{"id":68275,"date":"2014-06-17T17:05:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T15:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=68275"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:38:21","slug":"get-a-move-on-7-car-sharing-and-social-taxi-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/get-a-move-on-7-car-sharing-and-social-taxi-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a move on: 7 car-sharing and social taxi apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For short trips, more and more people are relying on the services of the so-called &#8216;social economy&#8217;, using their peers to save or make money while making things a bit more convenient.\u00a0There are a ton of websites and apps that make <strong>ride-sharing<\/strong>, <strong>car-sharing<\/strong>, or getting a <strong>taxi<\/strong> super easy, and not only are they cheap, they can also be better for the environment. Here, I&#8217;ll show you 7 of the best apps and services to help you hitch a ride.<\/p>\n<h3>P2P Taxi<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"height: 100px;width: 100px;margin: 0px 3px\" title=\"Uber\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/Uber-icon_2561.png\" alt=\"Uber\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/> <strong>Uber<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uber<\/a> turns all of its members into potential <strong>taxi drivers<\/strong>. With its recent integration into\u00a0<a title=\"Huge Google Maps update improves turn-by-turn navigation, adds Uber integration\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/google-maps-8-0-update\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Maps<\/a>, you can order an Uber-taxi at the touch of a button, and as a registered driver, you can offer taxi rides.<\/p>\n<p>Uber automatically hones in on the nearest available drivers using <strong>GPS,<\/strong> and sends them a request. If the driver accepts, Uber takes over all other tasks, including notifications and payment processing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Download Uber for\u00a0<a title=\"Uber for iPhone\" href=\"http:\/\/uber.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone<\/a> and\u00a0<a title=\"Uber for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/uber.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68282\" title=\"Uber\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Uber-screen640x6401.jpg\" alt=\"Uber\" width=\"310\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Uber-screen640x6401.jpg 310w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Uber-screen640x6401-152x256.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h3>Sharing a ride<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"height: 100px;width: 100px;margin-left: 3px;margin-right: 3px\" title=\"BlaBlaCar\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/icon_BlaBlaCar.png\" alt=\"BlaBlaCar\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong>BlaBlaCar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blablacar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlaBlaCar<\/a> is one of the largest car-sharing platforms in Europe, and it&#8217;s perfect if you&#8217;re looking to take a Euro Trip for cheap. For longer trips, you can even offer free places to interested fellow passengers. With its cleverly thought-out system, BlaBlaCar proposes prices based on <strong>supply and demand<\/strong>.\u00a0The service can even manage payment processing on request.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Download BlaBlaCar for\u00a0<a title=\"BlaBlaCar for iPhone\" href=\"http:\/\/blablacar.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone<\/a> or\u00a0<a title=\"BlaBlaCar for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/blablacar.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>, or use\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blablacar.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"height: 640px;width: 374px\" title=\"BlaBlaCar\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/BlaBlaCar-screen640x640.jpg\" alt=\"BlaBlaCar\" width=\"210\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"height: 100px;width: 100px;margin-left: 3px;margin-right: 3px\" title=\"Carpooling\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/carpooling-icon_256.png\" alt=\"Carpooling\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong>Carpooling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong>Hailing from Germany, what&#8217;s known as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitfahrgelegenheit.de<\/a> in its home country is simply called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpooling.com\">carpooling<\/a> in many other countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p>As with BlaBlaCar, you can <strong>offer rides<\/strong>, or catch a ride as a passenger.\u00a0Besides car rides, carpooling also lets you take people using group tickets for buses, trains and flights.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Download carpooling for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/carpooling.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/carpooling.en.softonic.com\/android\">Android<\/a>, or use it\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"height: 640px;width: 374px\" title=\"Carpooling\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/carpooling-screen640x640.jpg\" alt=\"Carpooling\" width=\"374\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"height: 100px;width: 100px;margin-left: 3px;margin-right: 3px\" title=\"Lyft\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/lyft-icon_256.png\" alt=\"Lyft\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/> <strong>Lyft<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lyft<\/a> is one of the most popular carpooling providers in the U.S.\u00a0Unlike BlaBlaCar and carpooling, Lyft relies on <strong>short trips<\/strong>.\u00a0To avoid legal problems with taxi services, no prices are agreed\u2013 instead, passengers make <strong>donations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, on this platform, a kind of shadow market has emerged with <strong>reasonably fixed prices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Download Lyft for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lyft.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lyft.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>, or access it via the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyft.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68283\" title=\"Lyft\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/lyft-screen640x640.jpg\" alt=\"Lyft\" width=\"324\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/lyft-screen640x640.jpg 324w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/lyft-screen640x640-161x256.jpg 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"height: 100px;width: 100px;margin-left: 3px;margin-right: 3px\" title=\"Sidecar\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/Sidecar-Ride-icon_256.png\" alt=\"Sidecar\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong>Sidecar Ride<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.side.cr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sidecar Ride<\/a> is another U.S. provider in direct competition with Lyft. Once again, this app focuses on <strong>short distances in cities<\/strong>.\u00a0Thanks to an ingenious system and geo-location on maps, Sidecar Ride allows you to find trips at very short notice, although similar to Lyft, the success of the app depends on the size of the user base.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Download Sidecar Ride for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/sidecar-ride\/id524617679\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.sidecarPassenger\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>, or access it\u00a0on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.side.cr\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68284\" title=\"Sidecar Ride\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Sidecar-Ride-screen640x640.jpg\" alt=\"Sidecar Ride\" width=\"321\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Sidecar-Ride-screen640x640.jpg 321w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/Sidecar-Ride-screen640x640-148x256.jpg 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h3>Car sharing<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"height: 100px;width: 100px;margin-left: 3px;margin-right: 3px\" title=\"Relay Rides\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/RelayRides-icon_256.png\" alt=\"Relay Rides\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong>RelayRides<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/relayrides.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RelayRides<\/a> works as a rental agency for private cars in the U.S. The user base isn&#8217;t clear yet, but RelayRides has strong partners on its side.<\/p>\n<p>So far, <strong>General Motors<\/strong> and <strong>Google Ventures<\/strong> have appeared as investors. However, international expansion is probably only a matter of time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Download RelayRides for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/relayrides\/id555063314?mt=8&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone<\/a>, or use it\u00a0on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/relayrides.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68285\" title=\"RelayRides\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/RelayRides-screen640x640.jpg\" alt=\"RelayRides\" width=\"263\" height=\"468\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"height: 100px;width: 100px;margin-left: 3px;margin-right: 3px\" title=\"Getaround\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/Getaround-icon_256.png\" alt=\"Getaround\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong>Getaround<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getaround.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getaround<\/a>, car owners can <strong>rent their cars<\/strong> for a few hours, days or weeks. Unfortunately, Getaround whacks on a hefty commission of 40% of the rental price.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst other things, this pays for comprehensive insurance.\u00a0The service is currently only available in <strong>major U.S. cities<\/strong> like San Francisco.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Download Getaround for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/getaround\/id412017926?mt=8\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone<\/a> or use it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getaround.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"height: 640px;width: 374px\" title=\"Getaround\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/05\/Getaround-screen640x6401.jpg\" alt=\"Getaround\" width=\"210\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Whether you&#8217;re looking for a ride, looking for some company, trying to make a few extra bucks for gas, or trying to save some cash, there are a ton car-sharing options that&#8217;ll help you get where you want to go.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>If you&#8217;re looking to get around the city, check out our idea of <a title=\"Imagining the perfect public transport app\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/imagining-the-perfect-public-transport-app\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the perfect public transport app<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For short trips, more and more people are relying on the services of the so-called &#8216;social economy&#8217;, using their peers to save or make money while making things a bit more convenient.\u00a0There are a ton of websites and apps that make ride-sharing, car-sharing, or getting a taxi super easy, and not only are they cheap, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/get-a-move-on-7-car-sharing-and-social-taxi-apps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Get a move on: 7 car-sharing and social taxi apps&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2046,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-68275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2046"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68275"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330607,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68275\/revisions\/330607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68275"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=68275"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=68275"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=68275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}