Say Hello To Uber On Messenger

Uber carpools can now be booked through the Facebook Messenger

Uber is always looking for new ways to connect people with safe, reliable transportation at the push of a button. Over the years, the Uber experience has become more social. With uberPOOL, we’ve not only made it more affordable to get around the city, but have also helped people make new connections when they share their trip. Today, in partnership with Facebook, we’re bringing you and your friends closer together right where you are: on Messenger.

how does this works ?

It works like this: Open up a messenger conversation, click on the three-dot menu button, and select ‘Request a Ride’. You’ll then have the option to request a ride just for yourself, or for you and your friend. Request the ride, and you’re good to go.

It’s not much different than simply ordering from the Uber app, but it does give you the added benefit of being able to quickly share your ride information with your friends along with location information to let them know you’re on the way

Advantages:

Still, a much more useful implementation would be allowing you to specify your carpool partner is so you could easily pick up a friend on the way to an event or movie.

                  The biggest advantage of this is you don't need to install uber app for riding occasionally and it saves a lot of memory 

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Uber also plans to use Messenger as a test case for real-time customer service – something Uber has been criticized of lacking much of. “We will start testing live support through Messenger to find out if this is the best way to start using real-time support through this,” Uber’s head of API and strategic partnerships Rahul Bijor said.

Messenger is the perfect platform for that kind of selective carpooling, particularly given Facebook patents show the company has already considered using its Events pages for setting up carpools. Here’s to hoping its an idea Facebook and Uber are seriously considering.