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Ralph Lauren Polo Sale Looking for a last minute ride downtown? Soon, there will be an app for that.

German researchers have developed the OpenRide mobile ridesharing service, which allows users to search for carpooling opportunities instantly via their cell phone.

Just open the app on your phone, enter your starting and finishing points and the number of people going, and send the request to the OpenRide server, where an search engine will match the request with availability.

Matching offers show up in real time, giving you the driver name and estimated pickup time. cnvnclkv

On the flip side, d already on the road can also notify OpenRide that they available to offer lifts.

Ralph Lauren Outlet Uk Since most carpools tend to cater to workday schedules, Open Ride would open up a new market for spontaneous, shorter trips, project manager Matthias Fl of the Franhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems, said in a statement.

Ralph Lauren Outlet Online Uk OpenRide, which was presented at the TecWatch technology forum in Berlin last week, will likely hit the market in 2010.

Ride sharing, or carpooling, has long been touted as a win win method of commuting: You both save gas money and reduce emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. $4,387 each year in a two person carpool versus commuting alone, sadaknkj13 according to RideFinders, a carpooling Web site that serves the greater St. Louis, Missouri, region.

Ralph Lauren Uk Outlet RideFinders lets you calculate your own commute with its online savings worksheet. Also check out AAA 2009 report Your Driving Costs. regions already offer online matching services, including RideFinders. I entered my zipcode into their search function and found 481 listings for potential carpools in my area.