Uber introduces new service for those who don't want to spend too much

If you want to take a trip using Uber, but are strapped for cash, a new service, which is still to be launched in India, will make your trips even cheaper.

In a blog, Ethan Stock, Product Director, Shared Rides of Uber introduced Express Pool, a service, similar to Pool in a lot of ways albeit the car won't come to your pickup spot. Instead, you walk a short distance to sit in your ride.

"Riders love the affordability of POOL, but are less excited about the unpredictability that sharing can bring. Using this feedback, we built the next generation of shared rides from the ground up.

"The result is Express POOL, where riders wait a few minutes before their trips begin, and then walk a short distance to a nearby spot for pick up and drop off. Walking and waiting help us make more optimal matches and provide better, straighter, faster routes with fewer detours, delivering an even more affordable and consistent option than POOL to consumers," Stock wrote in his blog.

Once the service comes to India, Express Pool will be another option next to Pool in the main interface. "Once requested, we’ll spend the next few minutes selecting the most compatible co-riders and a driver nearby, and the best spot for pickup within a few blocks of your location. When your ride details are finalized, we’ll give you walking directions and the ETA to pick up so you know when and where to meet your driver and co-riders. Once in the car, you can sit back and enjoy the straighter, faster trip that walking and waiting enables.  As you near the end of your trip, we’ll choose a drop off spot, notify you, and provide walking directions for the last few blocks to your final destination," the blog added.