Want to go across Manhattan and only pay only $10? This might help. Car service giant Uber Technologies began to offer rides across Manhattan at a $10 flat rate on Friday via its car pooling service, uberPOOL, which was released last December. Uber launched a $5 flat rate in San Francisco under uberPOOL in January. The company said in a release the move is aimed at reducing the number of cars reducing traffic congestion in New York City. There are, however, some catches to the offer. Read MoreRetirees becoming Uber drivers First, the $10 flat-rate only applies to rides south of 96th Street. Also, the offer will only be available for a limited time, but did not specify when the offer would end. Uber later told CNBC there is no specific timetable in place for when the offer would conclude.
In a bid to get more cars off the roads, Uber have launched a limited UberPool service driving customers across Manhattan for $10. Lyft soon reported to cut their fares to half of that to $5 in a bid to try and attract more customers. However, both offers are temporary and the flat rate applies south of 96th street. There is no official date set to when operations will stop.