Uber already had an ability to split fares with people you know, assuming there's only one pickup for all of you. I don't think Lyft had that. These new announ

Uber already had an ability to split fares with people you know, assuming there's only one pickup for all of you. I don't think Lyft had that. These new announcements are about splitting with strangers, matched on their end. It's much more interesting than fare split with friends.