redBus Forays into Car Pooling Business in India, Launches rPool Service in Bengaluru, Hyderabad

redBus, the world’s largest online bus ticketing platform, Wednesday launched its new service — rPool that allows office-goers to avail and offer rides while commuting between home and their workplace. “rPool, our new carpooling service, is a systematic solution not only to decongest roads but also to offer commuters a viable option that helps them save fuel and time,” redBus CEO Prakash Sangam told reporters at PTI. With the right implementation and adoption at scale, carpooling can significantly reduce vehicular traffic during peak hours in urban cities, he said.

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rPool is an advanced carpooling service on its platform which has been launched in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, he said. Sangam further said the ride-givers receive incentives in the form of reward points that can be redeemed at fuel stations and Amazon Pay.

“Ride-takers pay much less than autos and cabs for the same distance,” he added. As an inaugural offer, for each of the first 500 ride-givers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, redBus would be charging zero commission for the first five years, Sangam said.

The service allows participants the option of choosing the people they wish to travel with, based on their ratings, he said, adding that the platform also offers women ride-givers or takers to choose to travel with women alone, as an option.

The service can be accessed directly from within the redBus mobile app, Sangam said.

“It uses advanced technology to connect ride-givers and ride-takers in the fastest and most convenient manner possible,” he said.