Waze is testing the car-pool service, challenging competitors Uber and Lyft

Waze announced today a new carpool service in San Francisco The new service is by invitation only "to a select group of employers and their employees in the Bay Area," Waze says But if it grows popular, it could put Google in direct competition with ride-hailing giants like Uber and Lyft the Waze Rider app simply matches users with a driver heading their same direction like a virtual version of a casual carpool