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Carpool spot category

Post by Vespucci41
Hey All,

We would like to give you a heads up that we are going to add a new places category for testing purposes, and there will be no need to map it.
You can map them, but for now they will only be used for internal testing. If successful they might be implemented as a separate feature (so we might lose the mapped spots).

The idea is to have some mapped pick up/drop off points in order to start testing some use case scenarios related to carpool and future integration.

The Category name will be CARPOOL_SPOT: Carpool Spot.

This category will be used for places that are a central pick up/drop off point, and major transportation hubs.

Since the Category is only experimental for now, it will not be searchable, but it will be visible in WME. Most probably it will be added to already existing places that function also as pick up/drop off points.


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Post by jalondon628
This is interesting. From its beginning, I never liked that Carpool would automatically generate a pick-up/drop-off spot. Often these locations were at off-ramps or busy intersections where it would be impossible to stop. It's changed to where you can modify it but you still cannot choose an address or business name. I understand the reasoning though. Creating generalized pick-up/drop-off spots is a good idea; I'm curious how much this would get used in practice. I'm interested to see how this develops.
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Post by jm6087
I am confused on how there are URs regarding Carpool Stop Locations. According to the release notes above
vespucci41 wrote:Since the Category is only experimental for now, it will not be searchable, but it will be visible in WME. Most probably it will be added to already existing places that function also as pick up/drop off points.
I have not seen any release about the category being usable in the app yet.
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Post by nzahn1
Vespucci41 wrote:Since the Category is only experimental for now, it will not be searchable, but it will be visible in WME. Most probably it will be added to already existing places that function also as pick up/drop off points.
Any update on the testing of these places?
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Post by RichardPyne
turbomkt wrote:
RichardPyne wrote:What is the process for dealing with URs about carpool stop locations?
I think that's different from this category.
Yes, and no. It is about carpool spots, just asking how we as editors can get them fixed. This is the closest category I can find.
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Post by turbomkt
RichardPyne wrote:What is the process for dealing with URs about carpool stop locations?
I think that's different from this category.
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Post by turbomkt
jm6087 wrote:I am confused on how there are URs regarding Carpool Stop Locations. According to the release notes above
vespucci41 wrote:Since the Category is only experimental for now, it will not be searchable, but it will be visible in WME. Most probably it will be added to already existing places that function also as pick up/drop off points.
I have not seen any release about the category being usable in the app yet.
This is why I think it's unrelated.

@richardpyne, is this from people using the carpool function in the app?
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