[fredley]

This has been the promise of Waze and their competitors since they very first went into business. I'll be fascinated to see if it works out. While on paper it's a no-brainer (cheaper for everyone involved, and potentially faster when using carpool lanes), the less tangible aspects of it (what if you hate the person who's car your stuck in for an hour? Will people sacrifice control over their timings, especially on the way home? etc. etc.) won't really be fully understood until this is actually being used properly by a lot of people.

[daburninatorrr]

While true, I feel like that is just how carpooling mechanics work. When there is a way for you to be randomly paired with strangers for a commute to and from work, you always run the risk of not liking someone. I'm more interested if there would be any penalty for the driver leaving without you because you took too long or something. With something that is so easy to sign up for, one would assume that feedback and accountability would also be easier to handle than previously