Via is Making Ready to Expand its Ride Sharing Program Beyond NYC

Via, the ride share app by Via Transportation, has announced that they're planning to expand their beta program that originally launched in NYC in September, 2013. The program, combined with the app, lets you connect with other people who are travelling along the same route to make it easier to share a chauffeured ride at rates of $5 (prepaid) or $7 (single ride). The program boasts a short wait time for pickup (usually under 10 minutes) and Via has been approved for pre-tax transit benefits, allowing members to pay for the service using pre-tax dollars.

“Our goal is to transform public transit from a regulated system of rigid routes and schedules to a fully dynamic, on-demand network,” said Daniel Ramot and Oren Shoval, co-founders of Via, in a press release. “We believe the future of urban transit systems will rely on dynamic technology like ours to make it easier and more efficient to get around town, and after operating a very successful service in New York City, we are excited to use this infusion of capital to provide new services and roll out to new markets very rapidly.”

You can check out Via on the App Store right now for free. At the moment it's still only available for NYC residents, though.