It helps if car sharers like each other

Ensuring carpoolers are compatible is key to success of ridesharing schemes

Ensuring that would-be carpoolers are riding with people they like could potentially decrease car use by nearly 60%, research from a professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada has found.

The research, published in Transportation Research Part C, used social media analytics, algorithms and computer simulation to match would-be carpoolers with people driving to work.

“Usually carpooling is about just matching people depending on geographical location and time of schedule,”...

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