In a world where Uber and Lyft are available at the jingle of a phone call or the touching of a text message, it’s not surprising that these services are popular. They’re cheaper than taxi cabs and the rider and driver experience is a lot more democratic. When you hail a cab, you’re just rolling the dice, but a lot of ride-sharing platforms offer users a chance to look at their driver’s ratings and see if they’re worthy riders; the same thing applies to passengers, who are also rated by drivers. Facebook might be looking to get in on the ride-sharing game.
Facebook already has an arrangement with Uber, in which Facebook Message can be used to arrange an Uber pick-up. Now it looks as though Facebook is going to allow users to sidestep Uber and just arrange rides directly. If the technical offerings are to be believed, there are options for “going and driving” and “going but not driving” along with ways to select how many passengers you can take and what kind of financial compensation is expected for being able to ride along to events.
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