Uber wants to take carpool on a different level, here’s how
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Uber feels that this option will help reduce air pollution in New Delhi by cutting the number of duplicate journeys as the vehicle emissions produce 30% of the pollution in the capital, according to a report by the Observer Research Foundation.
If private car owners are able to register with Uber as drivers, all they have to do is input the time of their travel and route so that people in the vicinity going in same direction can hitch a ride.
"We would like to work with the government to make this a reality," Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Uber's India policy head, told ET.
Ride-Sharing, however, is different from Uber's carpooling service, which involves drivers of vehicles with commercial licences.
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"We would therefore be keen to support the government in every way possible and help use carpooling and ride-sharing as solutions to address the rising pollution and congestion in the city," he added.
Uber experimented with ride sharing in
According to sources, initial conversations with the Delhi government on the issue have been positive.
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