Google expands nascent ride-sharing service

Google had invested $258 million in Uber


Reuters August 31, 2016
Google logo PHOTO: REUTERS

Alphabet Inc's Google unit plans to open its ride-sharing program to Waze app users in San Francisco this fall, pitting itself against Uber Technologies Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Google in May launched a pilot program around its California headquarters which allowed several thousand area workers at specific firms to carpool together with users of its Wave navigation app, according to the WSJ report.

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Waze app PHOTO: REUTERS

Alphabet executive David Drummond on Monday resigned from Uber's board due to increasing competition between the companies.

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Google in 2013 had invested $258 million in Uber, but now increasingly see each other as rivals, the WSJ reported.

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