Uber sees Toronto as ideal for new car-pooling app

Uber drivers in Toronto were informed last week that UberPool could be in the works, and were urged to complete the required online training.

When asked whether Uber would try to launch the new service during the Pan Am Games, especially given all the temporary high-occupancy lanes requiring three people in a car, Black refused to say.

“We don’t have a date at this point,” he said.

“Pan Am is a great time. So is a regular Monday in the summer,” he said. “We definitely need high occupancy. It doesn’t make sense that most car trips only have one person in them.”

Black disputed the suggestion that introducing a new car-pooling service would dilute its business, arguing the key is to increase overall demand.

“What we see in our business is if you can make transportation more affordable, they will come to it in droves,” he said. “With UberPool, the average trip will cost $5 or $6.”

That could get people out of their cars and downtown parking lots. “We view it from a long-term perspective. We want to see people taking car pooling as a reliable option,” Black said.

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