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Alphabet Unveils Program for Carpooling Via App Waze, Fraying Ties With Uber

Google parent to enable commuters in San Francisco area to hitch rides with app users

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Google parent Alphabet Inc. is pushing into the rapidly expanding ride-sharing business with a new app that lets commuters carpool together, further fraying its ties with Uber Technologies Inc.

Alphabet on Monday unveiled a pilot program that will enable several thousand San Francisco-area workers to hitch rides to or from work with users of Alphabet’s popular Waze navigation app. Riders will pay drivers 54 cents a mile, and Alphabet...

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