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I've used UberPool a few times in the US last month, and this nifty and very affordable service is finally launching in Melbourne next week, after having launched in Sydney in April.

Uber is set to launch uberPOOL in Australia, following its introduction in other global markets in August 2014.

It was only a few months ago that it looked like South Australians would miss out on legalised ridesharing – errant drivers could be fined $8,000 and the government had consistently and strongly condemned the service for safety reasons.

Australian owned rideshare service GoCar has launched a new app that improves life for both the driver and passenger.

Uber has sent an email out to its customers promoting UberX’s safety and reliability, noting it is welcome ‘in the ACT, WA and NSW.’

The end of October saw UberX legalised in Canberra, now 18 December sees its legalisation in NSW - is Victoria next?

The Australian Taxi Industry Association (ATIA) says the ACT Government’s rushed uberX ride sharing decision is ‘flawed’, is a pitch for popularity and won’t pave the way.

Consumer advocates Choice have welcomed the ACT’s ‘world-leading decision to legalise ridesharing’ as of 30 October 2015.

Uber has announced the ACT Government is embracing uberX ridesharing and is welcoming uberX to the nation’s capital.

Uber will be dudding its customers if it raises prices by 10% just because fares are subject to GST.

With 15,000 out of the 20,000 ‘new jobs’ Uber wanted to generate in Australia during 2015 already created and over one million registered riders, Uber’s jubilant.

UberX is one year old, celebrating one million rides in Sydney, one million in Melbourne, 100,000 in Brisbane and has lowered Melbourne UberX prices.

No, Uber isn’t increasing its own internal staff levels by 20,000 in Australia, but instead plans to create 20,000 new drivers down under this year.