We introduced group rides for people to ride together and save on fares

People are sharing rides with one another to save on fares, especially when they’re headed home after gatherings. 

So we’ve been working on ways to make it more convenient to pick up and drop off friends during a Grab ride. 

We launched a new feature that allows you to set up a group ride, invite up to three other friends to join the group, add stops and save on fares. 

This is currently only available for users in Singapore. We are exploring ways to bring this to more cities across the region.

Apart from leaving a venue with your friends and dropping them off along the way, group rides also allow you to pick them up from different locations and head to a common destination. 

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Group rides were built on our existing multi-stop rides feature that allows users to add multiple drop-off points within a single booking. However, multi-stop rides only allow one user to coordinate the ride. Others on board are also unable to track their own journeys. 

With group rides, everyone in the group can participate in planning a trip and get real-time updates on the status of the ride throughout.

Setting up a group ride 

To get started, set up a group ride by tapping the widget on the transport page. Choose between a group departure (same pickup point, different drop-off points) or arrival (different pickup points, same drop-off point).