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(CNN) — Uber is restarting shared rides in a handful of main U.S. cities, together with Indianapolis, after a greater than two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, the corporate introduced Tuesday.
The revamped rideshare carpool possibility, dubbed UberX Share, is now accessible in 9 cities: New York Metropolis, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, San Diego, Portland, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. The corporate mentioned it has plans to broaden UberX Share to extra cities this summer time.
Uber suspended its former iteration of the shared experience service, Uber Pool, in March 2020 as well being officers urged social distancing to curb the unfold of COVID-19.
Lyft restarted a model of the same service in July, after having additionally suspended the choice in 2020.
For years, each Uber and Lyft tried to broaden adoption of shared rides, with the promise that carpooling might disrupt different transportation strategies by making ride-hailing cheaper and extra handy. However the pandemic pressured the businesses to pause these plans.
Andrew Macdonald, Uber’s senior vp of mobility and enterprise operations, mentioned in a press release Tuesday that UberX Share “reimagines the way forward for shared rides with larger effectivity and security prime of thoughts.”
Macdonald additionally mentioned riders can anticipate to obtain “an upfront low cost and as much as 20% off the full fare, if matched with a co-rider alongside the best way.”
In an obvious nod to pandemic issues, Uber can also be taking steps to restrict the variety of individuals in a carpool without delay, for now. The corporate mentioned in a weblog put up that clients can at present request just one seat with UberX Share and can share the experience with just one different passenger at a time. Masks are optionally available however advisable, the corporate added, besides in places that also mandate masking.
Uber additionally referenced the significance of constructing transportation extra inexpensive and accessible, “particularly within the present financial local weather.” Fears of a serious financial downturn have loomed giant over the tech sector in latest months. In the meantime, sky-high gasoline costs have been an added burden for all drivers, together with these working within the ride-hailing trade. In response, Uber and Lyft beforehand introduced they have been including a short lived gasoline surcharges to rides.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi mentioned in an interview on the Bloomberg Know-how Summit earlier this month that he sees the corporate as “recession resistant.” His feedback, nonetheless, got here only a month after the Wall Avenue Journal reported Uber was planning on slicing prices as investor optimism recedes.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 64-year-old man with dementia.
Jeffrey Miller, 64, is described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 164 pounds, with brown eyes and bald hair.
Miller was last seen when he left his residence in 2600 block of Adams St. on July 28 at approximately 1 a.m. Police said Miller walked off his front porch in an unknown direction.
He was wearing stone washed jeans, a multiple color shirt, and a blue jean jacket.
Miller’s family says he has been diagnosed with dementia. He may be in need of immediate medical assistance.
If located, contact IMPD or Missing Persons at 317-327-6160 or 317-327-3811.
The Indianapolis Colts will be getting back second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson this season following surgery to his throwing shoulder. The No. 4 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft was limited to just four games but provided evidence that he could be the starter moving forward.
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He threw for 577 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. But where he was most dangerous was on the ground as he racked up 136 yards and four touchdowns.
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Shane Steichen was asked whether or not it could be beneficial for the Colts to limit Richardson on running attempts to avoid further injury. The head coach responded fairly honestly, comparing his young signal-caller to Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors.
“People ask this, too, a lot,” Steichen said at a Thursday news conference. “It’s just like ‘Hey, are you gonna limit the run game?’ And I kind of think, like, shoot, are you gonna limit Steph Curry from shooting three-pointers? Well, that’s one of Anthony’s strengths. So, we’re not gonna get away from that. That’s what he does well.”
Richardson showed that he was extremely effective in running the ball in limited time this past season. Before his injury, he was firing on all cylinders and Indianapolis is excited about the potential he has going forward.
The second-year player echoed a similar sentiment to that of his head coach but wants to do what is best for the team. He knows that his legs are what makes him special as a talent but also that he has to be more careful when running the ball going forward.
“My legs [have] always been one of my superpowers,” Richardson said. “So, trying to take that away from me, I don’t think that’s a good thing for this offense. It’s just more so me playing a little bit smarter, and learning how to take care of myself and my teammates. Knowing when to make the right play and knowing when to try to get the extra few yards. Don’t take my legs away, but being more smart.”
Staying on the field will be crucial to the development of Richardson and the overall success of the Colts. Playing in the wide-open AFC South, Indianapolis could make some noise and get themselves back to the postseason for the first time since 2020.
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Wilson York of Lakeside Swim Team in Kentucky swam to a new boys 13-14 national age group (NAG) record in the LCM 200 breast. York swam to a 2:15.11, getting under Ethan Dang‘s record of a 2:15.84 from 2016.
Prior to Dang, the record was held by Reece Whitley who swam a 2:16.48 in 2014, a time that still sits at #2 all-time for the age group. Dang now swims at Stanford while Whitley went on to swim for Cal.
York | Dang | |
100 | 1:06.22 | 1:04.99 |
200 | 1:08.89 | 1:10.85 |
2:15.11 | 2:15.84 |
York was out much slower than Dang was but was able to only have a two second fall-off in the race. York dropped a significant amount of time in the race as he entered with a 2:18.08 from January’s Pro Series stop in Knoxville. That time previously sat at #4 all-time in the age group.
York has had a busy week of competition in Indianapolis and has his last individual race with the 200 IM tomorrow. He notably swam the 100 breast earlier this week with a 1:03.77 in finals, exactly half a second off his 1:03.27 entry time.
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