Network computer system to arrange pooled transport services

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network computer system, cause the network computer system to:

• communicate, over one or more networks, with computing devices of requesters and transport providers of a pooled transport service;
• receive, over the one or more networks, a first service request from a computing device of a first requester, the first service request indicating a first destination and a current location of the first requester;
• receive, over the one or more networks, a second service request from a computing device of a second requester, the second service request indicating a second destination and a current location of the second requester;
• based at least in part on a proximity between the current locations of the first and second requesters, match the first service request and the second service request by:
• selecting a pickup location for the first and second requesters;
• transmitting, over the one or more networks, rendezvous information to the computing devices of the first and second requesters to enable the first and second requesters to travel to the pickup location;
• determining an estimated time interval for each of the first requester and the second requester to arrive at the pickup location;
• selecting a transport provider to service both the first service request and the second service request, based at least in part on the pickup location, a current location of the transport provider, and the estimated time interval for each of the first requester and the second requester;
• and
• transmitting, over the one or more networks, a transport invitation to a computing device of the transport provider to enable the transport provider to rendezvous with the first and second requesters at the pickup location and transport the first and second requesters to the first destination and the second destination respectively.

A computer-implemented method performed by one or more processors and comprising:

• communicating, over one or more networks, with computing devices of requesters and transport providers of a pooled transport service;
• receiving, over the one or more networks, a first service request from a computing device of a first requester, the first service request indicating a first destination and a current location of the first requester;
• receiving, over the one or more networks, a second service request from a computing device of a second requester, the second service request indicating a second destination and a current location of the second requester;
• based at least in part on a proximity between the current locations of the first and second requesters, matching the first service request and the second service request by:
• selecting a pickup location for the first and second requesters;
• transmitting, over the one or more networks, rendezvous information to the computing devices of the first and second requesters to enable the first and second requesters to travel to the pickup location;
• determining an estimated time interval for each of the first requester and the second requester to arrive at the pickup location;
• selecting a transport provider to service both the first service request and the second service request, based at least in part on the pickup location, a current location of the transport provider, and the estimated time interval for each of the first requester and the second requester;
• and
• transmitting, over the one or more networks, a transport invitation to a computing device of the transport provider to enable the transport provider to rendezvous with the first and second requesters at the pickup location and transport the first and second requesters to the first destination and the second destination respectively.