markets in phases throughout the year.
The company originally abandoned its carpooling service in March 2020 when the pandemic made it clear no one would want to ride in a small, enclosed space with other riders, let alone a Lyft driver. Last summer, Lyft brought back a limited version of shared rides in Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia, and the company says it has already launched the service in Miami.
Uber also ditched its Uber Pool service in March 2020, but started bringing it back last fall.
Bringing back shared rides is an interesting move to make in the wake of Lyft …
